Atmospheric Sciences Faculty, Autumn 2000-Spring 2001.
Academic Faculty
Marcia B. Baker, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Professor, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences. Cloud microphysics; electrification.
David S. Battisti, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Professor Atmospheric Sciences and Director, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean.Large-scale atmosphere-ocean dynamics; tropical circulation; physics of natural variability in Arctic climate; climate dynamics; paleoclimate.
Christopher S. Bretherton, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor, Atmospheric Sciences and Applied Mathematics. Role of clouds in atmospheric convection and climate; boundary-layer meteorology; numerical modeling; tropical meteorology.
Dale R. Durran, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor. Atmospheric dynamics; numerical methods and atmospheric modeling; mountain meteorology; mesoscale meteorology.
Qiang Fu, Ph.D., (University of Utah), Assistant Professor. Atmospheric radiation; cloud/aerosol/radiation/climate interactions, remote sensing.
Gregory J. Hakim, Ph.D. (University of Albany, State University of New York), Assistant Professor. synoptic and mesoscale meteorology; atmospheric dynamics; stratified turbulence.
Dennis L. Hartmann, Ph.D. (Princeton University), Professor. Climate change; dynamic meteorology; radiation and remote sensing.
Peter V. Hobbs, Ph.D. (Imperial College, University of London, United Kingdom), Professor. Aerosol/cloud/precipitation physics; atmospheric chemistry; air pollution; mesoscale meteorology.
James R. Holton, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor and Chair. Dynamic meteorology; middle atmosphere meteorology.
Robert A. Houze, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor. Mesoscale meteorology; cloud physics and dynamics; radar meteorology; tropical and mountain meteorology.
Lyatt Jaeglé, Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology), Assistant Professor. Atmospheric chemistry; tropospheric and stratospheric photochemistry; chemical modeling of atmospheric observations; influence of human activities on the composition of atmosphere.
Clifford F. Mass, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Professor. Synoptic and mesoscale meteorology.
Peter B. Rhines, Ph.D. (Trinity College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Professor. Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences. Theoretical physical oceanography; geophysical fluid dynamics; general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean.
Edward S. Sarachik, Ph.D. (Brandeis University), Professor. Atmospheric dynamics; large-scale atmosphere-ocean interactions; greenhouse warming; equatorial dynamics; El Niño/Southern Oscillation; climate change.
John Michael Wallace, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor. Atmospheric general circulation; climate variability.
Stephen G. Warren, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor, Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. Atmospheric radiation; radiative properties of clouds, snow, and sea ice; Antarctic climate.
Research Faculty
Robert A. Brown, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Research Professor. Geophysical fluid dynamics; Planetary boundary layers; air-sea interaction; turbulence; satellite remote sensing.
David S. Covert, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Research Professor. Atmospheric chemistry; aerosol physics, chemistry and optics; aerosol instrumentation; climate effects and global distributions of aerosols.
Thomas C. Grenfell, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Research Professor. Atmospheric radiation; radiative transfer; microwave remote sensing; sea-ice and snow optics; microwave theory.
Dean A. Hegg, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Research Professor. Atmospheric chemistry; cloud physics.
Igor V. Kamenkovich, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Research Assistant Professor. Atmosphere-ocean coupled modeling; thermohaline circulation.
John D. Locatelli, B.S. (University of Washington), Research Associate Professor. Cloud and precipitation physics; synoptic and mesoscale meteorology.
Gary A. Maykut, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Research Professor, Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. Polar air-sea-ice interaction; radiative transfer in ice and snow.
Bradley F. Smull, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Research Associate Professor. Mesoscale and radar meteorology; severe storms; tropical meteorology; large-scale atmosphere-ocean interactions.
James E. Tillman, M.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Research Professor. Mars meteorology: global oscillations, great dust storms and planetary boundary layer of Earth and Mars; humidity,temperature and wind instrumentation; K-12 and public outreach programs.
Sandra E. Yuter, Ph.D., (University of Washington), Research Assistant Professor. Physical meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, radar and remote sensing.
Emeritus Faculty
Franklin I. Badgley, Ph.D. (New York University), Professor Emeritus. Atmospheric turbulence and diffusion.
Joost A. Businger, Ph.D. (State University, Utrecht, the Netherlands), Professor Emeritus. Air-sea interaction; boundary layer meteorology; atmospheric turbulence.
Robert J. Charlson, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Professor Emeritus. Atmospheric chemistry; aerosol physics; aerosol/cloud/climate interaction; aerosol and cloud instrumentation.
Robert G. Fleagle, Ph.D. (New York University), Professor Emeritus. Air-sea interaction; science policy.
Halstead Harrison, Ph.D. (Stanford University), Associate Professor Emeritus. Atmospheric chemistry; dispersion modeling; radiative transfer.
Edward R. LaChapelle, Sc.D. (University of Puget Sound), Professor Emeritus, Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. Snow-ice physics.
Conway B. Leovy, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor Emeritus, Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. Climatic role of clouds; planetary atmospheres and astrobiology; upper atmosphere circulation and dynamics.
Richard J. Reed, Sc.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor Emeritus. Weather analysis and prediction; numerical modeling.
Norbert Untersteiner, Ph.D. (Innsbruck University, Austria), Professor Emeritus, Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. Sydney Chapman Profesor of Physical Sciences, Univeristy of Alaska. Air-sea-ice interaction; polar climatology; sea ice physics.
Adjunct Faculty
Robert E. Breidenthal, Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology). Associate Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics. Cloud physics; entrainment/mixing in turbulent flows.
Richard H. Gammon, Ph.D. (Harvard University). Professor, Chemistry and Oceanography. Atmospheric chemistry/chemical oceanography; trace gases; air-sea exchange; climate change; biochemical cycles of carbon, sulfur, halogens.
Daniel A. Jaffe, Ph.D. (University of Washington). Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UW-Bothel. Atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, long range transport of pollutants, photochemistry.
D. Andrew Rothrock, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom). Associate Professor, Oceanography, and Principal Research Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory. Satellite remote sensing; polar climatology, oceanography; sea ice.
Ka-Kit Tung, Ph.D. (Harvard University). Professor and Chair, Applied Mathematics. Geophysical fluid dynamics; atmospheric dynamics.
Affiliate Faculty
M. Joan Alexander, Ph.D. (University of Colorado), Assistant Professor. Research scientist, Colorado research Associates, Boulder, CO. Atmospheric gravity waves; middle atmosphere dynamics; planetary atmospheres.
Timothy S. Bates, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Associate Professor. Research Chemist, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories, Seattle, WA. Oceanic and atmospheric chemistry; air-sea exchange of gases and particles; aerosols and climate.
Nicholas A. Bond, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Associate Professor. Institute Scientist, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle, WA. Air-sea interaction; boundary layers; coastal and marine meteorology.
Shuyi S. Chen, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), Associate Professor. Associate Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Tropical meteorology; air-sea interactions; mesoscale dynamics; numerical modeling.
Bradley R. Colman, Sc.D.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Associate Professor. Science and Operations Officer, National Weather Service, Seattle, WA. Operational weather analysis and forecasting; coastal meteorology and oceanography; numerical modeling.
Steven J. Ghan, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Associate Professor. Senior Research Scientist, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA. Clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric chemistry; global and regional climate modeling.
D. Edmunds Harrison, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor, Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography. Oceanographer, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle, WA. Ocean circulation modeling; large-scale atmosphere-ocean interaction; climate diagnostics and dynamics; El Nino-Southern Oscillation processes.
Kristina B. Katsaros, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Professor. Director, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA, Miami, FL. Air-sea interaction; radiative surface flux estimation by in situ and remote sensing techniques; microwave remote sensing.
Nathan J. Mantua, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Assistant Professor. Research Scientist, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean. Large-scale climate variability/predictability; El Nino/Southern Oscillation and other modes of ocean-atmosphere climate variability; climate impacts on human activities and ecosystems.
James E. Overland, Ph.D. (New York University), Professor. Senior Oceanographer, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle, WA. Arctic and North Pacific climate variability; sea ice.
William J. Plant, Ph.D. (Purdue University), Professor. Principal Research Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Microwave remote sensing of the sea surface; atmosphere-ocean interaction.
Lawrence F. Radke, Ph.D. (University of Washington), Professor. Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO. Cloud and aerosol interactions and physics; optical and microwave remote sensing; airborne instrumentation; wildfire dynamics and emissions; application of aircraft to geosciences research.
Research Associates
Olivier Bousquet, Ph.D., Meteorology (University of Toulouse III, France), Research Associate. Mesoscale dynamics; orographic precipitation; tropical meteorology; Doppler radar observations.
Bonnie Light, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences (University of Washington), Research Associate. Structural-optical relationships in sea ice; heat and mass balance of sea ice; radiative transfer in ice and snow.
Xuelong Zhou, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences (State University of New York at Stonybrook) and Environmental Engineering (Tsinghua University, China), Research Associate. Stratospheric water vapor; gravity wave; climate.
Research Associates (UofW Centers, Institutes, and Others)
Francis Codron, Ph.D., Oceanography, Meteorology and Environment (École Polytechnique and University Paris VI), Research Associate (JISAO/PMEL). Ocean-atmosphere interaction; tropical climate variability.
Eric T. DeWeaver, Ph.D., Meteorology (University of Maryland at College Park), Research Associate (JISAO). Large-scale atmosphere-ocean interaction; climate dynamics of the Arctic/North Atlantic Oscillation; biogeochemical cycles.
Narasimhan K. Larkin, Ph.D., Oceanography (University of Washington), Research Associate (JISAO/PMEL). Climate diagnostics; El Niño/Southern Oscillation; climate-impacts.
Christopher S. Meinen, Ph.D., Physical Oceanography (University of Rhode Island), Research Associate (JISAO/PMEL). Western Boundary currents; mesoscale observation systems; El Niño/Southern Oscillation effects on the ocean.
Gerard H. Roe, Ph.D., Meteorology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Research Associate (QRC). Atmospheric dynamics; ice sheet - atmosphere interactions; glacial cycles; tracer transport.
Joellen Russell, Ph.D., Oceanography (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Research Associate (JISAO). Biogeochemistry of Southern Ocean intermediate and mode waters; air-sea exchange; paleoceanography.
Rolf E. Sonnerup, Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography (University of Washington), Research Associate (JISAO/PMEL). Chlorofluorocarbons as quantitative constraints on ocean biogeochemstry; oceanic uptake of fossil-fuel CO2.
Gabriel A. Vecchi, Ph.D., Oceanography (University of Washington), Research Associate (JISAO/PMEL). Large-scale tropical ocean/atmosphere interaction; numerical modeling and statistical diagnostics; El Niño processes.
Robert Wood, Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK), Research Associate. Boundary layer cloud microphysical and structural properties; drizzle formation; cloud parameterization.
Stephen E. Wood, Ph.D., Geophysics and Space Physics (University of California, Los Angeles), Research Associate (Geophysics Program). Ice cloud microphysics; physical climatology; planetary atmospheres and polar ice deposits; thermal modeling of planetary surfaces.
Dongxiao Zhang, Ph.D., Meteorology and Physical Oceanography (University of Miami), Research Associate (JISAO/PMEL). Boundary currents; mesoscale processes; general circulation and its low-frequency variability; ocean-atmosphere interaction.
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