His specialties within meteorology include satellite and radar meteorology, physical meteorology, and innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning. He has published several research studies on the topics of understanding the relationship between climate change and changes in atmospheric movement and precipitation, and has served as principal investigator of an NSF CCLI grant and a NASA ROSES grant, both studying innovative ways to help students work with data and conduct their own scientific inquiry. Dr. Ellis serves as the Education and Outreach lead for the