ATS Faculty

Faculty members teach courses in Atmospheric Science and Earth System Science that includes both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Sundar A. Christopher, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair,
Atmospheric Science
Associate Director, ESSC
Research Interests: Satellite remote sensing, earth radiation budget
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256-961-7872
Phillip Bitzer
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Lightning
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256-961-7948
Larry Carey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Radar remote sensing, severe weather
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256-961-7909
John R. Christy, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Director of ESSC
Research Interests: Climate, Climate Dynamics
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256-961-7763
Robert Griffin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: GIS and remote sensing, human-ecosystem dynamics.
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256-961-7783
Qingyuan Han, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Satellite cloud climatology, remote sensing, radiative transfer.
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256-961-7785
Kevin Knupp, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: ground-based remote sensing, cloud and boundary layer processes, severe storms
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256-961-7762
John R. Mecikalski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Satellite Data Assimilation, Mesoscale Modeling, Tropical Meterology, Atmospheric Convection, Satellite Remote Sensing
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256-961-7046
Dr. Udaysankar Nair
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: land, atmosphere and ecosystem processes with emphasis on the impact of land use change on atmospheric processes.
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Michael J. Newchurch, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: Atmospheric Chemistry, Satellite Remote Sensing and Air Quality Modeling
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256-961-7825
Donald J. Perkey, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Mesoscale Modeling, Global Change
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Tom Sever, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests: Remote sensing, GIS Technology
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256-961-7958
William W. Vaughan, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Research Interests: Satellite Meteorology, Reference and Standard Atmospheres, Aerospace Meteorology
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256-961-7759


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