Christopher R. Williams

Focus Area

Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Sciences

Education

PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1994
MS, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1986
BS, Electronic Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1984

Professional Experience

2018 - Present, Research Professor, Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2015 - 2017, Senior Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)
1994 - 2015, Research Scientist, CIRES & NOAA
1988 - 1991, Development Engineer, COBE Laboratories, Arvada, Colorado
1987 - 1988, Design Engineer, HGM Medical Laser Systems, Salt Lake City, Utah

Awards (selected)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Robert H. Goddard Award (Ground Validation Team) for Exceptional Achievement in Science (2015)
NASA Group Achievement Award, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Post-Launch Team, “For exceeding all expectations for GPM operations, data processing, algorithm performance, science impact, and education and public outreach within one year after launch” (2015)
American Meteorological Society Editor Award from Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (2014)
CIRES Outstanding Scientist of the Year (2006)

Research Interests

Radar remote sensing of precipitation from ground, airborne, and satellite platforms
Tropospheric precipitation microphysics and cloud dynamics