Zachary Wienhoff, E.I.T.

FORENSIC ENGINEER, METEOROLOGIST

Champaign, Illinois

Zachary Wienhoff, E.I.T.

FORENSIC ENGINEER, METEOROLOGIST

Champaign, Illinois

GET TO KNOW Zachary Wienhoff, E.I.T.

Zachary Wienhoff is an Engineer and Meteorologist with Haag Engineering Co. Based in Champaign, Illinois, Mr. Wienhoff has worked advising atmospheric sciences students on topics related to the EF-scale and non-linear damage patterns in significant tornadoes. He was an a Agricultural Meteorology Intern for The Climate Corporation/Monsanto/Bayer, where he worked with in-house quantitative precipitation estimation algorithm focused on improving rainfall estimates for farmers and internal company services. Mr. Wienhoff’s field research and experiments include working as weather instrumentation field coordinator (Wind Engineering Research Laboratory – UIUC) and coordinating/assisting with post-tornado ground and aerial damage surveys. He worked as a Radar Operator/Field Coordinator (Bluestein Research Group – OU) studying tornado/supercell dynamics and nocturnal convection. Mr. Wienhoff’s research is widely published in many technical journals and publications. He is an engineer-in-training in Iowa and an FAA-Licensed UAS Remote Pilot.

Primary Areas of Consulting

  • Roofing Systems
    Commercial and residential
    Wind/hail damage evaluations
    Quality of manufacture and installation
  • Building Envelope Systems
    Commercial and residential
    Wind/hail damage evaluations
    Quality of manufacture and installation
  • Evaluation of Wind Damage to Structures
    Commercial and residential
    Hurricane, tornado, and straight-line wind evaluations
  • Construction Defect Evaluations
    Commercial and residential
    Moisture intrusion evaluations
    Building code compliance
  • Meteorological Investigations
    Severe weather events
    Storm surveys
    Precipitation/temperature/wind analysis

Certifications

Engineer in Training- Iowa

FAA-Licensed UAS Remote Pilot

Memberships

  • Best Student Oral Presentation, Oct 2018, AMS Conference on Severe Local Storms
  • OU School of Meteorology Publication Award, May 2018
  • University of Illinois Bronze Tablet Scholar, April 2013, Award presented to top 3% of University Scholars
  • Department of Atmospheric Sciences’ Ogura Award for Outstanding Senior, May 2013
  • Ogura Undergraduate Research Award, May 2013

Education

  • Master of Science – Civil Engineering
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    • Thesis: Topographic and structural influences on the near-surface wind field in tornadoes
  • Master of Science – Meteorology
    University of Oklahoma

    • Thesis: Dual-Doppler and polarimetric radar analyses of two tornadic supercells in central Oklahoma on 19 May 2013
  • Bachelor of Science – Atmospheric Sciences
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    • Graduation with Highest Distinction

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