Jason Clark Knievel
Curriculum Vitae
April 2008

National Center for Atmospheric Research
3450 Mitchell Lane
Boulder, CO, USA 80301
knievel@ucar.edu
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Citizen of the United States of America


  Education




2001     Ph.D.
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO


Dissertation: "The Kinematics and Thermodynamics of a Midlatitude, Continental Mesoscale Convective System and Its Mesoscale Vortex"


Advisor: Richard H. Johnson




1996     M.S.
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO


Thesis: "Surface Pressure Transients in Mesoscale Convective Systems"


Advisor: Richard H. Johnson




1992     B.S.
Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA


Major: meteorology


Minor: geography






  Professional Interests


Research
The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model; urban meteorology; transport and dispersion; atmospheric processes influenced by terrain and land cover; triggering and organization of moist convection; moist convection's local and distant effects on the troposphere and stratosphere, including mesoscale convective vortices, density currents, and gravity waves; diurnal and semi-diurnal rainfall; quantitative precipitation forecasting; regional climatology; probabilistic forecasting; unconventional forecast verification; flash floods; field projects and instrumentation


Other
Scientific communication; scientific education in primary and secondary schools




  Current Position


2004-
Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
04/06-
Project Scientist I

Roles: Development and technology-transfer of a four-dimensional (4DWX) system for weather analysis, assimilation, prediction, and display at army test ranges; testing, modification, application, and verification of the WRF Model (Advanced Research core) for research and forecasting

Projects: ATEC-4DWX (lead scientist), NASA-NYC (lead modeler)




  Past Research Positions




2004-
Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

03/04-03/06
Associate Scientist III




2002-2004
Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

06/02-03/04
Postdoctoral fellow




2001-2002
National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO

09/01-05/02
National Research Council postdoctoral research associate




1993-2001
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

07/01-09/01
Postdoctoral research associate

08/93-07/01
Graduate research assistant

04/93-08/93
Staff research assistant






  Past Teaching Positions




2002
Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

08/02-12/02
Co-instructor




1997
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

08/97-12/97
Laboratory instructor

01/97-12/97
Graduate teaching assistant




Taught
Earth-climate system (graduate), introduction to weather and climate laboratory (undergraduate)




Assisted
Advanced synoptic and mesoscale weather laboratory (graduate)







  Other Past Positions




1988-1993
Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

01/93-03/93
Assistant technician

12/88-12/92
Assistant caretaker of the Weather Observatory




1991-1992
Weather Communications Group, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

05/91-12/92
Weather forecaster and newspaper columnist




1990-1992
Accu-Weather, Inc., State College, PA

07/90-05/92
Weather forecaster and radio broadcaster




1989-1990
WWZW 95.3 FM, State College, PA

05/89-05/90
Weather forecaster and consultant







  Peer-Reviewed Scientific Papers




2007
Knievel, J. C., G. H. Bryan, and J. P. Hacker:  Explicit numerical diffusion in the WRF Model.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3808-3824.





Warner, T. T., and coauthors:  The Pentagon Shield field experiment: toward protecting national assets.  Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, 167-176.




2006
Bryan, G. H., J. C. Knievel, and M. D. Parker:  A multi-model assessment of RKW Theory's relevance to squall line characteristics.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 2772-2792.



2005
Hardwick, C. J., and J. C. Knievel:  Speculations on the possible causes of the Whymper apparition.  Appl. Optics, 44, 5637-5643.




Kusaka, H., A. Crook, J. C. Knievel, and J. Dudhia:  Sensitivity of the WRF Model to advection and diffusion schemes for simulation of heavy rainfall along the Baiu Front.  SOLA, 1, 177-180.




Lane, T. P., and J. C. Knievel:  Some effects of model resolution on simulated gravity waves generated by deep, mesoscale convection.  J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 3408-3418.




Parker, M. D., and J. C. Knievel:  Do meteorologists suppress thunderstorms?  Radar-derived statistics and the behavior of moist convection.  Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 86, 341-358.



2004
Davis, C. A., and coauthors:  The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX): observations and opportunities.  Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 1075-1093.





Knievel, J. C., D. A. Ahijevych, and K. W. Manning:  Using temporal modes of rainfall to evaluate the performance of a numerical weather prediction model.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 2995-3009.





Knievel, J. C., D. S. Nolan, and J. P. Kossin:  Imbalance in a mesoscale vortex within a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system.  J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1827-1832.




2003
Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson:  A scale-discriminating vorticity budget for a mesoscale vortex in a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system.  J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 781-794.




2002
Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson:  The kinematics of a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale vortex.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1749-1770




1999
Petersen, W. A., L. D. Carey, S. A. Rutledge, J. C. Knievel, N. J. Doesken, R. H. Johnson, T. B. McKee, T. Vonder Haar, and J. F. Weaver:  Mesoscale and radar observations of the Fort Collins flash flood of 28 July 1997.  Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 191-216.




1998
Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson:  Pressure transients within MCS mesohighs and wake lows.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1907-1930.







  Conference Papers and Abstracts




2008
Knievel, J. C., G. H. Bryan, J. H. Copeland, and J. P. Hacker: The WRF Model's new explicit numerical diffusion and its effects on transport and dispersion in the planetary boundary layer.  Preprints, 15th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, New Orleans, LA, American Meteorological Society.  [Available at http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/132741.pdf.]



2006
Knievel, J. C., G. H. Bryan, and J. P. Hacker: Effects of high-order diffusion on circulations generated by land-surface heterogeneity in a numerical weather prediction model.  Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, CA, American Geophysical Union.  Abstract only.



2005
Knievel, J. C., G. H. Bryan, and J. P. Hacker: Effects of explicit numerical diffusion in simulations of mesoscale circulations by the Advanced Research WRF Model. 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Albuquerque, NM, American Meteorological Society. Abstract only.




Knievel, J. C., G. H. Bryan, and J. P. Hacker: The utility of 6th-order, monotonic, numerical diffusion in the Advanced Research WRF Model. Preprints, Joint MM5/WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CD-ROM.




Knievel, J. C., J. P. Hacker, and D. L. Rife: Evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model as applied at the Army Test Ranges. Conference on Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations (BACIMO), Monterey, CA, U. S. Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Abstract only.



2004
Ahijevych, D. A., G. H. Bryan, C. A. Davis, J. C. Knievel, S. B. Trier, and M. L. Weisman: System-relative distribution of dropsondes during BAMEX and lessons learned. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 5.6.




Bryan, G. H., and J. C. Knievel: Recommendations for diffusion in idealized squall line simulations by the WRF Model. Preprints, WRF/MM5 Joint Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 233-236.




Bryan, G. H., J. C. Knievel, and M. D. Parker: An intercomparison of simulated squall lines in varying shear. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, P6.2.




Copeland, J. C., T. T. Warner, S. P. Swerdlin, and J. C. Knievel: An integrated approach to defining real-time upwind threat zones. Preprints, 13th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 1.6.




Edwards, B. B., M. A. LeMone, and J. C. Knievel: Analyzing the accuracy of using surface data to estimate water-vapor content throughout the boundary layer. 3rd Student Conference, 84th Annual Meeting of the AMS, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society. Abstract only.




Knievel, J. C., D.A. Ahijevych, and K.W. Manning: The diurnal mode of summer rainfall across the conterminous United States in 10-km simulations by the WRF Model.  Preprints, 16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, P17.2.




Knievel, J. C., B. B. Balsley, J. F. Bowers, K. L. Clawson, J. H. Copeland, R. G. Frehlich, S. D. Mayor, R. D. Sharman, S. M. Spuler, D. P. Storwold, S. Swerdlin, T. T. Warner, and J. C. Weil: An overview of the Pentagon Shield 2004 field campaign. Preprints, 5th Symposium on the Urban Environment, Vancouver, BC, Canada, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, 1.3.




Parker, M. D., and J. C. Knievel: Are there weather holes? An objective analysis.  Preprints, 16th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, P1.37.




Weil, J. C., K. L. Clawson, J. F. Bowers, M. L. Jensen, S. D. Mayor, and J. C. Knievel: Field experiments in tracer dispersion about the Pentagon. 8th George Mason University Transport and Dispersion Modeling Workshop, Fairfax, VA, George Mason University. Abstract only.



2003
Parker, M. D., and J. C. Knievel: Are there mesoscale, convective ''weather holes"? Preprints, 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, American Meteorological Society, CD-ROM, P1.13.



2002
Knievel, J. C.: A comparison of convectively generated mesoscale vortices in the United States and in China. Preprints, 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, American Meteorological Society, 62-65.




Knievel, J. C.: Examples of the resolution sensitivity of MCS forecasts by the WRF Model. Mini-forum on Prediction and Observation of Mesoscale Meteorological Phenomena, Tokyo, Japan, Japanese Meteorological Agency. Abstract only.




Knievel, J. C., R. H. Johnson, D. S. Nolan, and J. P. Kossin: The degree of balance in a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective vortex. Preprints, 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, American Meteorological Society, 42-45.



2001
Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson: The kinematics of a mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale convective vortex. Preprints, Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, American Meteorological Society, 415-419.




Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson: A scale-discriminating vorticity budget for a mesoscale convective vortex. Preprints, Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, American Meteorological Society, 396-400.



2000
Knievel, J. C.: The local wind of an MCS and a vorticity budget for the mesoscale convective vortex within it. Preprints, 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, American Meteorological Society, 331-334.



1999

Johnson, R. H., P. E. Ciesielski, J. C. Knievel, and M. D. Parker: Preliminary results from the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment sounding network. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, American Meteorological Society, 969-972.





1998
Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson: The 28 July 1997 Fort Collins flood: synoptic and mesoscale analyses. Preprints, 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, American Meteorological Society, 396-399.



1995
Knievel, J. C. and R. H. Johnson: Surface pressure transients during and after the passage of midlatitude MCSs. XXII General Assembly of the IUGG, Boulder, CO, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Abstract only.






  Other Publications




2003
Knievel, J. C.: The kinematics and thermodynamics of a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale vortex. Atmospheric Science Paper No. 730, Colorado State University, 99 pp.



2002
McCarty, J. E. and J. C. Knievel: Review of "World Almanac Video's Guide to Extreme Weather," Choices, Inc. Library J., 127, 149-150.



1997
Knievel, J. C.: Air pressure. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 1, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York.




Knievel, J. C.: Global warming. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 4, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York.




Knievel, J. C.: Rain, snow, and sleet. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 8, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York.




Knievel, J. C.: Stratosphere. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 9, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York.






Knievel, J. C.: Wind. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 10, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York.




Knievel, J. C. and Z. A. Eitzen: Monsoon. Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences, Vol. 5, Marshal Cavendish, New York, New York.



1996
Knievel, J. C.: Surface pressure transients in mesoscale convective systems. Atmospheric Science Paper No. 605, Colorado State University, 131 pp.






  Talks and Posters




02/26/2008
Physical parameterizations in the WRF Model.  Talk.  2007/2008 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



01/23/2008
The WRF Model's new explicit numerical diffusion and its effects on transport and dispersion in the planetary boundary layer.  Poster.  15th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, New Orleans, LA, American Meteorological Society.


12/12/2007
Atmospheric environment support for the warfighter.  Invited talk.  13th Annual ITEA Conference, Las Cruces, NM, International Test and Evaluation Association.



12/12/2007
Mesoscale climate reanalysis as a tool for planning outdoor tests.  Invited talk.  13th Annual ITEA Conference, Las Cruces, NM, International Test and Evaluation Association.



11/08/2007
Climate CFDDA.  Talk.  Laboratory retreat, Estes Park, CO, Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



07/17/2007
Physical parameterizations in the WRF Model.  Talk.  2007/2008 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 1, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



06/20/2007
NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory.  Invited talk.  Undergraduate Leadership Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



03/19/2007
Beyond "sunny and 75": tailored forecasts and NCAR's 4DWX system.  Invited talk.  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.



12/14/2006
Effects of high-order diffusion on circulations generated by land-surface heterogeneity in a numerical weather prediction model.  Poster.  Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, CA, American Geophysical Union.



10/25/2006
Forecasting in the ATEC Project, with emphasis on short-term numerical prediction.  Invited talk.  Retreat, Convective Weather Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.



08/09/2006
Lake-effect precipitation from the Great Salt Lake.  Talk.  2006 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



08/09/2006
The North American Monsoon and flash floods.  Talk.  2006 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



08/08/2006
Numerical weather prediction (NWP) and the WRF Model.  Talk.  2006 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



07/26/2006
Lake-effect precipitation from the Great Salt Lake.  Talk.  2006 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 1, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



07/26/2006
The North American Monsoon and flash floods.  Talk.  2006 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 1, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



07/25/2006
Numerical weather prediction (NWP) and the WRF Model.  Talk.  2006 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 1, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



06/21/2006
NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory.  Invited talk.  Undergraduate Leadership Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



01/26/2006
Hurricanes.  Invited talk.  Redstone Elementary School, Highlands Ranch, CO.



10/12/2005
Evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model as applied at the Army Test Ranges.  Talk.  Conference on Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations (BACIMO), Monterey, CA, U. S. Director of Defense Research and Engineering.



10/06/2005 Ten steps to better technical talks.  Invited talk.  Laboratory Retreat, Estes Park, CO, Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



10/06/2005 The utility of 6th-order, monotonic, numerical diffusion in the Advanced Research WRF Model.  Poster.  Laboratory Retreat, Estes Park, CO, Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



08/18/2005
Chaos and ensemble forecasting.  Talk.  2005 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



08/18/2005
The WRF Model vs. MM5.  Talk.  2005 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



08/16/2005
Mesoscale vs. synoptic Forecasting.  Talk.  2005 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 2, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



07/28/2005
The WRF Model vs. MM5.  Talk.  2005 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 1 Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



07/26/2005
Mesoscale vs. synoptic Forecasting.  Talk.  2005 ATEC Forecasters' Conference, Installment 1 Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



06/27/2005
The utility of 6th-order, monotonic, numerical diffusion in the Advanced Research WRF Model.  Poster.  Joint MM5/WRF Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



06/22/2005
NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory.  Invited talk.  Undergraduate Leadership Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



11/17/2004
Ten easy steps to better scientific talks.  Talk.  Group Retreat, Boulder, CO, Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



10/07/2004
The transition from the MM5 to the WRF Model in NCAR's Four-Dimensional Weather System (4DWX).  Poster.  11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, Hyannis, MA, American Meteorological Society.



10/06/2004
An evaluation of "RKW" Theory using a model intercomparison.  Poster.  22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA, American Meteorological Society.



08/26/2004
An overview of the Pentagon Shield 2004 field campaign.  Talk.  5th Symposium on the Urban Environment, Vancouver, BC, Canada, American Meteorological Society.



06/24/2004 Recommendations for diffusion in idealized squall line simulations by the WRF Model.  Poster.  WRF/MM5 Joint Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



03/01/2004 Current status of BAMEX dropsonde data.  Talk.  BAMEX workshop, Fairview Heights, IL, National Center for Atmospheric Research and other sponsors.



02/09/2004
The diurnal mode of summer rainfall across the conterminous United States in 10-km simulations by the WRF Model.  Invited talk.  Public Visitors Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.



01/14/2004
The diurnal mode of summer rainfall across the conterminous United States in 10-km simulations by the WRF Model.  Talk.  16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society.




01/12/2004
Are there weather holes? An objective analysis.  Poster.  20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Seattle, WA, American Meteorological Society.




12/09/2003
Diurnal rainfall in the WRF Model.  Invited talk.  Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.




10/28/2003
The realism of rainfall patterns in preliminary versions of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model.  Invited talk.  Public Visitors Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.




06/24/2003
A few simulations that address the WRF Model's ability to reproduce patterns of warm-season rainfall in the High Plains.  Poster.  10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, American Meteorological Society.




06/12/2003 The 22-km WRF Model's diurnal and semi-diurnal modes of summer rainfall across the contiguous United States.  Talk.  Fourth Weather Research and Forecasting Modeling System Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.



06/12/2003 On the WRF Model's ability to reproduce patterns of rainfall from summer MCSs in the central United States.  Talk.  Fourth Weather Research and Forecasting Modeling System Users' Workshop, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.



04/01/2003 Unconventional evaluation of rainfall forecasts from numerical models.  Talk.  2nd NCAR/CAMS Joint Workshop on NWP Model Development, Beijing, China, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences.



02/16/2003 An introduction to the new Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model.  Poster.  Annual Meeting of the AAAS, Denver, CO, American Association for the Advancement of Science.



11/01/2002 Examples of the resolution sensitivity of MCS forecasts by the WRF Model.  Invited Talk.  Mini-forum on Prediction and Observation of Mesoscale Meteorological Phenomena, Tokyo, Japan, Japanese Meteorological Agency.



09/30/2002 A scale-discriminating vorticity budget for a mesoscale convective vortex.  Poster.  2nd Annual Early Career Scientists' Assembly poster session, Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research.



08/12/2002
A comparison between convectively generated mesoscale vortices in the United States and in China.  Poster.  21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, American Meteorological Society.




08/12/2002
The degree of balance in a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective vortex.  Poster.  21st Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, American Meteorological Society.



05/09/2002
Convectively generated mesoscale vortices.  Invited Talk.  National Research Council staff site visit, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO.




10/05/2001
Vorticity and gradient balance in a mesoscale convective vortex.  Invited talk.  National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK.




08/01/2001
The kinematics of a mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale convective vortex.  Poster.  Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, American Meteorological Society.



08/01/2001
A scale-discriminating vorticity budget for a mesoscale convective vortex.  Poster.  Ninth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Fort Lauderdale, FL, American Meteorological Society.




06/22/2001
The kinematics and thermodynamics of a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system and its mesoscale vortex.  Ph.D. defense seminar.  Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.




03/21/2001 Vorticity and gradient balance in a mesoscale convective vortex.  Invited talk.  Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Meteorology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.



01/24/2001 Why it is wrong to say that warm air holds more water vapor than cold air.  Invited talk.  Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA.



09/13/2000 The local wind of an MCS and a vorticity budget for the mesoscale convective vortex within it.  Talk.  20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, American Meteorological Society.



10/16/1998
The 28 July 1997 Fort Collins flood: synoptic and mesoscale analysis.  Talk.  19th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, American Meteorological Society.



02/17/1998
El Nino.  Invited talk.  The Kiwanis Club, Fort Collins, CO.




02/23/1996
Surface pressure transients in mesoscale convective systems.  M.S. defense seminar.  Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.




07/06/1995 Surface pressure transients during and after the passage of midlatitude MCSs.  Poster.  XXII General Assembly of the IUGG, Boulder, CO, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.






  Field Projects




09/07-09/07
Fusing Sensor Information from Observing Networks (FUSION) Field Trial 2007 (FFT07)


Coordinator of WRF Model ensemble simulations




10/06-03/07
Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project (C3VP)


Coordinator of WRF Model simulations




10/05-11/05
Pentagon Shield II


Principal coordinator of outdoor tests




04/04-05/04
Pentagon Shield I


Part-time test coordinator and data analyst




05/03-07/03
Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX)


Dropsonde coordinator




01/02-02/02
Pacific Landfalling Jets Experiment 2002 (PACJET-2002)


Doppler radar scientist




11/99-12/99
Cloud Layer Experiment 5 (CLEX-5)


Mission forecaster




05/98-08/98
South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX)


Quality controller of soundings




06/96-07/96
Cloud Layer Experiment 1 (CLEX-1)


Mission forecaster




11/92-02/93
Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA COARE)


Quality controller of soundings







  Competitive Grants




2006
Co-investigator, Weather Encounter Software Modeling Environment using Climatological and High-Resolution Weather Data


$20,000 over 1 year (Phase I)

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, U.S. Department of Defense



2001
Research associateship


$36,000 over 1 year


National Research Council



1999
Student travel grant


American Meteorological Society






  Selected Professional and Academic Service




2007-
Associate editor


Monthly Weather Review




2005-
Co-coordinator of laboratory seminar series

Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO



2005-
Reviewer of grant proposals


National Science Foundation




2003-
Volunteer

Office of Education and Outreach, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO



1997-
Reviewer for scientific journals


Atmospheric Science Letters, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Monthly Weather Review, Tellus




1996-
Member of six employment search committees


Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO




2003-2007
Judge at science fairs

Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, CO



2007
Member of Judging committee

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Project Learning Expedition (GLE)



2006
Session chairman


Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union


Session on Importance of Land-Surface Heterogeneity to Weather and Weather Prediction II




2004
Member of steering committee and multiple subcommittees


Communicating Science Initiative, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO




2004
Research mentor

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO



2003-2004
Co-coordinator, Dynamics Happy Hour

Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO



2003
Session chairman


10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, American Meteorological Society


Session on Organized Convective Systems




2003
Writing mentor

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO



1999-2000
Representative of the Department of Atmospheric Science


Graduate Student Council, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO




1997-1998
Ph.D. student representative to the departmental faculty


Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO




1996-1997
M.S. student representative to the departmental faculty


Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO




1995
Co-instructor


Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO


Three-part elementary school workshop on weather







  Selected Awards and Honors




2006
Nomination, Outstanding Technical Achievement of the Year: Pentagon Shield Project

National Center for Atmospheric Research




2002
Highlight conference presentation: "A comparison of convectively generated..."


American Meteorological Society




2002
Paper of Note: "The kinematics of a midlatitude, continental mesoscale convective system..."


American Meteorological Society




2000
Honorable mention, Best Student Oral Presentation


20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, American Meteorological Society




1998
Graduate Research Award of Excellence (awarded annually to the single outstanding graduate research assistant in the college)


College of Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO




1997
Top forecaster


Mesoscale weather forecasting contest, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO




1996
Invited forecaster


30th Annual Rocky Mountain Soaring Contest




1994
Top forecaster


Mesoscale weather forecasting contest, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO




1992
Student Marshal, fall graduation (awarded to student ranked first in the college's graduating class)


College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA







  Professional and Scholarly Affiliations




2005-
International Test and Evaluation Association




2002-
National Weather Association




2001-
American Association for the Advancement of Science




2001-
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society




1997-
American Geophysical Union




1996-
American Meteorological Society




1991-
Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honor Society




1991-
Golden Key National Honor Society







 



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