Tomoko Matsuo

Focus Area

Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Sciences

Education

PhD, Atmospheric Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2003
MS, Physics, Nagoya University, Japan,1998
BS, Geophysics, Hokkaido University, Japan, 1995

Professional Experience

2022 - Present, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2017 - 2022, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2014 - 2016, Research Scientist III, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center and University of Colorado CIRES
2007 - 2013, Research Scientist II, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center and University of Colorado CIRES
2003 - 2007, Visiting Scientist, Institute for Mathematics Applied to Geosciences, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Awards (Selected)

H. Joseph Smead Faculty Fellow (2022)
Smead Aerospace Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching & Mentoring Award (2021)
College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Faculty Fellowship (2021)
Smead Aerospace Outstanding Junior Faculty (2019)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019)

Research Interests

Atmospheric and space sciences
Geophysical fluid and gas dynamics
Applied statistics (inverse methods, data assimilation, and ML/AI)
Remote sensing and observing system design