Greg Tierney

Greg Tierney
Research Scholar

State Climate Office of North Carolina
136 Research III Building, Centennial Campus
North Carolina State University
Phone: 919-513-0927
E-mail: getierne@ncsu.edu

Greg Tierney is a Research Scholar in the North Carolina State Climate Office (NCSCO) interested in improving risk assessment and communication around high-impact weather such as heat waves and extreme precipitation, including how that risk may be amplified by changes in the climate system. He has developed a framework utilizing Intensity-Duration-Frequency curves (traditionally used for rainfall and hydrological applications) to statistically analyze the occurrence of extreme temperature events, providing valuable context for emergency managers and stakeholders seeking to improve community preparedness. Greg also has extensive experience with atmospheric modeling as both a data producer and user, especially with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. His past work has characterized the sensitivity of mid-latitude weather phenomena, such as Nor’easters and large-scale atmospheric blocking, to changes in the climate system.

Prior to joining the NCSCO, Greg was an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellow placed at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a postdoc at North Carolina State University in the Marine, Earth, and Environmental Science department. He has a Ph.D. and Master’s in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor’s in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University.