People
- Alexander, Joan
- Anderson, Maxwell
- Baldwin, Mark
- Barnes, Graham
- Becker, Erich
- Biggs, Janet
- Birch, Aaron
- Bramberger, Martina
- Braun, Douglas
- Brown, William
- Bullock, Greg
- Cherkassky, Alexandra
- Claret, Mariona
- Crouch, Ashley
- Crowe, Brian
- Danioux, Eric
- Delisi, Donald
- Delisi, Bergen
- Dissauer, Karin
- Dunkerton, Philip
- Early, Jeffrey
- Fentzke, Jonathan
- Fodorean, Talida
- Forero Shelton, Manu
- Frahm, Andrew
- Franke, Patricia
- Fremouw, Edward
- Fridman, Sergey
- George, Jessica
- Gilchrist, Stuart
- Gray, Kody
- Gregory, Alice
- Grimsdell, Alison
- Guerrero, Heidi
- Hausman, Mark
- Higgins, Evan
- Hogan, Matthew
- Holt, Laura
- Hulse, Linea
- Javornik, Brenda
- Katsaros, Kristina
- Knepp, Dennis
- Kogan, Yefim
- Kramer, Kelsey
- Kraut, Shawn
- Kruse, Christopher
- Kunze, Eric
- Lawrence, Zachary
- Leka, KD
- Lelong, Pascale
- Levy, Gad
- Liepert, Beate
- Lindsey, Charles
- Lorberau, Karen
- Mahrt, Larry
- Manney, Gloria
- Martin, Charles
- Medsker, Laurie
- Mote, Philip
- Muschinski, Andreas
- Naylor, Jason
- Nickisch, LJ
- Oltman-Shay, Joan
- Parkhurst, Cameron
- Petty, Sara
- Pittman, Jasna
- Poplawski, Orion
- Robins, Robert
- Rowe, Penny
- Schaller, Marcus
- Schecter, David
- Secan, James
- Shay, Dana
- Smalls, Ken
- Smith, Francis
- Solorzano, Natalia
- Spooner, Chad
- Sun, Jielun
- Thomas, Jeremy
- Tolkova, Elena
- Twohy, Cynthia
- Twomey, Susan
- Vadas, Sharon
- Wagner, Eric
- Wang, Hannah (Huan)
- Werne, Joseph
- Woodard, Martin
- Wortham, Cimarron
- Zunich, George
Joan Alexander, PhDVice President, Senior Research Scientist, Director - Boulder, CO
alexand@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x204
Personal website
Research interests: Atmospheric Sciences. Atmospheric dynamics, waves, convection, global circulation modeling, mesoscale modeling, satellite, aircraft, balloon-borne observations, and middle atmosphere studies
Mark Baldwin, PhDAffiliate Scientist, Director
m.baldwin@exeter.ac.uk
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Atmospheric Sciences. The Arctic Oscillation, stratosphere-troposphere coupling, and propagation of planetary-scale waves in the troposphere and stratosphere.
Graham Barnes, PhDSenior Research Scientist, Director - Boulder, CO
graham@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x234
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Space Physics. Magnetohydrodynamics, numerical modeling of space plasmas.
Erich Becker, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
erich.becker@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x225
Aaron Birch, PhDAffiliate Scientist
birch@mps.mpg.de
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Solar physics, local helioseismology, solar interior.
Martina Bramberger, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
martina@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x248
Personal website
Douglas Braun, PhDVice President, Senior Research Scientist, Director - Boulder, CO
dbraun@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x226
Personal website
Research interests: Space Physics - solar and astrophysics. Local helioseismology, solar interior.
William Brown, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Monterey, CA
bill@nwra.com
(831) 582-4900 x421
Curriculum vitae
Greg Bullock, PhDResearch Scientist - Monterey, CA
greg@nwra.com
(831) 582-4907
Curriculum vitae
Brian CroweIT Systems Administrative Associate - Boulder, CO
brian@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x240
Eric Danioux, PhDAffiliate Scientist
edanioux@gmail.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Inertia-gravity waves. Geophysical turbulence. Interaction between balanced and unbalanced motions. Mixed layer dynamics.
Donald Delisi, PhDFounder, Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President, Senior Research Scientist, Director - Seattle, WA
Research interests: Acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of laboratory and field measurements of vortex evolution, internal waves, and turbulent flows; comparisons of field data with laboratory measurements and numerical simulations; experimental fluid mechanics; analysis and interpretation of atmospheric and oceanic flows.
Karin Dissauer, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
dissauer@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x218
Curriculum vitae
Philip DunkertonResearch Assistant - Seattle, WA
pdunkerton@nwra.com
206-556-8151 (Main Seattle Office #)
Jeffrey Early, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Seattle, WA
jearly@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Mesoscale and large scale physical oceanography; the application of symmetry methods to geophysical fluid dynamics
Jonathan Fentzke, PhDAffiliate Scientist
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Research focus on Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (MLT) studies including modeling, simulation, and data fusion using Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) and Lidar. Interests include collisional plasma processes in the E-Region of the Ionosphere as well as meteoric smoke measurements and their relation to the Micrometeoric Input Function (MIF).
Andrew FrahmProposal Administrator and Administrative Specialist - Grants - Boulder, CO
frahm@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x232
Edward Fremouw, PhDFounder, Emeritus
Personal website
Research interests: Near-Earth Space Science: ionospheric physics (satellite experiments & radiowave tomographic imaging) and radio propagation (scintillation observations & modeling).
Sergey Fridman, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Monterey, CA
sergey@nwra.com
(831) 582-4902
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Electromagnetic propagation in randomly structured ionization; Robust methods for solution of inverse problems and ill-posed problems; Ionospheric modeling for Over-the-Horizon radar coordinate registration; VHF/UHF ionospheric propagation and scintillations; Advanced signal processing for radar.
Stuart Gilchrist, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
sgilchrist@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x233
Curriculum vitae
Alison Grimsdell, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
grimsdell@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x211
Curriculum vitae
Mark Hausman, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Monterey, CA
markhausman@nwra.com
(831) 582-4903
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Research focus is on computer programs that model complex physical systems, specifically simulations and studies of ionospheric and space physics, and their effects on radar and communications systems. Fields of expertise include data translation (e.g., raw radar data from ROTHR and BMEWS) and data visualization.
Matthew Hogan, PhDAffiliate Scientist
matthewghogan@protonmail.com
831-402-1086
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Experimental physics, astrophysics and atmospheric physics, parameter estimation using constraints, deep learning methods, and detector design.
Laura Holt, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
laura@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x239
Curriculum vitae
Dennis Knepp, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Monterey, CA
dennis.knepp@nwra.com
(831) 582-4906
Curriculum vitae
Yefim Kogan, PhDSenior Research Scientist - San Diego, CA
ykogan@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Microphysics of clouds and precipitation, aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions, parameterization of clouds and precipitation for mesoscale weather prediction and global climate models.
Kelsey Kramer, MSResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
kelsey@nwra.com
(303) 415 9701 x227
Research interests: Atmospheric and Environmental Scientist with 5+ years of experience in remote sensing, ionospheric data analysis, GPS signal processing, and radiographic image processing. Solid background in MATLAB and IDL/ENVI programming for modeling and simulation purposes, along with diagnostic development. Worked in both government and academia settings to develop consistent analysis tools usable across industries. Strong understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of scientific research and the need for collaboration between different fields in order to meet the needs of a project and share findings.
Shawn Kraut, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Monterey, CA
shawn@nwra.com
(831) 655-4261
Curriculum vitae
Christopher Kruse, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
ckruse@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x224
Personal website
Research interests: Atmospheric Dynamics (Mesoscale and Global), Mountain Meteorology (e.g. Orographic Gravity Waves, Drag (both GW and low-level processes), Parameterization, Precipitation), Numerical Weather Prediction, Observational Research
Eric Kunze, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Seattle, WA
kunze@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Understanding and parameterizing the effects of smallscale ocean processes on large scales, including the impacts of internal waves, turbulence, fronts, double diffusion and stratified turbulence.
KD Leka, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
leka@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x219
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Space Physics. Solar physics, solar magnetic fields, sunspots and solar active regions, solar flares, polarimetry and instrumentation.
Pascale Lelong, PhDSenior Research Scientist, Director - Seattle, WA
pascale@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Ocean and Earth Sciences. Geophysical fluid dynamics; perturbation and asymptotic methods; numerical modeling.
Gad Levy, PhD, CCMSenior Research Scientist - Seattle, WA
gad@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean and Earth Sciences
Beate Liepert, PhDAffiliate Scientist
bgliepert@gmail.com
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Climate variability from inter-annual to centennial time scales, water and energy cycle in a changing climate. Global dimming and brightening and its implications for climate including the water and carbon cycles. In-situ measurements of air pollution and radiative properties in urban and suburban environments on board hot-air balloons.
Charles Lindsey, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
lindsey@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x238
Curriculum vitae
Karen LorberauAssoc Mgr of Corporate Matters - Monterey, CA
karen@nwra.com
(831) 582-4900 x415
Larry Mahrt, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Corvallis, OR
mahrt@nwra.com
541-754-7501
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Boundary layers and turbulence, evapotranspiration, air-sea interaction, bouyancy-driven slope flows, micrometeorology.
Gloria Manney, PhDSenior Research Scientist - New Mexico
manney@nwra.com
505-414-8887
Curriculum vitae
Philip Mote, PhDAffiliate Scientist
pmote@coas.oregonstate.edu
Personal website
Research interests: Studies of clouds, water vapor, and radiation in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.
Andreas Muschinski, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
andreas@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x228
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Atmospheric Physics. Atmospheric turbulence and waves; atmospheric remote sensing; optical, acoustic, and radio-wave propagation through the turbulent atmosphere; boundary-layer meteorology; atmospheric measurement science.
LJ Nickisch, PhDVice President, Senior Research Scientist, Director - Monterey, CA
lj@nwra.com
(831) 582-4905
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Theoretical physics; computational physics and numerical simulation; electromagnetic propagation in randomly structured ionization; HF communication and signal specification in nuclear environments; over-the-horizon radar; VHF/UHF radar ionization-induced propagation effects; stochastic electrodynamics and ZPF-related physics.
Joan Oltman-Shay, PhDPresident, Senior Research Scientist, Director - Seattle, WA
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: Science Research in Nearshore Processes. Since graduating from Scripps in 1986, she has spent much of her technical career performing field and model studies of nearshore (shoreline to nominally 10m depth) wave and current dynamics and the interplay with sediment- and morpho-dynamics. e-mail: j[dot]oltman[dot]shay[at]nwra[dot]com
Cameron ParkhurstBusiness Information Systems Lead and IT Systems Assistant Manager - Seattle, WA
cameron@nwra.com
Research interests: Python, Business Intelligence, Web Development, Computer Networking
Jasna Pittman, PhDAffiliate Scientist
jvpittman@gmail.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Stratosphere-troposphere exchange, atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, greenhouse gases, stratospheric humidity, airborne measurements, satellite observations, chemistry-climate modeling.
Orion PoplawskiManager of NWRA Technical Systems - Boulder, CO
orion@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Computer and Network Administration, Software Development.
Robert Robins, PhDAffiliate Scientist
rerscicomp@gmail.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Computer modeling of hydrodynamic phenomena, including vortex evolution, internal wave propagation, and turbulent dissipation; validation of computer models by comparison of computer results with observational data; processing and visualization of scientific data; diversified computing experience: various micro, mini, main-frame, and super computer systems.
Penny Rowe, PhDResearch Scientist - Seattle, WA
penny@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: The interaction of clouds and trace gases with infrared radiation, particularly in Polar regions. Black carbon and other light-absorbing impurities in snow in Antarctica and the Chilean Andes. Scanning electron microscopy of ice crystals. Molecular dynamics calculations of ice.
David Schecter, PhDResearch Scientist - Boulder, CO
schecter@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x215
Personal website
Research interests: Atmospheric Research
James Secan, MSSenior Research Scientist - Seattle, WA
jim@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Space physics. Ionospheric physics (modeling, observations, data analysis), space weather (effects of the space environment on satellite, communications, and navigation systems), and operational software design and implementation.
Francis SmithAffiliate Engineer
Research interests: Data acquisition systems, data analysis (time and frequency domain), industrial process control (stability analysis and hardware selection), analog/digital circuit design, electro-optical systems, microprocessor system design, heat-exchanger design.
Chad Spooner, PhDSenior Research Scientist, Director - Monterey, CA
cmspooner@nwra.com
(831) 582-4904
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Instruments and Software, Statistical Signal Processing, Higher-Order Statistics, Cyclostationary Signals, and Automatic Signal Classification
Jielun Sun, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
jielun@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x235
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: atmospheric physics especially in the atmospheric boundary layer including dynamics, turbulent mixing, in situ observations, turbulence-wave-interactions, air-land/sea interactions, trace gas transport, surface heterogeneity, and complex terrain; atmospheric energetics, and mesoscale dynamics.
Jeremy Thomas, PhDResearch Scientist - Seattle, WA
jeremy@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae | Personal website
Research interests: I study geophysical electric and magnetic fields to further our understanding of Earth's atmosphere and space environment. Topics include lightning, middle atmospheric discharges such as sprites and ELVES, solar-terrestrial effects in the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and reports of geomagnetic and ionospheric precursors to earthquakes.
Elena Tolkova, PhDAffiliate Scientist
e.tolkova@gmail.com
Personal website
Research interests: Research areas: Tsunami dynamics; numerical modeling; time-series analysis
Cynthia Twohy, PhDSenior Research Scientist - San Diego, CA
twohy@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, dust and biological aerosol particles, aerosol and cloud physics measurement, particularly from aircraft
Sharon Vadas, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
vasha@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x202
Personal website
Research interests: Atmospheric physics, gravity wave dissipation in the thermosphere, ray tracing gravity waves in the lower atmosphere and thermosphere, gravity wave source specification from convection, secondary gravity wave source specification, and modelling horizontal and vertical body forcing. Both analytical and numerical techniques are employed.
Eric WagnerSenior Support Engineer - Boulder, CO
wagneric@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x221
Curriculum vitae
Joseph Werne, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Boulder, CO
werne@cora.nwra.com | werne@nwra.com
(303) 415-9701 x207
Personal website
Research interests: High-performance computing, including algorithm development, implementation and optimization on massively parallel processor (MPP) computer platforms; Detailed experience with Cray YMP, C90, T3D, T3E and SGI Origin 2000 machines at various U.S. supercomputer centers. Emphasis is on turbulence in both convection and stable-layer simulation and theory.
Martin Woodard, PhDSenior Research Scientist - Eugene, OR
mfw@nwra.com
Curriculum vitae
Research interests: Space physics. Helioseismology, the solar interior, astrophysics.
George Zunich, PhDAffiliate Scientist
George.Zunich@zunicalc.com
831-917-8604
Personal website