KIRK FULLER

Kirk A. Fuller received his Ph.D. in Physics, under the direction of Prof. George Kattawar, from Texas A&M University in 1987. Dr. Fuller was an NRC postdoctoral fellow in Ron Pinnick’s group in the Atmospheric Science Lab at White Sands Missile Range, and then joined the research staff of the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. At CSU, he worked with Profs. Graeme Stephens and Sonia Kreidenweis, and Dr. Bill Malm (National Park Service) on various problems in radiative transfer, aerosol science, and visual air quality. His current research interests include propagation of electromagnetic (EM) radiation, especially with regard to fundamental research in EM scattering theory; aerosol science applications in remote sensing, climate change, and air quality; and photonics and chemical/biological sensing. Since coming to UAH in 1999, he has established the Applied Microparticle Optics and Radiometry (AmOR) program, which includes a lab and instrumentation suite for the study of the spectroscopic properties of air borne particulate matter. He has also developed courses, cross listed with the Physics Department, on microparticle optics and radiometry and on atmospheric aerosols. These courses are currently available as a UAH distance learning resource. 

Work Contact:  Phone- (256) 961-7799; Email- fuller@nsstc.uah.edu