Jim is a noted atmospheric scientist and “storm chaser” who has studied tropical cyclones and tornadoes and the influence of climate change. He embraced flying disc culture when introduced to his college frisbee club at UWM in 1977 and became an avid disc golfer (placing in the top 20 in the 1983 and 1984 PDGA World Championships) and co-organized the Frisbee and Hacky Sack Festival in Milwaukee in 1985. After moving to Florida in 1990, he has dedicated his frisbee energy since 2003 to promoting Double Disc Court (also called Escape!! frisbee) in person and through his youtube channel and is still ranked as one of the top 20 DDC players in the world. Jim is a Professor Emeritus at Florida State University and earned his BS and MS in Meteorology and PhD in Geosciences from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He currently lives in Tallahassee, FL, USA.