UCAR Trustee Candidate Steven A. Ackerman

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1 UCAR Trustee Candidate Steven A. Ackerman The Members Nominating Committee is pleased to present Dr. Steven Ackerman as a candidate to the UCAR Board of Trustees. Dr. Ackerman is professor of atmospheric science at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Director of the UW NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies. Dr. Ackerman s research interests center on remote sensing the Earth system and he is actively involved in several remote sensing programs. He is the co author of three books on meteorology and radiation in the atmosphere. He is a winner of the 2003 Talbot Prize that recognizes excellence in visuals in textbooks and other learning materials and is a recipient of the University of Wisconsin Madison Chancellor;s Award for Distinguished Teaching. Dr. Ackerman has a long history of collaborative activities with UCAR program, including Unidata and the Digital Library for Earth Science Education (DLESE). His scientific expertise on remote sensing, education excellence, familiarity with UCAR programs, and administrative skills will bring important knowledge and insights to the Board of Trustees. PERSONAL STATEMENT I am honored to be nominated for this position. I hope that my experiences and perspective will be useful to the Board as it guides UCAR s mission. As director of the Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Observations, a collaborative research institute between University of Wisconsin Madison and NOAA, I deeply appreciate UCARs role as a research center that supports, enhances, and extends the capabilities of the university community. CIMSS role as a collaborative research center has helped to shape my perspective on UCAR s mission of fostering the transfer of knowledge and technology for the betterment of others. This requires the effective transfer of research to applications, and a need for us to effectively communicate our relevant work to the public and policy makers. My interest in UCAR s education and outreach mission is spurred by my active involvement in local and national education programs, both formal and informal education. I support the UCAR 2020 strategic outlook which offers an exciting view of its future. Fully achieving that vision requires purposeful and productive collaborations among all UCAR s members, which I would work to foster while serving on the board. I would draw on the strong relationships built during many research interactions with UCAR and

2 NCAR scientists through a variety of field programs, my collaborations with many UCAR educators, and my six year service on the Unidata Policy Committee. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Prof. Steven A. Ackerman Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) University of Wisconsin Madison 1225 West Dayton Street Madison, Wisconsin Phone: (608) E mail: Steve.Ackerman@ssec.wisc.edu Education Colorado State University; Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, Advisor: Dr. Stephen K. Cox; Dissertation: "Radiative Characteristics of a Dust Laden Atmosphere" Colorado State University; M.S. Atmospheric Science, Advisor: Dr. Stephen K. Cox; Thesis: "GATE Phase III Mean Synoptic Scale Radiative Convergence Profiles" State University of New York Oneonta; B.S. cum laude Physics, Minor: Mathematics. Professional Experience 2007 Present Co faculty director of the Delta Program on Graduate Education at UW Madison 1999 Present Director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies 1992 Present Professor Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison Assistant Scientist Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies Associate Researcher Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies Honors and Awards July 2004: UW Madison Vilas Associate Spring 2003: Winner of the Society of Academic Author s Talby prize to recognize excellence in visuals in textbooks and other learning materials. April 1999: Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching Dec 1996: NASA Group Achievement Award: FIRE II Science and Operations Team April 1996: Winner of a Lilly Teaching Fellowship

3 April 1995: Sept 1992: BOOKS Inducted as a Fellow in the University of Wisconsin Madison Teaching Academy NASA ERBE Program Award "For outstanding contributions to the intercomparison and validation of ERBE scanner and non scanner results," Ackerman, S.A. and J.A. Knox, 2002: Meteorology: Understanding the atmosphere. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. xxiii, 486p. (2 nd edition published in 2006) Ackerman, S.A. and R. Pincus, 2003: Radiation in the Atmosphere: Observations and Applications, In Handbook of Weather, Climate and Water, edited by Thomas D. Potter and Bradley R. Colman. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Pincus, R. and S.A. Ackerman, 2003: Radiation in the Atmosphere: Foundations, In Handbook of Weather, Climate and Water, edited by Thomas D. Potter and Bradley R. Colman. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Selected Publications Li, Z., J. Li, W. P. Menzel, T. J. Schmit, and S. A. Ackerman, 2007: Comparison between current and future environmental satellite imagers on cloud classification using MODIS. Remote Sensing of Environment. 108, Wang, F., J. Li, T. Schmit, S. A. Ackerman 2007: Trade off studies of a hyperspectral infrared sounder on a geostationary satellite, Appl. Optics, 46, Uhlenbrock, N. L., K. M. Bedka, W. F. Feltz, and S. A. Ackerman, 2007: Mountain Waves Signatures in MODIS 6.7 µm Imagery and Their Relation to Pilot Reports of Turbulence. Wea. Forecasting. 22, Hong, G., P. Yang, H L Huang, S. A. Ackerman, and I. N. Sokolik, 2006: Highresolution infrared spectral signature of overlapping cirrus clouds and mineral dust. JGR Lett. 33, L04805, 4pp. Knox, J. A., and S. A. Ackerman, 2005: What do Introductory Meteorology Students want to Learn? Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 86, 10, Ackerman, S. A., S. Bachmeier, K. Strabala, and M. Gunshor, 2005: A Satellite View of the Cold Air Outbreak of January Wea. Forecasting, 20, Hawkinson, J. A., W. Feltz, and S. A. Ackerman, 2005: A Comparison Study using the GOES Sounder Cloud Top Pressure Product and Cloud Lidar and Radar. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, Lee, Y., G. Wahba, and S. A. Ackerman, 2004: Cloud classification of Satellite radiance data by multicategory support vector machines. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, Huang, H. L., P. Yang, H. L. Wei, B. A. Baum, Y. X. Hu, P. Antonelli, and S. A. Ackerman, 2004: Inference of ice cloud properties from high spectral

4 resolution infrared observations. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42, King, M. D., W. P. Menzel, Y. J. Kaufman, D. Tanré, B. C. Gao, S. Platnick, S. A. Ackerman, L. A. Remer, R. Pincus, and P. A. Hubanks, 2003: Cloud and aerosol properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and humidity from MODIS. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, Moeller, C. C., H. E. Revercomb, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel and R. O. Knuteson, 2003: Evaluation of MODIS thermal IR band L1B radiances during SAFARI J. Geo Res., 108 (D13), 8494, SAF Turner, D. D., S. A. Ackerman, B. A. Baum, H. E. Revercomb, and P. Yang, 2003: Cloud Phase Determination Using Ground based AERI Observations at SHEBA. J. Appl. Meteor., 42, Platnick, S., M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel, B. A. Baum, J. C. Riédi, and R. A. Frey, 2003: The MODIS cloud products: Algorithms and examples from Terra. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41, Li, J., Z. Yang, W.P. Menzel, Z. Yang, R.A. Frey, and S.A. Ackerman, 2003: High spatial resolution surface and cloud type classification from MODIS multispectral band measurements. J. Appl. Meteor., 42, Sunggi C., S. Ackerman, P. F. van Delst, and W. P. Menzel, 2000: Model Calculations and Interferometer Measurements of Ice Cloud Characteristics. J. Appl. Meteor., 39, Baum, B. A., P. F. Soulen, K. I. Strabala, M. D. King, S. A. Ackerman, and W. P. Menzel, 2000: Remote sensing of cloud properties using MODIS Airborne Simulator imagery during SUCCESS II. Cloud thermodynamic phase. J. Geophys. Res., 105, Chang, F., Z. Li, and S. A. Ackerman, 1999: Examining the relationship between cloud and radiation quantities derived from satellite observations and model calculations. J. Climate, 13, Frey, R. A., B. A. Baum, W. P. Menzel, S. A. Ackerman, C. C. Moeller, and J. D. Spinhirne, 1999: A comparison of cloud top heights computed from airborne lidar and MAS radiacne data using CO2 slicing. J. Geophys. Res., 104, Ackerman, S. A., K. I. Strabala, W. P. Menzel, R. A. Frey, C. C. Moeller and L. E. Gumley, 1998: Discriminating Clear sky from Clouds with MODIS. J. Geophys. Res., 103 (D24), 32,141. King, M. D., S. C. Tsay, S. A. Ackerman, and N. F. Larsen, 1998: Discriminating Heavy Aerosol, Clouds, and Fires During SCAR B: Application of Airborne Multispectral MAS Data. J. Geophys. Res., 103 (D24), 31,989 31,999. Riggs, G. A., D. K. Hall, and S. A. Ackerman, 1998: Sea Ice Detection with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator (MAS). Remote Sens. Environ., 68 (2): Ackerman, S. A., C. C. Moeler, K. I. Strabala, H. E. Gerber, L. E. Gumley, W. P. Menzel, S C. Tsay, 1998: Retrieval of Effective Microphyscial Properties of Clouds: a Wave Cloud Case Study, J. Geophys. Res. Lett., 25,

5 Ackerman, S. A., 1997: Remote sensing aerosols from satellite infrared observations. J. Geophys. Res., 102, Ackerman, S. A., 1996: Global satellite observations of negative brightness temperature difference between 11 and 6.7 µm. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, Frey, R. A., S. A. Ackerman, and B. J. Soden, 1995: Climate parameters from satellite spectral measurements. Part I: Collocated AVHRR and HIRS/2 observations of the spectral greenhouse parameter. J. Climate, 9, Ackerman, S. A., W. L. Smith, A. D. Collard, X. L. Ma, H. E. Revercomb and R. O. Knuteson, 1995: Cirrus cloud properties derived from high spectral resolution infrared spectrometry during FIRE II, Part II: Aircraft HIS results. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, Soden, B. J., S. A. Ackerman, D.O'C Starr, S. H. Melfi, and R. A. Ferrare, 1994: Comparison of upper tropospheric water vapor from GOES, Raman lidar and CLASS measurements during FIRE Cirrus II. J. Geophys. Res., 99, ,016. Ackerman, S. A., and K. I. Strabala, 1994: Satellite remote sensing of H 2 SO 4 aerosol using the 8 12 µm window region: Application to Mount Pinatubo. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 18,639 18,649. Ackerman, S. A,. and H. Chung, 1992: Radiative effects of airborne dust on regional energy budgets at the top of the atmosphere. J. Appl. Meteor. 31, Ackerman, S. A., R. A. Frey, and W. L. Smith, 1992: Radiation budget studies using collocated observations from AVHRR, HIRS/2 and ERBE instruments. J. Geo. Res Ackerman, S. A., and G. L. Stephens, 1987: The absorption of solar radiation by cloud droplets: an application of anomalous diffraction theory. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, Ackerman, S. A., and S. K. Cox, 1981: Aircraft observations of the shortwave fractional absorptance of non homogeneous clouds. J. Appl. Meteor., 20,