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 | Joel Gratz ICAT Managers LLC |
Joel currently is a modeling analyst and Meteorologist at ICAT LLC. Joel graduated from Penn State in the spring of 2003 with a B.S. in Meteorology. During his senior year, he became interested in the interconnectedness of meteorology, policy, and business. Joel received a MS degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado (meteorology focus) as well as an MBA at CU’s Leeds School of Business. His research dealt with the policies and responses of large outdoor stadiums to the threat of severe weather – lightning in particular. Although severe weather and player safety has been addressed, severe weather and fan safety is an area that has seen little attention.
Joel's thesis research looked at the collaboration between the public, private, and academic sectors in their reach for a better system to disseminate Level II radar information. In this retrospective study, he hopes to determine practices that promoted successful relationships between the three sectors as well as areas for improvement. Overall, his research consisted of ‘lessons learned’ and ‘best practices for the future’ to help the entire weather enterprise.
Beyond his academic life, Joel is a lifelong and die-hard skier and is just recently learning how to snowboard. Joel is also an avid biker, hiker, and golfer with other interests in photography and aviation.
Please visit Joel's personal home page.