David Thompson’s work focuses on improving our understanding of global climate variability using observational data. He researches large-scale atmospheric dynamics, the interpretation of observed climate change, ocean/atmosphere interaction and the climate impacts of atmospheric phenomena. Thompson has collaborated with researchers …
State Climatologist Russ Schumacher is the director of the Colorado Climate Center, where he studies storms, weather analysis and forecasting, precipitation extremes, flash floods, and the weather and climate of Colorado. Schumacher’s research focuses on mesoscale meteorology and convective systems, …
University Distinguished Professor A.R. “Ravi” Ravishankara researches the chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere as it relates to stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change and regional air quality. Ravishankara is the former director of the Chemical Sciences Division at the National Oceanographic …
Steve Miller is the director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. His research focuses on satellite-based remote sensing of the Earth and atmosphere system. Miller uses a wide assortment of sensor technologies, including active/passive systems spanning the …
Phil Klotzbach is a senior research scientist for the Department of Atmospheric Science in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. He has worked in the department for the past 23 years and was co-author on the Atlantic basin hurricane …
University Distinguished Professor Sonia Kreidenweis researches atmospheric chemistry in the troposphere involving aerosol-cloud-climate interactions and visibility. Kreidenweis is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society and the American Association for Aerosol Research; she previously served as …
Jeff Collett is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science studying air quality. Particular topics of interest include pollution processing by clouds and fogs, acid rain, nitrogen deposition, fine particles and their role in regional haze formation, …
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Melissa Burt co-founded the national “Science Moms” campaign to empower mothers to address climate change. She leads the NSF Research Experiences for …
