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 Charles B. Pyke,
Ph.D., Forensic Meteorologist
and Climatologist.
President, CEO, and
Principal Scientist
of
Environmental Science & Energy, Inc.
Owner
and Managing Member of Associated Science Experts, LLC.
Principal Scientist, Primary Forensic Meteorologist
and Expert
Witness, and Primary Seasonal Forecast Specialist of
American Weather & Hydrology, LLC
and
California Weather & Earth
Sciences. Dr. Pyke has nearly 50 years of
professional experience in meteorology and climatology, specializing in
forensic discovery and expert testimony,
weather forecasting, long-range weather outlooks,
precipitation, and flood-warning system design, plus education and forensic
sciences team management.
EDUCATION. Charles
B. Pyke earned a B.A., an M.A., and a Ph.D. Degree, all in
Meteorology,, at UCLA. He won a national award for undergraduate
research, then studied under the world-famous meteorology professor, Dr.
Jacob Bjerknes, for his Master's and Ph.D. on western North American
precipitation distribution.
In a
four-year post-doctoral research program under the professorship of Dr. Bjerknes,
Dr. Pyke pioneered the
relationship of El Niño and La Niña to weather patterns in
the United States, from California eastward to Georgia and northern
Florida.
EXPERIENCE. Between 1960 and
1989, Dr. Pyke was an Air Force weather officer, an Assistant Professor at
California State University, Northridge, and a flood-control meteorologist
for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, before becoming President,
CEO, and Principal Scientist of
Continental Weather & Earth Sciences,
Inc., as well as its principal owner and a member of its Board of
Directors, where he served through June 2004.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS. Since
2004, Dr. Pyke has headed
Associated Science Experts, LLC,
which
offers specialized scientific services, such as
public lectures and The Visiting Science
Professor program, customized scientific textbooks, scientific
software, and television, DVD, and Internet science documentaries, plus
pest control business development,
. He
is the company's Owner, Managing Member, and Principal Scientist.
Dr.
Pyke is
a
Founding Partner and the President, CEO, and Principal Scientist of Environmental Science &
Energy, Inc.
He is the Principal Scientist, Primary Forensic Meteorologist and Expert
Witness, and Seasonal Forecast Specialist of
American Weather & Hydrology,
LLC
and
California Weather & Earth Sciences. Dr. Pyke prepares
American Weather's and California Weather's long-range weather outlooks (2 weeks to 14 months), many of
California Weather's Daily Weather Planner
forecasts,
and special weather forecasts for the film industry, Disneyland,
Disney's California Adventure, and Walt Disney World, the Super Bowl and
other National Football League games, the Academy Awards, the
Emmys, the Rose Parade, the Rose Bowl, the BCS Championships and other
college bowl games, New York Times Square New Year's Eve, the Kennedy Centre
Honors, Christmas in Washington, agriculture, construction,
power companies, family festivals, farmers' markets, and other special
events.
In the course of his forensic discovery and expert witness testimony, Dr. Pyke obtains and analyzes certified weather data, prepares forensic
meteorological reports, and testifies in court for numerous cases
involving rain, wind, ice, snow, fog, blowing dust, extreme temperatures,
sunrise and sunset, twilight, and moonlight.
He also
coordinates other top specialists from the fields of
meteorology, hydrologic engineering, environmental sciences, entomology, and other
sciences - each of whom serves as an expert witness in litigation cases.
Dr. Pyke and American
Weather & Hydrology, LLC
also offer
weather alerts and warnings, certified hazardous materials training,
certified weather observers, global warming climate modeling, and thermo-haline
oceanic circulation modeling.
Dr. Pyke is an
official Weather Spotter for the National Weather Service and is a Member
of the American Meteorological Society and California Weather Association.
PRESENT
AND FUTURE PLANS. As President, CEO, and Principal Scientist of
Environmental Science &
Energy, Inc.,
Dr. Pyke
is
working with
Timothy E. Wright, Philip K. Barone,
Dr. William J. Trott,
Paul Braden,
and others in the:
Development
of new-technology wind, solar, hydroelectric, and other renewable energy for
individual homes, farms, schools, and businesses.
Development
of the latest-technology
scientific instrumentation.
Determination of construction defects, foundation failures, and seismic and
landslide hazards
Provision of climatic, meteorological, hydrologic, seismic / landslide, and
coastal / ocean data, plus data analysis.
Safety
and restoration projects for water reclamation, dams, power plants, and transmission lines.
Protection
and restoration of beaches, shorelines, harbors, marinas, lagoons, wetlands,
and coral reefs.
Protection, repair, and reconstruction of bridges, highways, and public works
infrastructure .
Conservation of natural resources and
environmental planning.
In
addition, Dr. Pyke continues full-time as a:
Forensic meteorologist
and expert witness.
Research meteorologist
and climatologist.
Weather
forecaster.
Monthly
and seasonal weather outlook specialist.
Hydrometeorological
specialist involved with the safety of dams and levees.
Coordinator and facilitator of other scientific
and engineering forensic experts, civil and coastal engineers, seismologists,
geotechnical engineers, beach restoration
specialists, energy specialists, weather forecasters, and scientific and engineering research specialists.
Dr. Pyke
has absolutely no thoughts of slowdown or retirement.
For a complete résumé, go to
Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D.
For more information
about these services
and other programs:
Telephone:
American
Weather & Hydrology, LLC:
(800) 843-7246, local (760)
868-8699, cellular
(760) 684-5761
Environmental
Science & Energy, Inc.:
(877)
373-4629, local (520)
625-8346, cellular (520)
310-9931.
Associated
Science Experts, LLC: (888) 786-7696,
local (520) 625-8316, cellular (520)
310-9931
FAX: Call (888) 786-7696
to obtain fax number.
e-mail: Call (888) 786-7696
obtain e-mail address.
Mailing address for Dr. Charles B. Pyke,
President & CEO: P. O.
Box 1747, Green Valley, AZ
85622-1747
Contract, billing, and
payment address for Environmental Science & Energy, Inc services,
and for American Weather & Hydrology, LLC and California
Weather & Earth Sciences services:
P.
O. Box 292760, Phelan,
CA
92329-2760.
Contract,
billing, and payment address
for
Associated Science Experts, LLC services:
P. O.
Box 1747, Green Valley, AZ
84522-1747.
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