Justin Hartnett, an Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at SUNY Oneonta, explores the differences in snowstorms to the lee of Lake Ontario. His research focuses on snowstorms in the Great Lakes and the Northeast United States and how different snowstorms contribute to seasonal snowfall totals. He’s currently researching how variations in different snowstorms will impact future snowfall totals throughout the region. He teaches courses in physical geography, climatology, environmental science, and geospatial analysis.