- Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Waterloo
Peter Crank is an urban climatologist and geographer focused on helping people by improving thermal comfort, mental wellbeing, and education of the public through atmospheric measurements, statistical, and numerical modeling.
My experiences in project management, scientific writing, and science communication have resulted in multiple publications via peer-reviewed research and were achieved through successful research grant support writing. My science communication skills have also been leveraged in developing students in university settings by managing classrooms of various sizes and purposes, from labs to lectures, introductory courses to graduate level seminars.
Experience
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2023–presentAssistant Professor, University of Waterloo
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2022–2023Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
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2021–2022Research fellow, Singapore Management University
Education
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2021Arizona State University, Ph.D. Geography
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2016Mississippi State University, M.S. Geosciences
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2013Mississippi State University, B.S. Geosciences
Publications
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2024International Journal of Biometeorology, A news update from the students and new professionals group of the International Society of Biometeorology
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2024Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, Cityscapes, Climate, and Mental Health: Designing Cities for Thermal Wellbeing
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2023Science of the Total Environment, Mental health and air temperature: Attributable risk analysis for schizophrenia hospital admissions in arid urban climates
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2023Urban Climate, Microclimate impacts of neighborhood redesign in a desert community using ENVI-met and MaRTy
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2020Science of the Total Environment, Validation of seasonal mean radiant temperature simulations in hot arid urban climates
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2018Urban Climate, Evaluating the ENVI-met microscale model for suitability in analysis of targeted urban heat mitigation strategies
Professional Memberships
- American Meteorological Society
- International Society of Biometeorology
- International Association for Urban Climate
Contact Peter for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Waterloo, Ontario
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @crankyweather
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
