Owen Michael Doherty, PhD odoherty@ucsd.edu Post Doctoral Research Fellow Scripps Institution of Oceanography San Diego, CA Education: DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY in Marine and Atmospheric Science, December 2012 from School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY Dissertation Topic: Role of the Intertropical Convergence Zone Over West Africa in Controlling the Transport of Mineral Dust. (Selected as best PhD Dissertation in 2012) MASTERS OF SCIENCE in Marine and Atmospheric Science, December 2006 from School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY Thesis Topic: On the Transport of Saharan Mineral Dust BACHELORS OF SCIENCE in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences with a concentration in Atmospheric Science awarded in May 2003 from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Appointments: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Climate, Atmospheric Sciences, and Physical Oceanography, January 2013 present. Publications: Doherty, O.M., Riemer, N, Hameed, S., (2014) Transport of Saharan Mineral Dust in the Boreal Summer and its Controls by the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Tellus B., Accepted. Baumann, H. and Doherty, O.M., (2013), Decadal Changes in the World s Coastal Latitudinal Temperature Gradients. PLoS One, 8, e67596. Doherty, O.M., Riemer, N, Hameed, S., (2012), Control of Saharan Mineral Dust Transport to Barbados in Winter by the Intertropical Convergence Zone over West Africa. J. Geophs. Res.: Atmos., 117, D19. Taylor, G.T., Muller-Karger, F., Thunell, R.C., Scranton, M.I., Astor, Y., Varlea, R., Ghinaglia, L.T., Lorenzoni, L., Fanning, K.A., Hameed, S. and Doherty, O.M., (2012) Decadal decline in plankton production in the southern Caribbean Sea: Report from the CARIACO biogeochemical series. PNAS, 109, 19315-19320. Doherty, O. M., N. Riemer, S. Hameed (2008), Saharan Mineral Dust into the Caribbean: Observerved Controls and Trends, J. Geophys. Res.: Atmos., 113, D07211- D07211. Riemer, N, Doherty, O.M., Hameed, S. (2006), On the variability of African dust transport across the Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Letters, 33, 30229-3032. DeGaetano, A.T. and Doherty, O.M. Temporal (2004), Spatial and meteorological variations in hourly PM2.5 concentration extremes in New York City, Atmospheric Environment, 38, 1547 1558. Papers Submitted or in Preparation:
Salinas, S. and Doherty, O.M., Estimated Ecosystem Shifts Due to Ocean Warming as Predicted by CESM. In Preparation for Nature Climate Change. Doherty, O.M., Evan, A.T., Identification of a New Dust Stratocumulus Indirect Effect over the Tropical North Atlantic. Submitted to Geophysical Research Letters. Evan, A.T., Flamant, C., Fiedler, S., Doherty, O.M., A Failure of Climate Models to Simulate Aeolian Dust. Submitted to Nature Climate Change. Evan, A.T., Fiedler, S., Schepanski, K., Zhao, C., Doherty, O.M., A Statistical Analysis of Modeled Dust Emission. Submitted to Science. Doherty, O.M., Riemer, N, Hameed, S., Predicted Changes of Position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone Over West Africa in the 21s Century in CMIP5. In Preparation for J. Climate. Doherty, O.M., Cochran, J.K., Rasbury, E.T., Beck, A.J. and Garcia-Orellana, J., Continetal Source Apportionment of Windborne Mineral Dust Through Principle Component Analysis of Trace Metals. In Preparation for Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. Conference Presentations: O.M. Doherty and A.T. Evan. Identification of a New Dust Indirect Effect Over the Tropical North Atlantic. 31 st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. February 2014. San Diego, CA. O.M. Doherty and A.T. Evan. Identification of a New Dust Indirect Effect Over the Tropical North Atlantic. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. December 2013. San Fransisco, CA. (Poster Presentation). O.M. Doherty, N. Riember and S. Hameed. The Role of the Intertropical Convergence Zone in Controlling Mineral Dust Transport in the Tropical North Atlantic. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. December 2011. San Fransisco, CA. (Poster Presentation). O.M. Doherty, N. Riemer and S. Hameed. Seasonal Mineral Dust Transport to the Americas and Controls by the Intertropical Convergence Zone. First International Workshop on the Long-Range Transport and Impacts of African Dust on the Americas. October 2011. San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Poster Presentation) S. Hameed, O. M. Doherty, N. Riemer. On the Seasonal and Annual Variability of Saharan Mineral Dust in the Caribbean. May 2007. AGU Joint Assembly: The Roles of Dust in the Global Climate System. Acapulco, Mexico. O. M. Doherty, N. Riemer, S. Hameed. Intercontinental Transport of Saharan Mineral Dust. May 2007. 2007 Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations Conference. Lake George, N.Y. Teaching Experience: ADJUNCT FACULTY, Stony Brook University Remote Sensing of the Environment (Fall 2012) Spatial Data Analysis (Spring 2012) Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Dynamics (Fall 2010 and 2011) Environmental Problems and Solutions (Summer 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) ADJUNCT FACULTY, Stony Brook Southampton University Environmental Problems and Solutions (Fall 2008)
Research Interests: Interdisciplinary research focused on how climate variability impacts natural systems. Climate variability on seasonal and annual timescales. Remote sensing of clouds, aerosols and surface characteristics. Modeling of climate variability and large-scale data analysis of climate model output. Understanding aerosol climate system interactions and feedbacks. Core Skills: Programming: FORTRAN, MATLAB, bash and Perl Modeling: Use of GCM (CESM and CAM), Analysis of CMIP 5 Products Expertise In: Reanalysis products, Precipitation Datasets, Remote Sensing Data Analysis: Large datasets, Multivariate Analysis, Time-series Communication: Awards in both oral and technical writing, lecturing experience Honors and Awards: Best Dissertation Award, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, 2012. Best Student Poster, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, January 2012 Best Student Presentation, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, January 2011 Jerry R. Schubel Graduate Fellow, 2008-2010 Evan R. Liblit Memorial Scholar, 2006-2007 Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Student Fellowship 2005 University Service: SEARCH COMMITTEE for Dean of School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Fall 2010 Spring 2011 PRESIDENT, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Student Club, Fall 2009 Fall 2010 COMMITTEE MEMBER, Graduate Program Committee, Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 COMMITTEE MEMBER, Web Technology Committee, Fall 2007 Summer 2008 CAPTAIN OF STEADY EDDIES, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Softball Team, Fall 2007 Spring 2010 COMMITTEE MEMBER, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Infrastructure Committee, Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, New Student Recruitment Weekend, 2006 and 2007. HEAD, Friday Beers Social Committee, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 Public Service: KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Riverhead High School, R 2 Research Symposium, May 2011 INVITED SPEAKER, Brookhaven National Laboratory Community Summer Science Program, July 2009 and August 2010 CO-HEAD RULES JUDGE, 2007 National Ocean Sciences Bowl, National Competition
RULES JUDGE, Bay Scallop Bowl, Regional Competition, 2005-2011 MODERATOR, Bay Scallop Bowl, Regional Competition, 2012 Additional Teaching Experience: TEACHING PRACTICUM, Stony Brook University Environmental Problems and Solutions (Fall 2007) TEACHING ASSISTANT, Stony Brook University Foundations of Atmospheric Science I (Graduate) (Fall 2008) Foundations of Atmospheric Science II (Graduate) (Fall 2008) Environmental Problems and Solutions (Fall 2006) Advanced Synoptic Meteorology and Weather Forecasting (Spring 2005) Atmospheric Structure and Analysis (Fall 2004) GUEST LECTURER Environmental Problems and Solutions (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009) Current Topics in World Climate and Atmosphere (Spring 2010) TEACHING ASSISTANT, Cornell University Introduction to Meteorology, (Fall 2002) STUDENT TEACHER, Cayuga Heights Elementary School, Ithaca, New York Ms. Pam Merola s Fourth Grade Class, (Fall 2002- Spring 2003) Additional Presentations: O.M. Doherty, N. Riember and S. Hameed. The Role of the Intertropical Convergence Zone in Controlling Mineral Dust Transport in the Tropical North Atlantic. January 2012. 2012 SoMAS Graduate Student Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. (Poster Presentation) (Selected as best student poster) O.M. Doherty, N.Riemer and S. Hameed. Towards an Index of the Intertropical Convergence Zone in the Atlantic. May 2011. 2011 Robert DeZaffra Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. O.M. Doherty, N.Riemer and S. Hameed. Towards an Index of the Intertropical Convergence Zone in the Atlantic. January 2011. 2011 SoMAS Graduate Student Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. (Selected as best student presentation) O.M. Doherty, J. Kirk Cochran, T. Rasbury and N. Riemer. The Development of Geochemical Analysis Techniques for Establishing Mineral Dust Provenance. May 2010. 2010 Robert DeZaffra Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. O.M. Doherty, N.Riemer and S. Hammeed. Mineral Dust Transport and the ITCZ. May 2009. 2009 Robert DeZaffra Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. O.M. Doherty, N. Riemer, S. Hameed. Interannual Variability of Intercontinental Transport of Saharan Mineral Dust. May 2007. 2007 Robert DeZaffra Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
O.M. Doherty, N. Riemer, S. Hameed. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Saharan Mineral Dust. May 2006. 2006 Robert DeZaffra Symposium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.