Carl Lam

Resource Analyst, State University of New York at Buffalo

Carl Lam is a New York Emmy nominated and Endorsed Weathercaster by the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society meteorologist. He currently works for Spectrum News 1 covering weather across New York State and also provides weather forecasts for 680 NewsRadio in Toronto, Ontario and 1130 NewsRadio in Vancouver, British Columbia throughout the week.

Additionally, he has worked across the country forecasting weather in Atlanta, Tampa, Denver, Buffalo, Cleveland, Albany, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Columbus, Grand Rapids, and Spokane. He has also appeared internationally on BBC World News, BBC News, and BBC Radio 5 Live.

As a higher education professional, he works full-time as a Resource Analyst in the Office of Resource Planning at the University at Buffalo working with academic and academic support units on budget forecasting and planning. From 2016 to 2022, he worked as a Senior Academic Advisor, specializing in Prehealth Advising, in the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center. He advised hundreds of undergraduate students seeking admission to professional health schools and coordinated the semi-annual screening and evaluation process.​

He is currently pursuing an additional master's degree in Business Analytics from the University at Buffalo. He holds four master’s degrees from the University at Buffalo in Engineering Management, Business Administration, Music Performance, and Higher Education Administration and a master's degree in Human Resource Management from Stony Brook University. He earned his bachelor’s degrees from SUNY Fredonia in Music, Audio/Radio Production, and Journalism. He has also completed certificates from Mississippi State University and Washington University in St. Louis.