Atmospheric Science & Chemistry Faculty

About Professor Hoffman 

Dr. Eric G. Hoffman received his B.S. in meteorology from Cornell University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in atmospheric science from the University at Albany (SUNY). His areas of expertise include synoptic and mesoscale meteorology.

Prior to joining the PSU faculty in 2000, Dr. Hoffman worked for the National Weather Service as a meteorologist in the Monitoring and Aviation Branch of the former National Meteorological Center (currently the National Centers for Environmental Prediction) in Camp Springs, MD. While in graduate school, he worked as a part-time broadcast meteorologist for WGY-AM Radio in Schenectady, NY, and as a graduate research and teaching assistant for the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany.