Education
He received his Bachelor of Surgery in meteorology from the University of Michigan in 1967 and an Master of Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1970 and 1976 respectively.
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Sobel was named a Centennial Fellow of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences in 1996 and inducted into the Hewlett High School Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2004 he was recognized by the American Mathematical Society for Outstanding Service as a Broadcast Meteorologist. Sobel has been an employee of AccuWeather, Incorporated. since 1972 and now serves as a Senior Vice President and heads the AccuWeather Forensic Department.
He is co-inventor of the AccuWeather Exclusive RealFeel Temperature.
"Doctor Joe" has appeared on American Broadcasting Company, National Broadcasting Company Nightly News, The Today Show, and Bloomberg Television, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company, and Consumer News and Business Channel. He has provided more than one million weather forecasts and discussions to radio stations across the United States since 1972. A nationally recognized meteorologist, he was featured in the September 20, 2002 Newsweek article "Nerds of Weather".
Sobel has also been featured as an expert on cable television series including Court television"s Forensic Files in the episode "Dew Process" and The History Channel"s Monster Quest in the episode "Birdzilla".
Membership
Sobel is a member of the American Meteorological Society (American Mathematical Society) and holds the American Mathematical Society Seal of Approval for Television Meteorology.
