Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz
Professor of Meteorology
Chair, Department of Geography and Meteorology
Kallay-Christopher Hall, 201-E
219.464.6003
teresa.bals-elsholz@valpo.edu
Education
Ph.D. – State University of New York at Albany (2001)
M.S. – Texas Tech University (1990)
B.S. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1987)
Interests
Dynamic and synoptic meteorology, tropical systems, Southern Hemisphere weather, CoCoRaHS
Courses Taught
- MET 103 Introduction to Meteorology
- MET 290 Art and Atmosphere
- MET 291 Professional Perspectives
- MET 319 Tropical Meteorology
- MET 330 Meteorological Computer Applications
- MET 372 Atmospheric Dynamics I
- MET 373 Atmospheric Dynamics II
Contributions
- “Measurements of Differential Reflectivity in Snowstorms and Warm Season Stratiform Systems,” in Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, March 2015, Earle R. Williams, David J. Smalley, Michael F. Donovan, Robert G. Hallowell, Kenta T. Hood, Betty J. Bennett, Raquel Evaristo, Adam Stepanek, Teresa Bals-Elsholz, Jacob Cobb, Jaclyn Ritzman, Alexei Korolev, and Mengistu Wolde.
- “The Wintertime Southern Hemisphere Split Jet: Structure, Variability, and Evolution,” in Journal of Climate, November 2001, Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Eyad H. Atallah, Lance F. Bosart, Thomas A. Wasula, Michael J. Cempa and Anthony R. Lupo.