Curriculum Vitae (2024)

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AARON B. WILSON, PH.D.

Assistant Professor, Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist – Department of Extension, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Atmospheric Research Scientist – Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center; State Climatologist; Affiliated Faculty – Sustainability Institute; The Ohio State University; Extension Liaison – USDA Midwest Climate Hub

1090 Carmack Rd., 108 Scott Hall, Columbus, Ohio 43210; Tel. (W): (614) 292-7930, Tel. (C): (937) 681-6648; Email: wilson.1010@.osu.edu   Website: https://osu.edu/wilson.1010

EDUCATION

• Ph.D.  Atmospheric Sciences Program, The Ohio State University, 2013
• M.S.  Atmospheric Sciences Program, The Ohio State University, 2010
• B.S.  Atmospheric Sciences Program, The Ohio State University, 2002

 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• 2022-present: Assistant Professor – Agriculture Weather and Climate Field Specialist, Department of Extension – College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, OSU
• 2022-present: State Climatologist, State Climate Office of Ohio
• 2021-present: Extension Liaison, USDA Midwest Climate Hub
• 2018-2022: Research Scientist, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, OSU
• 2017-2022: Climate Specialist, Extension, OSU
• 2016-2018: Senior Research Associate, BPCRC and OSU Extension, OSU
• 2013-2016: Research Associate II, Polar Meteorology Group, BPCRC, OSU
• 2013: Graduate Research Associate, Educational Outreach, BPCRC, OSU
• 2008-2012: Graduate Research Associate, Polar Meteorology Group, BPCRC, OSU

PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTIES

Applied meteorology and climatology, Climate variability and change, Agricultural weather and climate, Outreach and Engagement, , Polar weather and climate, Tropical teleconnections

SELECTED RECENT INVITED PRESENTATIONS

2023

• Ohio Statewide Floodplain Management Conference. Columbus, Ohio. https://ofma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-OSFMC-Agenda_FINAL_Web.pdf
• EPN Breakfast: Changing Rivers. Columbus, Ohio. https://epn.osu.edu/events/changing-rivers-enhancing-natural-and-social-wellbeing-ohio-alongside-more-floods-and-warmer
• 20^th CCA Conference Annual Meeting. London, Ontario, Canada.
• Master Gardeners Day of Education. Columbus, Ohio. https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/events/2023-volunteer-day-education-conference

2022

• Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics Fall Agricultural Outlook and Policy Meeting. Columbus, Ohio. https://aede.osu.edu/news/2022-agricultural-policy-and-outlook-conference
• Ohio Public Private Partnership (OP3) Statewide Fall Conference. Columbus, Ohio. https://homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/our-programs/ohio-public-private-partnership/op3-conferences
• Energy Exchange. Cincinnati, Ohio. https://www.energy-exchange.com/wp-content/uploads/EEX2022-Agenda-at-Glance.pdf
• National Soil Moisture Network Annual Conference. Columbus, Ohio. https://www.drought.gov/sites/default/files/events/National%20Soil%20Moisture %20Workshop%202022%20Full%20Agenda.pdf
• North Central Region Mini Land-Grant Conference. Columbus, Ohio. https://lod.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/career-development/2022-mini-land-grant-conference
• Waste to Worth Conference. Oregon, Ohio. https://lpelc.org/waste-to-worth/waste-to-worth-2022/waste-to-worth-2022-agenda/waste-to-worth-2022-daily-agenda/

SELECTED RECENT EXTENSION ENGAGEMENTS

2023

• Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Adapting to Wild Weather Extremes. West Chester, Ohio.
• NE Ohio Agronomy School. Weather and Climate Update. Orwell, Ohio.
• Ross County Farmers Club. 2023 Weather Outlook. Chillicothe, Ohio.
• Delaware County Master Gardeners Training. Changing Climate in Ohio: Gardening and Ag Perspectives. Delaware, Ohio.
• Ohio River Valley Woodland & Wildlife Workshop. The Impacts of Climate Change. Loveland, Ohio.
• Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference. Short- and Long-term Weather & Climate Considerations for Planting. Ada, Ohio.
• Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference. Overview of Climate Change Effects. Ada, Ohio.
• Madison County Ag Breakfast. 2023 Central Ohio Weather Outlook. Plain City, Ohio.
• Ohio Department of Ag Certified Livestock Training. Climate Change and Agriculture. Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
• Ohio Green Industry Association. Weather Affects All of Us.
• Ohio Seed Improvement Association. Climate Change in Ohio: Impacts on Ohio Seed Industry. Waldo, Ohio.
• NW Ohio Agronomy Day. Agricultural Weather & Climate Update. Deshler, Ohio.
• Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. Sustainable and Organic Farming Systems and the Pursuit of Climate Change Readiness. Newark, Ohio.
• Ag Pro Expo. Changing Weather and its Impacts on Agriculture. Millersburg, Ohio.
• Muck School. Weather Trends That Change Our Farm Operations. Willard, Ohio.

2022

• 2022 Extension Annual Conference. Climate Change Across Extension Roundtable. Columbus, Ohio.
• Ashland County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Annual Meeting. Weather and Climate Challenges and the Role of Conservation in Building Resilience. Loudonville, Ohio.
• Richland County Soil and Water Conservations District’s Annual Meeting. What’s Up with the Weather? Lexington, Ohio.
• Highland Heights Green Task Force: Climate Change and What We Can Do. Highland Heights, Ohio.
• Farm Science Review (Ask the Expert). Weathering the Extremes in Ag. London, Ohio.
• Ohio Pesticide Commercial Applicator Recertification Conference: Inversions and Drift. Dayton, Akron, Columbus, Ohio.
• OSU Extension Beef Team Winter Webinar Series. Weather Impacts on Beef Production.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed

1. Wilson, A.B.; Avila-Diaz, A.; Oliveira, L.F.; Zuluaga, C.F.; Mark, B. (2022). Climate extremes and their impacts on agriculture across the Eastern Corn Belt Region of the U.S. Weather and Climate Extremes, 37, doi:10.1016/j.wace.2022.100467, issn: 2212-0947.
2. Cervenec, J.; Fox, J.; Peggau, K.; Wilson, A.; Li, B.; Hu, D., Chang, R., Wong, J., Bossley, C. (2022). Interactive data visualizations of Earth’s atmosphere: Effects on student engagement and perceived learning. Journal of Geosciences Education, 70 (4), 517-529. doi:10.1080/10899995.2022.2038963, issn: 1089-9995.
3. Li, Y.; Liu, Y.; Bohrer, G.; Cai, Y.; Wilson, A.; Hu, T., Wang, Z., and Zhao, K. (2022). Impacts of forest loss on local climate across the conterminous United States: Evidence from satellite time-series observations. Science of the Total Environment, 802, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.14965, issn: 1879-1026.
4. Avila-Diaz, A.; Bromwich, D.H.; Wilson, A.B.; Justino, F.; Wang, S.H. (2021). Climate Extremes across the North American Arctic in Modern Reanalyses. Journal of Climate, 34 (7), 2385-2410. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0093.1, issn: 0894-8755.
5. Justino, F.; Wilson, A.B.; Bromwich, D.H.; Avila, A.; Bai, L.S.; Wang, S.H. (2019). Northern hemisphere extratropical turbulent heat fluxes in ASRv2 and global reanalyses. Journal of Climate, 32 (7), 2145-2166. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0535.1, issn: 0894-8755.
6. Bromwich, D.H.; Wilson, A.B.; Bai, L.; Liu, Z.; Barlage, M.; Shih, C.F., Maldonado, S., Hines K.M., Wang, S.-H., Woollen, J., Kuo, B., Lin, H.-C., Wee, T.-K., Serreze, M.C., and Walsh, J.E. (2018). The arctic system reanalysis, version 2. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99 (4), 805-828. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0215.1, issn: 0003-0007.
7. Goodwin, B.P.; Mosley-Thompson, E.; Wilson, A.B.; Porter, S.E.; Roxana Sierra-Hernandez, M. (2016). Accumulation variability in the Antarctic Peninsula: The role of large-scale atmospheric oscillations and their interactions. Journal of Climate, 29 (7), 2579-2596. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0354.1, issn: 0894-8755.
8. Wilson, A.B.; Bromwich, D.H.; Hines, K.M. (2016). Simulating the mutual forcing of anomalous high southern latitude atmospheric circulation by El Niño flavors and the southern annular mode. Journal of Climate, 29 (6), 2291-2309. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0361.1, issn: 0894-8755.
9. Bromwich, D.H.; Wilson, A.B.; Bai, L.S.; Moore, G.W.K.; Bauer, P. (2016). A comparison of the regional Arctic System Reanalysis and the global ERA-Interim Reanalysis for the Arctic. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142 (695), 644-658. doi:10.1002/qj.2527, issn: 1477-870x.
10. Wilson, A.B.; Bromwich, D.H.; Hines, K.M.; Wang, S.H. (2014). El Niño flavors and their simulated impacts on atmospheric circulation in the high Southern latitudes. Journal of Climate, 27 (23), 8934-8955. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00296.1, issn: 0894-8755.

RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS

2023

• William Fowler Science Series Featured Speaker, City of Lima and Ohio State Lima Campus
• Distinguished Multi-Disciplinary Team Extension Award, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State

2022

• Third Place – Team Teaching: Creative Works and Media: Working Together to Reach Rural and Mental Health Service Providers Across Ohio, ESP/JCEP

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• 2023 – Present. Member. Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP).
• 2023 – Present. Member. National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)
• 2023 – Present. Member. Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP)
• 2022 – Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP)
• 2016 – American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• 2016 – Present. Member. American Association of State Climatologists (AASC)