Focus Areas
Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Sciences
Vehicle Systems
Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation
Education
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1994
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1990
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, 1987
Professional Experience
2001-Present, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1995-1997, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Center for Atmospheric Research, High Altitude Observatory
1988-1989, Staff Engineer, Lasertrak Company
Awards(selected)
AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Educator of the Year, 2007
College of Engineering & Applied Science's Dean's Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty, 2007
NSF CAREER Award, 2005
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, 2005
Sigma Xi Northwest Regional Young Investigator, 2004 & 2005
NCAR/HAO Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1995-1997
Presidential Scholar, 1985
Research Interests
Design, construction, deployment and operation of HF/VHF meteor radar systems, statistical detection, estimation, and direction of arrival algorithms, atmospheric remote sensing, global nonlinear atmospheric dynamics and sampling/aliasing issues related to asynoptic satellite sampling.
