Patrick H. Zahn

With Sonoma Technology since 2007, Patrick manages the Air Quality Forecasting Program. He oversees daily air quality forecast operations for over a dozen cities and regions across the country, conducts meteorological and air quality analyses for high-pollution episodes, and coordinates with air quality agencies and media when high-pollution events are forecast. Patrick and the other members of the forecasting team also conduct air quality forecasting training workshops, which they have presented at conferences and to air quality agencies. They also produce air quality videos and podcasts, analyzing unusual air quality events and discussing the challenges of air quality forecasting.
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Outside of Sonoma Technology, Patrick is a competitive cyclist, participating regularly in regional races with his Sonoma County-based team. He earned a BSE (magna cum laude) in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University and an MS in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington, where his research focused on regional climate modeling in the Pacific Northwest.