Curriculum Vitae Stephen R. Shaffer, Ph.D.

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1 Curriculum Vitae Stephen R. Shaffer, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scholar Arizona State University Tempe Campus School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Website: math.asu.edu/stephen-shaffer Phone: (480) Address: 901 S. Palm Walk, WXLR 216 Tempe, AZ EDUCATION 2014, Dec Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Arizona State University Thesis: Investigations of Environmental Effects on Freeway Acoustics Chair: Mohamed Moustaoui 2009, May M.S. Mechanical Engineering Arizona State University, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics Thesis: Investigations of Environmental Effects on Freeway Acoustics Chair: Harindra J.S. Fernando 2005, May B.S. Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics University of Arizona 2001, May A.S. Engineering Science Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT 2000, May A.S. General Studies Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT RESEARCH INTERESTS Applied computational mathematics and data sciences on topics within environmental fluid dynamics, particularly for urban processes. Present work focuses on improving the representation of cities within atmospheric models to increase model forecast skill at small spatial scales by efficiently using high-resolution observations of land cover. Aspects of sustainability, urban-hydroclimate, and urban planning, are being investigated with hypothetical present and future city development scenarios, including changing land use to increase local food production within metropolitan areas such as Phoenix. These cases are achieved by combining physics-based models of land and atmospheric processes with sophisticated urban, vegetation and crop models. These investigations utilize high-performance computing resources, such as the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, Internet2, and resources at ASU Research Computing. APPOINTMENTS & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Dec Present, Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Aug 2016-present, Sustainability Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Fall Present, Postdoctoral Fellow, AZ Computing PostDoc Best Practices Consultant, Field Experiment Lead, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, ADOT MPD : SPR-699: Materials Properties and Optimum Geometries for the Design of Noise Walls Software Engineer, IntelliWare LLC., Mesa, AZ 1

2 Graduate Researhc Assistant, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, with Dr. Mohamed Moustaoui and Dr. Alex Mahalov Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, with Dr. H.J.S. Fernando and Dr. Nick C. Ovenden SPONSORED RESEARCH AWARDS & PROJECTS , PI, Hydroclimatic impacts accompanying localization of food production within cities, part 1: improving urban parameterization and performing high resolution simulations Computational & Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) project UASU K core-hours on Yellowstone (ark:/85065/d7wd3xhc) under NSF Award Number: DMS Consultant - Field Experiment Lead, , Materials Properties and Optimum Geometries for the Design of Noise Walls ADOT MPD : SPR-699, University of Notre Dame TEACHING & MENTORING Arizona State University: MAT Calculus for Engineers I (Spring 2017) (94 students) PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 4. S.R. Shaffer; M. Moustaoui; A. Mahalov; B.L. Ruddell (2016). A Method of Aggregating Heterogeneous Subgrid Land-Cover Input Data for Multiscale Urban Parameterization, J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 55(9): , doi: /jamc-d S.R. Shaffer; W.T.L. Chow; M. Georgescu; P. Hyde; G.D. Jenerette; A. Mahalov; M. Moustaoui; B.L. Ruddell (2015). Multi-scale modeling and evaluation of urban surface energy balance in the Phoenix metropolitan area, J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 54(2): , doi: /jamc-d S.R. Shaffer; N.C. Ovenden; H.J.S. Fernando; M. Moustaoui; A. Mahalov (2015). Simulating meteorological profiles to study noise propagation from freeways, Appl. Acoust., 92(5): , doi: /j.apacoust N. Ovenden, S.R. Shaffer and H.J.S. Fernando (July 2009). Impact of meteorological conditions on noise propagation from freeway corridors, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 126, No. 1, pp , doi: / In Preparation 4. S.R. Shaffer; et al. ; (In Preparation). Improving parameterization of input data for urban canopy and land surface models: urban area natural class 3. S.R. Shaffer (In Preparation). Improving parameterization of input data for urban canopy and land surface models: sensitivity analysis of land cover data products 2. S.R. Shaffer; X. Li; J. Smith; et al. (In Preparation). Hydroclimate implications for conversion to agricultural land use within semi-arid cities: case study scenarios for Phoenix 1. M. Moustaoui; S.R. Shaffer; A. Mahalov; E. Kostelich (In Preparation). A semi-implicit method for integration of global shallow water and anelastic equations, 2

3 OTHER REFEREED PUBLICATIONS & TECHNICAL REPORTS 4. S. Shaffer (Dec 2014). Investigations of environmental effects on freeway acoustics, Arizona State University, Ph.D. Dissertation. 3. S.R. Shaffer, H.J.S. Fernando and N.C. Ovenden (2012). Investigations of environmental effects on freeway acoustics, Arizona Dept. of Transportation, Final Report: Project ID - R060518P (JPA T), SPR H.J.S. Fernando, N. Ovenden and S. Shaffer (2010). Investigations of environmental effects on freeway acoustics, Arizona Dept. of Transportation, Final Report: Project ID - R060518P (JPA T). 1. S. Shaffer (May 2009). Investigations of environmental effects on freeway acoustics, Arizona State University, M.S. Thesis. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 15. Stephen R. Shaffer, Improving input data for urban canopy and land surface models: sensitivity analysis of NAIP versus NLCD data products. Agroclimatology Project Directors Meeting, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), San Francisco, CA, December, Stephen R. Shaffer, Improving input data for urban canopy and land surface models: sensitivity analysis of land cover data products. Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December, Poster ID , B33H-0698, Session B093: Urban areas and global change. 13. Stephen R. Shaffer, Invited talk, Big data aspects of multi-scale urban atmosphere modelling. Economics, Statistics and Information Resources Committee of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (ESIRC-AAEA) workshop on Big Data in Applied Economics: Knowledge and Applications, Annual Meeting of AAEA, Boston, MA, 30 July Stephen R. Shaffer, Improving input data for urban canopy and land surface models: sensitivity analysis of land cover data products, 17th Annual WRF Users Workshop, 27 June - 1 July 2016, Boulder, CO Poster Stephen R. Shaffer, A method of aggregating heterogeneous subgrid land cover input data for multiscale urban parameterization within atmospheric models (64937), Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December, Stephen Shaffer, A method of aggregating heterogeneous subgrid land cover input data for multiscale parameterization. EaSM PI Meeting, Rockville, MD, August 31, Grant No. NSF DMS and USDA NIFA S.R. Shaffer, M. Moustaoui, A. Mahalov, and B. L. Ruddell (2015). A method of aggregating heterogeneous subgrid land cover input data for multiscale urban parameterization. 16th Annual WRF Users Workshop, Boulder, CO, June 17, 2015, poster P X. Li, S.R. Shaffer, A. Mahalov, B. Turner II, M. Georgescu, I. Kamarianakis, E. Mack, and M. Moustaoui (2015). High-resolution fractional land-cover classification and influence of multi-scale aggregation method for urban applications. 16th Annual WRF Users Workshop, Boulder, CO, June 17, 2015, poster P4. 7. S.R. Shaffer, B.L. Ruddell, W.T.L. Chow, M. Moustaoui, A. Mahalov, M. Georgescu (2013). Evaluation of WRF for fine scale surface energy balance modeling in Phoenix. Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, Dec 12, A43A

4 6. S.R. Shaffer, B.L. Ruddell, W.T.L. Chow, M. Moustaoui, A. Mahalov, M. Georgescu (2013). Evaluation of WRF for fine scale surface energy balance modeling in Phoenix. 14th Annual WRF Users Workshop, Boulder, CO, June 26, P B.L. Ruddell, E. Vivoni, M. Moustaoui, D. Jenerette, A. Mahalov, C. Martin, S. Harlan, T. Volo, S.R. Shaffer, W. Chow (July 2012). Assessing decadal climate change impacts on urban populations in the Southwestern USA, NSF EaSM PI Meeting, Arlington, VA. Grant No , Theme 4 poster S.R. Shaffer, N.C. Ovenden, M. Moustaoui, A. Mahalov, and H.J.S. Fernando (2011). Coupling WRF with an acoustic propagation model to study highway noise pollution. 12th Annual WRF Users Event, Boulder, CO, June 20-24, P N.C. Ovenden, S.R. Shaffer and H.J.S. Fernando (May 2011). Investigations of environmental and terrain effects on the propagation of freeway noise, 161st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA, Talk 2pNS3. 2. S. Shaffer, M. Moustaoui and A. Mahalov (June 2010). Application of vertical nesting within ARW-WRF v3.2 to a study of highway noise pollution in Phoenix Arizona, 11th Annual WRF Users Event, Boulder, CO. Poster S. Shaffer and D. Garnett (June 2005). Stellar populations in the southwest part of the Small Magellanic Cloud from HST/WFPC2 imaging, 206 th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Poster PUBLIC TALKS & COLLOQUIA 11. (planned) Morrison School of Agribusiness Seminar, ASU, 22 Mar Incorporating heterogeneous urban density within a multi-scale urban atmosphere model, Computational and Applied Math Seminar, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, 28 Oct Improving urban parameterization for multiscale atmospheric modeling, Postdoc Lunch Series, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, 20 April Investigations of environmental effects on freeway acoustics, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Arizona State University, 7 November A study of highway noise pollution in Phoenix Arizona, Nonlinear Dynamics, Environmental Science & Sustainibility Seminar, Arizona State University, 12 October Towards a two-way parabolic equation model with terrain following coordinates, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics Seminar, Arizona State University, 24 April Investigations of environmental effects on freeway acoustics, M.S. Thesis Defense, Arizona State University, 16 February Incorporating Turbulence into Traffic Noise Models, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics Seminar, Arizona State University, 10 October Incorporating Turbulence into Traffic Noise Propagation Models, Environmental Fluid Dynamics Program Seminar, Arizona State University, 28 March Case Studies of the Impact from Meteorological Conditions on Propagation of Freeway Noise, Environmental Fluid Dynamics Program Seminar, Arizona State University, 14 September

5 1. Modeling the Atmospheric Propagation of Freeway Noise, Environmental Fluid Dynamics Program Seminar, Arizona State University, 13 April SERVICE & SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES Reviewer of manuscripts submitted to: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (2015-Present) Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology (2015-Present) Organized Environmental Fluid Dynamics Journal Club (see: com) PRESS COMMUNICATIONS TO PUBLIC Harvesting data: The impacts of increased urban farming, Rhonda Olson, 22 January 2016, ASU Now, asu-takes-lead-national-project-predict-impacts-increased-urban-farming How the weather affects the scale of urban noise pollution Popular version of paper 2pNS3 Presented Tuesday Afternoon, May 24, 2011, 161st ASA Meeting, Seattle, WA. httpdocs/161st/ovenden.html GRADUATE ADVISORS Prof. Mohamed Moustaoui, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (Ph.D. Program). Prof. Harindra J.S. Fernando, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (M.S. Program). 5