BIOGRAPHY

 

PROFESSORSHIPS/RESEARCH POSITIONS

SJSU: Department of Meteorology, Full Professor (1969-2010), Emeritus (2010-present)

Consiglio Nacionale Recerce and IBM, Venice, Italy (1977): Visiting Scientist 

University of Vienna, Austria (1985): Department of Meteorology, Visiting Professor

Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Fall Semester 1992): Dept. of Atmospheric Sci., Visiting Professor 

EU/Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy (1993-7): Environ. Institute, Visiting Scientist/Consultant

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel (Spring Semester 2000): Visiting Professor

Ben Gurion University, Israel (Spring Semester 2005): Visiting Scientist

Cambridge University, UK (Spring Semester 2005): Senior Academic Visitor

National Autonomous University (UNAM), Mexico City: (Spring 2007) Visiting Lecturer

Stanford University (198192; 2011-2): Civil Engineering Dept., Consulting Research Prof.

CCNY (2013): Mechanical Engineering Dept., Distinguished Visiting Scientist

China Meteor. Agency (2012-): Instit. for Urban Climate (Beijing), Senior Visiting Scientist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Researcher (19641969): with NYU Prof. B. Davidson on US EPA project on urban air pollution 

Sponsored Researcher (1969-):  EPA, NSF, NASA, CARB, IBM, NATO, AeroVironment, ARL, Battelle, ABAG, CCWD, NRL, LMMS, LLNL, EPRI, COMET, USAID, BAAQMD, DHS, BNL and SMAQMD projects on observation, analysis, and simulation of polluted coastal urban atmospheres in changing climates

 

JOURNAL EDITORSHIPS

Atmospheric Environment (1987present): Executive-Editor or Editor-Emeritus

Environmental Software (19861993): Associate Editor 

Journal of Applied Meteorology (19891996): Associate Editor 

 

AWARDS/HONORS

Fulbright Fellowships: National Research Council, Venice, Italy 1977;

University of Vienna, Austria (travel only) 1985; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 1992

SJSU Outstanding Professor, 1988: one award per year

Phi Kappa Phi, SJSU Chapter, Distinguished Academic Achievement Award: 1989

Rieger Environmental Fellow, U.S. lecturer in Israel: 2000 (one per year)

SJSU Science/Engineering, Wang Family Award: 2001 (one per CSU Campus per year)

Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 2004

Helmut Landsberg (Lifetime Achievement) Urban-Climate Award, American Meteor. Soc., 2008

Luke Howard (Lifetime Achieve.) Urban-Climate Award, Inter. Assoc. for Urban Climate, 2009

International Eurasian Academy of Sciences (IRAS), Elected Member, 2014

Named Sessions, 14th Urban Conference, AMS Annual Meeting, 2017

Great Wall friendship Award, from Beijing Mayor, 2017