Faculty Associate
Affiliated with:
Office: 1005 HN
Phone: 212-772-5322
Email: afrei@hunter.cuny.edu
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Bio:
Prof. Frei’s main educational interests have been in curriculum development for the Environmental Studies and Physical Geography branches of the department. Along with colleagues, he helped create the curriculum for the new Environmental Studies Major, and he played a major role in developing the Earth System Science course sequence. He continues to play an active role in updating the curriculum as the needs of the students and department evolve. Prof. Frei has taught a number of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mostly in physical and quantitative geography. In addition, Prof. Frei has served on the advisory committees for a number of graduate students, and has taught numerous independent studies to Graduate students.
Recent Publications:
- Acharya, Nachiketa, Allan Frei, Jie Chen, Leslie DeCristofaro, Emmet Owens, 2017, Evaluating stochastic weather generators for climate change impact studies of New York City’s primary water supply, Journal of Hydrometeorology, V18, p. 879-896, DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-16-0169.1
- Hall, D.K., A. Frei, N.E. DiGirolamo, J. H. Porter and G.A. Riggs, 2016: Snow cover and extreme streamflow events in the Catskill/Delaware watershed, New York, Proceedings of the IAHR, 31 May – 3 June, 2016, Ann Arbor, MI.
- Acharya, Nachiketa, Allan Frei, Emmet Owens, 2015, Analysis of Weather Generators: Extreme Events, (extended abstract) in Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Climate Informatics: CI 2015. J. G. Dy, J. Emile-Geay, V. Lakshmanan, Y. Liu (Eds.). September 2015. ISBN: 978-0-9973548-0-5, https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/events/workshops/climate-informatics/2015/workshop-proceedings, (2 pages)
- Porter, James, Adao Matonse, Allan Frei, 2015, The New York City Operations Support Tool (OST): Managing water for millions of people in an era of changing climate and extreme hydrological events, Journal of Extreme Events, Vol. 2, No. 2 (2015) 1550008 (23 pages)
Current Projects:
Prof. Frei is a climatologist whose research interests have focused on issues related to climate change and changes in snow cover across Northern Hemisphere lands; and on issues of climate change and water resources. Recent projects include an investigation of potential impacts of climate change on New York City’s water supply (in collaboration with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection).
Recommended Links: http://cryoaag.org/
Research Areas: Geography, Hydroclimatology