Dr. Jamie Dyer is a professor of meteorology/climatology with a primary research focus on hydrometeorological processes and their relation to surface-atmosphere interactions. Since arriving at MSU in 2005, Dr. Dyer has published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Geophysical Research, Weather and Forecasting, and the Journal of Hydrology, and has received funding from agencies including the US Army Research Laboratory, the US Geological Survey (USGS), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Dr. Dyer’s current research interests deal with earth system modeling (specifically related to numerical weather and water prediction) and surface imaging using uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for hydrologic applications.

Education

• Ph.D. (Geography), University of Georgia, 2005, Graduate Certificate in Atmospheric Science
• M.S. (Geography), University of Georgia, 2001
• B.S. (Physics), University of Georgia, 1999
• A.S., Young Harris Junior College, 1997

Experience

• Interim Dean, Interdisciplinary Studies, 2022 – present
• Associate Director, Northern Gulf Institute, 2021 – present
• Professor, Department of Geosciences, 2017 – present
• Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 2011-2017
• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland, 2015
• Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 2005-2011
• Hydrometeorologist (SCEP), Southeast River Forecast Center, NWS, Peachtree City, Georgia, 2001-2004

Research Interests

• Numerical weather prediction (NWP) of warm-season convective processes
• Applications of multi-sensor precipitation estimates for analysis of warm-season rainfall patterns and extreme rainfall events
• Observations and assessment of hydrologic processes using unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
• Visual analytics of numerical weather model uncertainty using parameterization and stochastic ensembles
• Environmental impacts of extreme hydrological and climatological events

Teaching Areas

Dr. Dyer utilizes his research interests and experience to train and motivate students for success in the job market after graduation. He has advised a number of MS and Ph.D.-level graduate students, and taught courses in the following topics:

• Atmospheric thermodynamics
• Atmospheric dynamics (kinematics)
• Computer methods and techniques in meteorology
• Hydrometeorology
• Aviation Meteorology

• Raczynski, K. and J. Dyer, 2020: Multi-annual and seasonal variability of low flow river conditions in southeastern Poland.  Hydrological Sciences Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1826491
• Dyer, J. L. and J. R. Rigby, 2020: Assessing the sensitivity of lower-atmospheric characteristics to agricultural land use classification over the lower Mississippi River alluvial valley.  Theoretical and Applied Climatology, doi:10.1007/s00704-020-03318-w.
• Dyer, J. L. R. Moorhead, and L. Hathcock, 2020: Identification and analysis of microscale hydrologic flood impacts using unmanned aerial systems.  Remote Sensing, 12(10), 1549.
• Zarzar, C., P. Dash, J. Dyer, L. Hathcock, and R. Moorhead, 2020: Development of a simplified radiometric calibration framework for water-based and rapid deployment unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations.  Drones, 4(17), doi:10.3390/drones4020017.
• Zarzar, C., J. Dyer, 2019: Influence of synoptic scale airmass conditions on seasonal precipitation patterns over North Carolina.  Atmosphere, 10 (10), 624.
• Kociuba, W., G. Janicki, and J. L. Dyer, 2019: Contemporary transformation of a gravel-bed proglacial river under rapid small valley glacier recession.  Geomorphology, 328, 79-92.
• Zarzar, C., H. Hosseiny, R. Siddique, M. Gomez, V. Smith, A. Mejia, and J. Dyer, 2018: A hydraulic multi-model ensemble framework for visualizing flood inundation uncertainty.  Journal of the American Water Resources Association, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12656
• Krzyżewska, A. and J. Dyer, 2018: Meteorological assessment of the 2015 heatwave over Central Europe.  Weather, DOI: 10.1002/wea.3244.
• Krzyżewska, A. and J. Dyer, 2018: Local-scale analysis of temperature patterns over Poland during heatwave events.  Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Published online: 20 January 2018.  DOI 10.1007/s00704-017-2364-6.
• Omer, A., J. Dyer, J. Czarnecki, R. Kroger, and P. Allen, 2018: Development of a water budget for tailwater recovery systems.  J. Irrig. Drain Eng., 144 (6): 05018001.