RAYMOND LEE, Ph.D. – Object visibility, Lighting and Meteorology
The morning news cast covers a story about a crash involving a school bus and a minivan. Foggy conditions may have contributed to the accident. Who was at fault? Could it have been prevented?
Those are reasonable questions about which most people would wonder. Raymond Lee, Ph.D. can help answer those questions. Dr. Lee specializes in meteorology, object visibility and lighting. He’s been a research professor at the U.S. Naval Academy for 15 years, and is a six-time winner of National Science Foundation grants. He’s given testimony and depositions nationally, and he has researched and written more than 100 technical reports for both civil and criminal cases during the past 15 years.
Dr. Lee is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the Optical Society of America.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Ph. D., Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Meteorological Society,
Optical Society of America,
Sigma Xi
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: 1991-present adjunct professor, Mathematics & Science Division, U. S. Naval Academy
1992-1994, 1996-1999 visiting CNMOC Chair in Remote Sensing, Oceanography Department, U. S. Naval Academy
1989-1991 postdoctoral researcher, Meteorology Department, Pennsylvania State University
1980-present Resident courses taught (U. S. Naval Academy):
General Physics I-II
Introductory Calculus I-III
Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers
Statistics for Oceanographers and Meteorologists
Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Kinematics
Basic Atmospheric Processes
Environmental Remote Sensing
Global Climate Change
Oceanic and Atmospheric Dynamics
Resident courses taught (Penn State):
Graduate practicum in Physical Meteorology
Introductory Meteorology
Observing and Analyzing Atmospheric Physics
External courses taught (Penn State):
Applications of Statistics to Meteorology
Hydrodynamics of the Atmosphere
Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology
Physical Meteorology
Tropical Meteorology
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Approximately 100 times since 1992.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: meteorology;
weather;
evaluation of icing and melting conditions;
driver and pedestrian visibility;
nighttime visibility using headlights;
sun glare;
headlight glare;
driver reaction to signs and other traffic control devices;
visibility in outdoor and indoor lighting;
visibility through windshields and through fog, haze, and snow
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Approximately 50%.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Approximately 50%.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Nine times.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: March 2005.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Eight times.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Eight times.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 14 years.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Via Robson Forensic, I offer consulting, testing, expert reports, and site inspections in all my areas of technical expertise.
References
Atty. Eric SwanGalfand Berger, LLP
1818 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19193
tel.: 215-665-1600; FAX: 215-564-2262
eswan@galfandberger.com
Atty. Mark Hall
Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski
651 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Suite 200
Livingston, NJ 07039-1673
tel.: 973-994-2500; FAX: 973-994-3375
E-mail: mhall@morganlawfirm.com
Atty. Michael H. Rosenzweig
Edgar Snyder & Associates LLC
16th Gulf Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
tel.: 412-394-4457, 800-394-3660, ext. 4457; FAX: 412-391-2180
E-mail: mrosenzweig@edgarsnyder.com
Attys. Michael D. Kracht & Joseph A. Chellew, III
847 West Market St.; P. O. Box 258
Perkasie, PA 18944
tel.: 215-257-5114; FAX: 215-257-0506
