Brian A. Fuchs

Hello, My name is Brian Fuchs and I’m a Climatologist for the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) which is housed within the School of Natural Resources.

I first came to SNR in May of 2000, working as a Climatologist for the High Plains Regional Climate Center. I started working with the National Drought Mitigation Center in December 2005. My job functions are quite broad, but I am mainly working on drought related issues. The drought related work concentrates on research involving mitigation, risk, assessment, and reporting of drought. As a Climatologist, I work on the applied research projects for the center as well as authoring the United States Drought Monitor with several others. In my time with SNR, I have been involved with 3 committees. I was active on the Staff Professional Development Committee for 3 years and chaired this committee for 1 year. I was also part of the SNR Internal Communications Committee. I am currently on the SNR Survey Committee until 2007. My work interests are climate, drought, drought impacts, drought risk and assessment, and snow events.

I am from Nebraska, and grew up in Columbus. I graduated from UNL in 1997 with a B.S. from the Meteorology/Climatology program. I received my M.S. in 2000 from the Department of Geosciences here at UNL with a specialization in Meteorology/Climatology. My wife Jeni and I were married in 1996 and have 2 children. Reece was born in November of 2001 and Brooklyn who was born in June of 2005. I enjoy spending time with my family and I am a big football fan. Other activities that keep me busy include hunting, basketball, photography, and cooking.

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