Paul Manganelli - Driver for us, Professional Geologist by Day.

I'm a geology professor at Collin County Community College in Frisco, Texas. I earned my Master's Degree in Geology and Geophysics from Boston College. After moving to Texas in 2001, I experienced tornado warnings for the first time in my life and became fascinated with the development of tornadic systems ever since.

When I started teaching, part of my job required me to teach a section of my courses on meteorology. I felt I needed to get up-to-date pretty quickly and contacted Brian for some extra help and eventually ended up driving on a few of the tours and have done so every year since.

Driving for StormTours.com has increased my understanding of severe storm formation and tornadogensis, which allows me to more effectively teach the Meteorology section of my courses. I appreciate the scientific nature of Brian's approach to storm chasing, as well as the experience of driving down the roads less traveled along the way. I also greatly enjoy the laughing and camaraderie that occurs on long drives through the country. I think you'll enjoy it as well and I'm looking forward to chasing down a supercell with you!

Paul is a valuable addition to our team. He is an excellent driver and has a gifted approach to teaching our tour guest about his ever increasing knowledge of severe storms. On days when there is no storm activity and when Paul is on the tour, we'll usually try to visit a geological important site and put Paul's vast knowledge on everything from volcanoes to caves to the test.