The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project

Publication
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105(10), E1768–E1799
Dr. Tyler M. Bell
Dr. Tyler M. Bell
Assistant Professor

Dr. Tyler Bell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Meteorology and School of Aviation at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Bell earned his B.S. (2016), M.S. (2018), and Ph.D. (2021) in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the faculty in Fall 2025, he served as a Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for High-Impact Weather Research and Operations from 2020 to 2025.

Dr. Elizabeth N. Smith
Dr. Elizabeth N. Smith
Research Meteorologist

Elizabeth joined NSSL as a research meteorologist in January 2020, where she focuses on boundary-layer processes relevant to near- and pre-storm environments and convection initiation.

Dr. David (Dave) Turner
Dr. David (Dave) Turner
Research Scientist and Program Manager