VITAE

L. Michael Trapasso
203 Valleybrook Avenue
Bowling Green, Kentucky  42101
(270) 782-0021

Date of Birth:  April 25, 1953         Health:  Excellent
 

EDUCATION

 B.A.  1975 Geography (Geomorphology, Geology)
      State University of New York at Buffalo, New York

 M.A. 1977 Physical Geography (Climatology and Geomorphology)
      Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

 Ph.D. 1980 Physical Geography (Climatology and Remote Sensing)
      Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 1975-1977  Instructor, Department of Geography, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana

 1977-1980  Instructor/Researcher, Department of Geography and Geology, Indiana State   University, Terre Haute, Indiana

 1979  Co-Instructor of two (5-day) Seminars in Remote Sensing, Indiana State University,   Terre Haute, Indiana

 1985 Faculty in the Governor's Scholars Program.  A prestigious summer program for gifted and talented Kentucky high     school juniors

 1980-2008  Professor; Director:  College Heights Weather Station,
     Director:  Meteorological Technology Program, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky
     University, Bowling Green, Kentucky

2000 - 2008:  Administrator of the Introductory Meteorology Computer Laboratory.

2008 - Present:  In Transition Retirement from the Department of Geography and Geology

2009 - Present:  Curator of the College Heights Weather Instrument Museum
 

MEMBERSHIPS

 International Society of Biometeorology (ISB) (Chosen as a member of the Study Group on Empirical Human Biometeorology)
 American Meteorological Society (AMS)  
 Association of American Geographers (AAG)
  1.
  Southeastern Division Member
  2.
  Member of Climatology and Medical Geography Specialty Groups
 Sigma Xi  (President 1986)
 Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Secretary of the Geography Section, 1986
  Chairman of the Geography Section, 1987
 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

 Director of College Heights Weather Station

 Director of Meteorological Technology Program (Associates Degree Program)

 Weather Forecaster for WKYU/WDCL-FM Radio

 Writer-Director-host of "Up in the Air," Educational Television Segments concerning the atmosphere produced for Western Cable Channel 4, 1981-1985.

 Elected as an alternate of the Graduate Council for 1984-1985, 2000

 Elected as a member of the Graduate Council for 1985-1986
  Graduate Student Research Committee
  Member 1985-1986, Chairman 1986-1987
  Member of the Joint Doctoral Committee 1986-1988

 Elected as a member of the Graduate Council 1990-1992

 Member of the Faculty Development Committee 1986-1989

 Member of the Faculty Research Committee 1986-1988

 Served as an alternate in the Faculty Senate 1988

 Served as an alternate in the Academic Council 1991

Member of the Ogden College Sabbatical Committee 1998-2001

 Chairman and Organizer for the Fourteenth Annual Student Research Conference sponsored by the W.K.U. Club of
    Sigma Xi (31 March 1984)

 Chairman and Organizer for the Fifteenth Annual Student Research Conference, sponsored by W.K.U. Club of Sigma Xi (30 March 1985)

 Chairman and Organizer for the 2nd Biennial Open House for University Research, sponsored
                         by the W.K.U. Club of Sigma Xi (1989, 1991 and 1993)

 Recruiting Advisor for Admissions Officer (1993 and 1996)

External Evaluator for Dr. Yuk Yee Yan, Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, PRC.

Reviewed and Critiqued Proposal for the Broadcast Meteorology Program, in the Department of Broadcast Communications and Journalism.

Presenting the Department of Geography in University Recruitment efforts for 1999 to 2008.

External Advisor for M. Phil. Degree Thesis for Mr. Xian Cheng, Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, P.R.C.  
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 Conducted numerous tours of the College Heights Weather Station to various school and community groups.

 Guest speaker to various organizations and schools in the community concerning weather     related topics.  These include: O.W.A., P.W.P., A.A.R.P., Women's Study    Group, Lion's Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, Downtown Businessmen's    Association, Kentucky Broadcasters Association, Mensa Local Gatherings,     Kentucky Sheriffs, Kentucky State Park Police, Local Amateur Radio Clubs, Volunteer Fireman Groups, Bowling Green Literary Club, Tri-Beta Society and
various
elementary schools.

 Severe Weather RADAR observer for the Bowling Green area.

 Served as a judge for the 14th, 115th and 19th Annual Southern Kentucky Regional Science Fair   (1983, 1984, 1988) representing the Department of Geography and Geology  (1 year),   the American Meteorological Society (3 years) and the W.K.U. Club of Sigma Xi (1 year).

 Served as a judge for Annual International Science and Engineering Fairs, May 1992, May 1997, May 1999.

 Served as a judge for the Junior Kentucky Academy of Science 1990 and 1993.

 Served as a judge for the Kentucky State Geography Bee 1991 and 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003.

 Unpaid Consultant for Bowling Green City Hall (numerous occasions).

 Director of the Severe Storms Awareness Workshop (3 March 1994).  This full day workshop   was attended by 100 people from a surrounding 10 county area and involved participation   from 8 local, state and national service organizations.

 Unpaid Consultant for Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce (numerous occasions).

 Unpaid Consultant for area businesses and industries.

 Participant in four physical environment workshops (1986 through 1989) for area grade school and middle school teachers.

 Participant in National Geographic Society Workshop for Teachers in Grade School through   High School. (1990-1993).

 Instructor in W.K.U. County Sheriff Academy.

 Instructor for Kentucky State Park Police Inservice Training Program.

 Instructor for N.S.F. Teachers Training Workshop at Indiana State University 1994.

 Instructor for Geography Teachers, Training Workshop at University of Evansville for Geographical Educators Network of  Indiana (GENI).

 Certified SAWRS (Supplemental Aviation Weather Reporting System) Observer.
 
 

GIVEN NUMEROUS NEWSPAPER, RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERVIEWS CONCERNING WEATHER RELATED TOPICS.  THESE MEDIA EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:

 Newspapers/Magazines                         Radio                                                        Television

 College Heights Herald                    WRUS-AM                                        WBKO-TV 13  Bowling Green

 Park City Daily News                  WKYU/WDCL-FM                                  Mr. Wizards "How About Series"

 Louisville Courier Journal                WLBJ-AM/FM                                   Public Access Cable Channel 2

 Louisville Times                              WKCT-AM                                             Western Cable Channel 4

 Morning Messenger                         WBGN-AM                                           W.K.U. Public Information Service

 Bowling Green Magazine                 WDNS-FM                                           WSMV-TV4 - Nashville

 Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer       WBVR-AM                                           WKYU-TV 24 - WKU

 Edmonson County News                  G107-FM                                                KUTV-TV  - Salt Lake City

 Cumberland County News                NBC Radio                                             WEVV-TV - Evansville

 Times-Argus News               Paul Harvey News & Comments                        WAVE-TV - Louisville

 Mayfield Messenger                                                                                    Chinese National Television - Shanghai

 Philadelphia Inquirer

 Rapid City Journal

 Reader's Digest

 Associated Press Wire Service
 

Weather Columnist for "The Meeting Place" (a semi-monthly magazine in Bowling Green/Warren County).
 

 CONSULTATION AND GRANTS

 Grant received from N.S.F. (CW-5302) for summer research at Roswell Park Memorial Institute.
 Grant received from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Student Research Fund.
 Project proposal advisor for Holcomb Research Institute (Butler University, Sahelian Reforestation Project.
 Reviewed a meteorological textbook for Wm. C. Brown Publishers in Dubuque, Iowa.
 Grant received from Dames and Moore to participate in a statewide air pollution monitoring project.
 Grant received from Shell and Associates for local air pollution monitoring project.
 Consultant for law firms in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
 Consultant for law firms in Franklin, Kentucky.
 Consultant for law firms in Lexington, Kentucky.
 Consultant for law firms in Louisville, Kentucky.
 Consultant for law firms in Frankfort, Kentucky.
 Consultant for area elementary school for determining the best tornado shelter areas.
 Consultant for Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce for the interpretation of wind data for prospective industries.
 Adjunct instructor for a geographical study tour of the Yucatan, Peninsula of Mexico sponsored by the Department of Geography at Indiana University in Indianapolis.
 Consultant for Florence and Engineering Co. concerning a Bowling Green flood problem.
 Consultant for Investigating and Consulting Engineers Inc., concerning a weather related traffic accident.
 Consultant for Kentucky-Ecuador Partners of the Americas, to establish weather stations in Santo Domingo and Ambato, Ecuador.
 Twenty Faculty Development Grants received from Western Kentucky University.
 Five President's Unrestricted Funds Grants received from Western Kentucky University,
 Reviewed a meteorological laboratory manual for Wm. C. Brown Publishers.
 Reviewed meteorological text manuscripts for Simon and Schuster.
 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Study Grant - Brazil: History and Culture, 1989.
 Reviewer for articles for publication in the International Journal of Biometeorology.
 Reviewed an article for publication in the Journal of Applied Meteorology.
 Reviewed an article for publication in the Transactions of Kentucky Academy of Science.
 National Science Foundation Equipment Grant, 1995.
 Consultant to area schools concerning environmental and atmospheric science education.
 Consultant to area schools establishing small weather stations for education use.
 Malone Fellowship to United Arab Emirates and Oman.
 Consultant, Writer and Narrator/Host for Kentucky Educational Television Production of "Atmosphere Weather and Climate" a Course for Science Teacher training.
 Consultant, Writer and Narrator/Host For Kentucky Educational Television Production of  "Thunderstorms, Tornadoes and Hurricanes" and "Atmospheric Environmental Issues," a Video Course for Science Teacher Training.
Recipient of a D.O.E. Used Equipment Grant 1999.
National Science Foundation Equipment Grant 2000.
Perkins Educational Equipment Grant, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
 

PRESENTATIONS (excluding Presentations to Local Schools, to Community and Social Groups)

 Presentation to West Lakes Division, A.A.G., 1978, Channel Classification Systems:  Physiographic Comparisons and Use as Possible Flood Indicators.

 Presentation to Indiana Academy of Science, 1978, The Effects of Lake Monroe on the Flow of Salt Creek, South Central Indiana.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1979, Drought:  Its Regional Perceptions and  Expressions.

 Co-Presenter to National Meeting, A.A.G., Some Implications of Atmospheric Pressure Variations in Bermuda.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1981, Cold Front Cloud Morphometry:  A Climatological Assessment using Satellite Imagery.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1982, Tornadoes and Kentucky Topography.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1983, The Surtsey Volcanic Eruption and Icelandic Climate.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1983, Seasonal Relationships Between Cloud  Cover and Precipitation.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1984, Outflow Boundary Trigger Mechanisms:  The Role of Cloud Cover.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1984, Local Weather Fluctuations During the Annular Solar Eclipse, 30 May 1984.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1985, An Overview of the Television Meteorologist in 1983.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1985, Microclimatic Changes Incurred During a Social  Gathering.

 Presentation to Kentucky - Ecuador Partners of the America Meeting, 1985 Meteorological Data Availability in Ecuador, South America.

 Presentation to Southeastern Division, A.A.G., 1985, Barometric Pressure:  A Trigger Mechanism in Human Childbirth.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1986, Meteorological Data Acquisition in Ecuador, South America:  Problems and Solutions.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1986, Mechanisms Responsible for Summer Precipitation in Kentucky.

 Presentation to Southeastern Division, A.A.G., 1986, A Closer Look at Barometric Pressure as a Possible Trigger Mechanism in Human Childbirth.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1987, The Relationships between Snow Cover and Cyclone Tracks I n the Eastern U.S.:  A Pilot Study.

 Presented two posters at Sigma Xi Faculty Research Forum, April 1986, Western Kentucky University.

 Presented two posters at Sigma Xi Faculty Research Forum, April 1987, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation of poster at the 11th International Congress of Biometeorology 1987, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

 Chairman of the Geography Section of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 9-10 November 1987, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation to the National Meeting, A.A.G., 1988, The Boston Marathon:  A Climatological Perspective.

 Presentation of poster at the 11th International Congress of Biometeorology 1987, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

 Chairman of the Geography Section of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 9-10 November 1987, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation to the National Meeting, A.A.G., 1988, The Boston Marathon:  A Climatological Perspective.

 Presentation to the Kentucky Academy of Science, 1988, Frontal Passages and Cardiac Dysfunctions:  A Pilot Study.

 Chairman of Remote Sensing and Cartography Paper Session at Southeastern Division, A.A.G., 1988.

 Presentation to the Ninth Conference of Biometeorology and Aerobiology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, 1989, Record Boston Marathons: Biometeorological   Factors.

 Presented two posters at Sigma Xi Open House for University Research, March 1989, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation to the Kentucky Academy of Science, 1989, Barometric Pressure and Automobile Accident Frequency in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

 Presentation to Southeastern Division, A.A.G., 1989, Alcohol as a Motor Fuel:  Brazil's Protocol Program.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1990, Deforestation of the Amazon:  A Brazilian Perspective.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1990, The Candomblé:  An Afro-Brazilian Religious Cult.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1991, Oil Production in the Alaskan Tundra: Environmental and Wildlife Conservation Efforts.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1991, Saving the "Other" Rainforest:  Fundacâo S.O.S. Mata Atântica.

 Presentation to Southeastern Division, A.A.G., 1991, Temperature Trends and Variations in the Southeastern United States from 1935 to 1986.

 Poster presented at the Sigma Xi Open House for University Research, March 1991, Western Kentucky University.

 Poster Session at the National Meeting, A.A.G., 1992, Regional Temperature Trends and Variations in the Contiguous United States from 1935 to 1986.

 Presentation to Kentucky Association of Environmental Educators, 1992, Rainforest Destruction: Reasons and Perspectives.

 Presentation to Kentucky Science Teachers Association, 1992, Desert Storm, The Terminator and Weather Satellites:  Teaching the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

 Presentation to Indiana State University Department of Geography and Geology, 1992, Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon.

 Presentation to Southeastern Division, A.A.G., 1992, Indigenous Attitudes, Ecotourism and  Mennonites:  Recent Examples in Rainforest Destruction/Preservation.

 Poster presentation at the National Meeting of State Climatologists 1992, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation to National Meeting, A.A.G., 1993,Measurement of the Effects of Food Preparation Activities on the Microclimate of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

 Two Poster presentations at the Sigma Xi Open House for University Research, March 1993, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation of Kentucky Academy of Science, 1993, The Ancient Falaj System of Oman.

 Presentation to IX International Congress of Speleology, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, 1993, Human Activities and the Microclimate of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

 Presentation to the Environmental Health and Engineering Conference, 1994, Ancient Water Resource Management Systems in the Middle and Far East.

 Presentation to the National Meeting, A.A.G., 1994, Water Conservation Systems Developed Centuries B.C.:  Examples in the Sultanate of Oman and the Peoples Republic of China.

 Presentation at the Annual MALAS Conference, 1994, Issues in the Deforestation of the Amazon.

 Two Poster Presentations at the Sigma Xi Open House for University Research, April 1995, Western Kentucky University.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1995, The Ancient River Diversion System of Dujianyan, China.

 Presentation at the Annual MALAS Conference, 1995, Ecotourism and Rainforest Preservation/ Destruction..

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1996, Effects of Weather Systems to Incidence of Migraine Headaches: A Pilot Study.

 Presentation to Kentucky Academy of Science, 1998, The Relashionships Between Selected Meteorlogical/Pollution Producers and Asthma Attacks in South Central Kentucky.

  Presentation at the Annual MALAS Conference, 1998, Ultraviolet Radiation and Human Life:  Perceptions in the "Land of the Ozone Hole."

Presentation at the Annual MALAS Conference, 2000, "Beginning to End:  The Effects of El Nino and La Nina in Latin America."

Presentation at the Meeting/Workshop, ISB Conference, 2001, "Climate and Tourism in the Land of the Ozone Hole,"
Thessaloniki, Greece.

Presentation at the National Meeting of the A.A.G., 2003, Computer Exercises in Meteorology, New Orleans, LA.

Presentation at the K.A.S. Annual Meeting, 2004, “The Kenutcky Drought of 2000-2001: Perceptions and Expressions, (with Emily Noffsinger), Murray, Kentucky.

Poster presentation at the “Climate Services Workshop” sponsored by the Kentucky Climate Center, 2005, The Kentucky Drought of 2000-2001: Perceptions and Expressions (with Emily Noffisinger) Bowling Green, KY.
 

PUBLICATIONS (excluding Published Abstracts and Newsletters)

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1978, The Effects of Lake Monroe on the Flow of Salt Creek, South Central Indiana, Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science,  Vol. 87, pp. 329-333.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1979, Channel Network Classification Systems:  Physiographic Comparison and Use as Possible Flood Indicators, Geographical Perspectives,   No. 43, pp. 15-26.

 Author of several laboratory exercises to be incorporated in:  Monk, J. And C. Alexander, Investigations in Applied Physical Geography (a student manual to accompany Physical   Geography:  Principles and Applications), by John E. Oliver.

 Contributor to John E. Oliver, Climatology:  Selected Applications, Halstead Press (Scripta Geographica Series), 1981, pp. 260

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1982, Cloud Band Morphometry:  An Alternative Approach to Satellite Climatology, Physical Geography, Vol. 3, No.1, pp. 58-69.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and R. Mattingly, 1982, Tornadoes and Kentucky Topography, Transactions of Kentucky Academy of Science, Vol.44, No.2, pp. 50-55.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1982, Drought: Its Regional Perceptions and Expressions, Geographical Perspectives, n. 50, pp. 588-63.

 Trapasso, l. Michael, 1983, The Seasonal Relationships Between Cloud Cover and Precipitation, Proceedings of the Kentucky Academy of Science, pp. 143-149.

 Contributor to Encyclopedia of Climatology, 1984, Hutchenson Ross Publishing Company.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1984, Adapted Morphometric Parameters: A New Approach to Satellite Climatology,  Geographical Perspectives, No. 52, pp. 45-49.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Bryan, 1984, A Study of Local Weather Conditions: The Effects of the May 30, 1984 Eclipse, Weatherwise, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 253-256.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1984, Severe Storms Awareness Workshop Offers Unique Community Involvement, Bulletin, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 65, No. 6, pp. 645.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1984, The Hydrologic History of a Cave Determined by Erosional and Depositional Features, Central Kentucky Cave Survey, Bulletin No. 1, pp. 96-103.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1984, Slope and Sinkhole Morphology, Central Kentucky Cave Survey, Bulletin No. 1, pp. 160-167.

 Book Review: The Thunderstorm in Human Affairs, by Edwin Kessler for the Park City Daily News, 1984.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, et. Al, 1985, An Overview of the Television Meteorologist in 1983, TheCommunicator, RTNDA, Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 16-18.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1986, Meteorological Data Acquisition in Ecuador, South America:  Problems and Solutions, GeoJournal, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 89-94.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Bryan Kinkel, 1986, Barometric Pressure: Trigger Mechanism in Human Childbirth, Professional Papers No. 17, Department of Geography and Geology,   Indiana State University, pp. 37-46.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1986, Microclimate Changes Incurred During a Social Gathering Proceedings: Kentucky Academy of Science, pp. 45-48.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Gregory Powell, 1987, A Simplified Analysis for the Detection of Mesoscale Outflow Boundaries, Geographical Perspective, No. 58, pp. 49-57.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1987, The Surtsey Volcanic Eruption:  An Alternative Look at a Climate Change, Western Kentucky University Faculty Research Bulletin, Vol. IX, pp.1-12.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1987, City of Fortresses: Bowling Green, Kentucky, Back Home in Kentucky, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 27, and 35-36.

 Editor of the 1986, (published in 1987) Proceedings of the Geography Section, Kentucky  Academy of Science.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1987, Mechanisms Responsible for Summer Precipitation in Kentucky, Proceedings, Geography Section, Kentucky Academy of Science pp. 42-48.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Mark Yurchisin, 1988, Weather and Childbirth:  Is There a Link?   The Female Patient, Vol. 13, pp. 33-37.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1988, Barometric Pressure:  Its Relationships to Human Childbirth,  Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Biometeorology, Purdue University,   West Lafayette, IN 14-18 September, pp. 46.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Robert Mark Simpson, 1988, The Relationships Between Snow Cover and Cyclones I the Eastern United States, The Professional Geographer, Vol. 40, No. 2,
     pp. 175-186.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Robert Mark Simpson, 1988, Snow Cover and Cyclones:  A Comment in Reply, The Professional Geographer, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 421-422.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Jeffery D. Cooper, 1989, Record Boston Marathons: Biometeorological Factors, Preprints Ninth Conference of Biometeorology and   Aerobiology, American Meteorological Society, Charleston, S.C., pp. 273-274.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Jeffery D. Cooper, 1990, Record Performance at the Boston   Marathon:  Biometeorological Conditions, International Journal of Biometeorology, Vol.   33, No.4, pp.233-237.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Anthony A. Fugate, 1990, Barometric Pressure and AutomobileAccident Frequency in Bowling Green, Kentucky,  Proceedings, Geography Section,   Kentucky Academy of Science, pp. 65-72.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1990, Weather and Running:  The Boston Marathon Case Study, Bowling Green 10K Classic, Pre-Race Magazine, Jerald Press, pp. 23-24.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1991, U.S. Space Academy Offers Unique Insights and Adventure,  The Mensa Bulletin, No. 344, pp. 1-4.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1991, The Candomblé:  An Afro-Brazilian Religious Cult,  Proceedings, Geography Section, Kentucky Academy of Science, pp. 59-64.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1992, Deforestation of the Amazon:  A Brazilian Perspective, GeoJournal, Vol. 26, No.3, pp. 311-322.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1992, Saving the "Other" Rainforest:  Funda(ão S.O.S. Mata Atlântica, Proceedings, Geography Section, Kentucky Academy of Science, pp. 27-33.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Kelly Kaletsky, 1993, Human Activities and the Microclimate of  Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Proceedings of the XI International Congress of Speleology,    Beijing PR of China, pp. 188-190.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Kelly Kaletsky, 1994, Food Preparation Activities and the of  Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, National Speleological Society Bulletin, Vol. 56, pp. 64-69.

 Trapasso, L. Michael and Al-Kolibi, 1994, Regional Temperature Trends and Variations in the Contiguous United States 1936-1985, Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of   Science, Vol. 55, No. 3 & 4, pp. 131-138.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1994, Water Conservation Systems Developed, Centuries B.C. Part I:  The Falaj System of Oman.  Proceedings, Geography Section Kentucky Academy of   Science, pp. 1-8.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1994, Indigenous Attitudes, Ecotourism, and Mennonites:  Recent  Examples in Rainforest Destruction/Preservation,  GeoJournal, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 449-452.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1995, Book Review of, Wild Fires and the Law, Bourrinet, Jacques (Ed.) for GeoJournal, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 94.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1995, Book Review of, Australia, by Heathcore, R.L., for GeoJournal, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 439.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 1995, Book Review of Biodiversity, by Shiva, et. al. for GeoJournal, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp.576.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 1996, Water Wisdom of the Ancients , Civil Engineering Magazine, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 64-66. January, pp.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1996, Water Resource Systems Developed Centuries B.C., Part II:  The Dujianyan Water Works in China, Proceedings, Geography Section Kentucky Academy   of Science (In Press).

Trapasso, L. Michael and Greg Owens, 1996, Eye to the Sky: Understanding the Dangers of  Thunderstroms  and Lightning, Parks and Recreation, Vol. 31, No. 8, pp 62-67.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 1996, Contributor to Encyclopedia of Hydrology and Water Resources,   Chapman Hall  Publishers, London.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1998, Contributor to Atlas of Kentucky, University of Kentucky Press,  Lexington, Kentucky, p. 316.

 Trapasso, L. Michael, 1998, The Subpolar Lows of the Drake Passage (or) Surviving the Trip Around Cape Horn, South American Explorer, No. 5, pp. 26-29.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 1998, The Effects of Weather Systems on Migraine Headaches:  A Pilot Study, KAS Geography Section, Proceedings, pp. 8-12.

Trapasso, L. Michael and Larissa Keith, 1999, Relationships Between Selected Meteorological/Pollution Parameters and Hospital Admissions for Asthma, Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science, Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 73-77.

Trapasso, L. Michael and Tim Troutman, 2000, Utilizing Established Techniques in Forecasting the Potential for Derecho Development, Preprints to the 20th. A.M.S. Severe Local Storms Conference, Orlando, Florida, 11-15 September 2000.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2000, Battle Reenactments Seal Friendships, Custer Country Montana, 2000 Vacation Guide, pp. 95-96.

Trapasso, L. Michael and Alethea Sayers, 2000, Racial Unity in Reenacting, Visitors Guide to Billings, pp. 24-25.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2000, Lightning Discharges and the Human Body, Journal of the American Institute of Biomedical Climatology, pp. 6-8.

Trapasso, L.Michael, 2000, Book Reviewed:  The Civil War in Kentucky by Kent Masterson Brown, for Blue and Gray Magazine.

Trapasso, L. Michael, et.al., 2001, A Comprehensive Heavy Precipitation Climatology for Middle Tennessee, National Weather Association, Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology, February Listing,  pp. 1-12.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2001, Indian Wars Reenactment at Pompeys Pillar, Montana, Visitor's Guide to Billings and Yellowstone County, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.11-12.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2001, Battle Reenactments Seal Friendships, Custer Country Montana 2001 Vacation Guide, Summer 2001 Issue, pp. 95-96.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2001, Tourism in the Land of the Ozone Hole:  A Perception Study,  Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Climate, Tourism and Recreation, International Society of Biometeorology, Halkidiki, Greece, 5-10 October 2001.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2001, Report from the International Workshop on Climate, Tourism and Recreation, Sponsored by the International Society of Biometeorology, Journal of the American Institute for Biomedical Climatology, Fall 2001 Issue.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2001, Pyramids: An Example of Human vs. Cultural Characteristics, GEOGRAM, Newsletter of the Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2002, The Birthplace of Meteorology, GEOGRAM, Newsletter of the Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2002, Bowling Green Civil War History Presented at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, CVCWHA Newsletter, Portalnd Tennessee, pg. 4.

Trapasso, L Michael, 2003, Defenses Around the Confederate Capital:  The Civil War in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Kentucky's Civil War (1860-1865):  A Comprehensive Guide to Major Battles and Historic Sites, 2003-2004 Edition, Back Home In Kentucky, Inc. pp. 38-39.

Trapasso, L. Michael, et.al., 2003, Computer Exercises in Meteorology, ERIC-ChESS Clearinghouse for Social Studies and Social Science Education.  Online Educational Resources, Social Studies Development Center of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.  Now On-line.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2003, Geography and Geology Intertwine at Thingvellir, Iceland, GEOGRAM, Newsletter of the Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2004, Chapter 16, Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Varying Perceptions, Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change, Channelview Press, Clevedon England pp. 222-232.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2004, Salt, Silver and the Sundance Kid, Adventures in the Bolivian Andes, GEOGRAM, Newsletter of the Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2005, Encyclopedia of World Climatology (Ed. John Oliver) Springer Press, London, England (Several Entries).

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2005, “Tsunami Devastation in Thailand:  Six Months Later,” GEOGRAM, Newsletter of the Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2005, Chapter 12, “Defenses Around the Confederate Capital: The Civil War in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” in Kentucky’s Civil War 1861-1865, Back Home In Kentucky Press, pp. 48 –52.

Trapasso, L. Michael, 2008, “The Rise and Fall of a Confederate State Capital:  Bowling Green, Kentucky,” Focus on Geography, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 1-9.
 

TEXTBOOK:

Essentials of Physical Geography, 2003, by Robert E. Gabler, James F. Petersen, and L. Michael Trapasso, Brooks-Cole Publishers, a Division of Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA.

Essentials of Physical Geography, 2005, by Robert E. Gabler, James F. Petersen, and L. Michael Trapasso, Brooks-Cole Publishers, a Division of Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA.

Physical Geography, 2007, by Robert E. Gabler, James F. Petersen, L. Michael Trapasso, and Dorothy Sack, Brooks-Cole Publishers, A Division of Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA.
 
 
 

SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

 Human Bioclimatology, Applied Climatology,  Environmental Perception, and  Forensic Meteorology

AWARDS AND HONORS

 Biography included in Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology, 1st Volume.
 Regional Finalist in 1985 White House Fellowship Program.
 Appointed to the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels, 1985.
 Winner of the Ogden College Faculty Excellence Award, 1986.

REFEREES

 Dr. David Keeling, Chairman, Department of Geography and Geology,
  Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
  (502)745-4555

 Dr. John J. Hidore, Department of Geography
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407
  (919)334-5388

 Dr. Stuart Foster, State Climatologist for Kentucky, Department of Geography and Geology,
  Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
  (502)745-4555