Atmospheric Science Collaborators at University of Alaska Fairbanks

1. Atmospheric Science Collaborators at University of Alaska Fairbanks

2. Activities: Use of Google Earth and keyhole Markup Language for:  Alaska Volcano Observatory operations (e.g. Ash cloud tracking) K-12 Education Public Outreach

3. Jessica CherryResearch Assistant Professor IARC/INEAffiliated Faculty Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Pan-Arctic and regional hydroclimatological product development Land surface and regional climate modeling including water resources & other human dimensions Weather sensor testing, including Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling Student training Background Ph.D. Climate Physics M.A. Physical Oceanography B.A. Economics

4. Kate HedstromOceanographic SpecialistArctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Ocean and sea ice modeling, now with fish High performance computing Grid generation Open source tools (gmake, svn, git, etc) Background 20 years experience with the ROMS family of ocean models Ph.D. in Oceanography from USCD/Scripps B.A. in Physics from UCSD

5. Jeremy KriegerResearch ProgrammerArctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Mesoscale modeling over the North Slope and Beaufort / Chukchi Seas Observational data assimilation Atmospheric reanalysis Real-time weather modeling Statistical forecast verification Background B.S. Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

6. Sergei MauritsHPC Specialist Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Space Weather R&D activities, including diagnostics and forecasting Ionospheric effects on radio wave propagation High performance computing and computer visualization Numerical methods Background Ph.D. Space Physics M.S. Physics, Atmospheric Physics

7. Nicole M�lders (aka Carmen N. Moelders)Department of Atmospheric Sciences / Geophysical InstituteARSC Affiliated Faculty Interests/projects Air quality/chemistry transport modeling Mesoscale modeling Process studies Model development and evaluation Background BS meteorology with minors in mathematics, applied physics MS meteorology with minors in air chemistry, theoretical physics PhD geophysics with minors in geology, theoretical physics PhD meteorology

8. Don MortonResearch Professor Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Weather forecasting R&D activities High performance computing Numerical methods Background Ph.D. Computer Science with minor in Applied Climatology B.S. Computer Science A.A.S. Radio Communications Technology

9. Gregory NewbyChief ScientistArctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Data intensive computing Next-generation computing systems High performance computing performance and usability Model coupling and evaluation Information storage and access Grid computing Background Ph.D. Information Transfer M.A. Communication B.S. Communication and Psychology

11. John WalshChief ScientistInternational Arctic Research Center Interests/Projects Evaluation of global climate simulations of Arctic Downscaling of climate scenarios for Arctic Extreme events and climate change Severe weather Climate information user services Background Ph.D. Meteorology B.S. Mathematics/ Computer Science -- Fellow, American Meteorological Society

12. Peter WebleyAssistant Research Professor Geophysical Institute, Alaska Volcano Observatory Interests/Projects Volcanic Ash Cloud modeling High Resolution NWP WRF-CHEM applications for volcanoes Background Ph.D. Remote Sensing MSc. Atmospheric Sciences BSc. Geophysical Sciences

13. Jing ZhangResearch Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science Arctic Region Supercomputing Center Interests/Projects Mesoscale meteorology modeling and application Regional climate modeling and downscaling Air-land/Sea interactions Climate variability and changes Near real-time weather forecasting Background Ph.D. Atmospheric Science M.S. Atmospheric Science B.S. Atmospheric Science