William Capehart
Associate Professor And Program Director, Atmospheric And Environmental Sciences
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Capehart is an atmospheric scientist and academic leader with nearly three decades of experience in hydrometeorology, climate science, numerical weather prediction, regional climate modeling, and remote sensing. As Associate Professor and Program Director at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, he has guided curriculum and research programs while maintaining an active research portfolio since the late 1990s. His work bridges fundamental modeling and applied risk/resiliency assessment, informing regional climate impacts and decision-making in the Northern Plains. A Penn State-trained Ph.D. meteorologist, he has held international research appointments and a postdoctoral fellowship, reflecting a blend of deep academic rigor and practical collaboration. Not obvious from titles alone, he has sustained long-term institutional commitment while continuously evolving his research to address emerging climate risks and resilience challenges.
9 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Meteorology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Meteorology at Penn State UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Asheville
English, French
Github Skills (39)
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
wjcapehart/LOCA2_Prep
Apr 2023 - Jul 2025
Contributions:144 pushes in 2 years 4 months
wjcapehart/AES_CEE_Python
Jun 2021 - May 2026
Contributions:253 pushes in 4 years 11 months
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