Mike Ferian

Bio

Mike Ferian is a second year graduate student from Berea, OH. He obtained a B.S. in Geography-Meteorology from Ohio University in 2006 and currently serves as the Associate Director of Scalia Lab. In addition, he is responsible for teaching observations meteorology and forecasting. Mike's research interests include many aspects contained in the fields of meteorology and climatology. Recently, he has developed an interest in air quality issues, as he spent the past summer forecasting air quality for Northeast Ohio. For his thesis, he is looking at global temperature change and its affect on lake-effect snowfall downwind of Lake Erie. In his free time, Mike is obsessed with both playing and watching a plethora of sports. He enjoys living in the Midwest due to the diverse weather conditions throughout the year, but he would love to one day reside and forecast the weather in his favorite state, Florida.