Dr. Fredrick Semazzi

Fredrick Semazzi: Prof. Semazzi holds joint appointment in the Departments of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Mathematics at North Carolina State University, USA. His expertise spans a range of climate and weather related fields, in both the modeling and applications arena. Prof. Semazzi has lead a number of international Programs, and served in many International climate working groups. He was the NSF, Associate Program Director: Climate Dynamics Program (1989-1990). He served as Director of the Climate Information & Prediction Services (CLIPS) program: World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Switzerlan, during the period 1998-1999. He was the first WCRP/CLIVAR, Senior Scientist: International Climate Variability (CLIVAR) Project Office (ICPO) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) during the period, 1999-2000. Most recently, he was panel member on the WMO/ICSU/IOC Joint Scientific Committee (JSC), for the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP); 2009-2012; Member of Regional Climate Outlook Fora (RCOF) Expert Review Panel: World Meteorological Organization RCOF Review 2008. Currently he is leading Regional Hydroclimate Program (RHP) over eastern Africa ( Hydroclimate Project for Lake Victoria Basin-HyVIC) that was approved by WCRP/GEWEX in December 2014.