Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University

Graeme L. Stephens - University Distinguished Professor

Phone: 970-491-8541
Fax: 970-491-8449
Email: stephens (at) atmos.colostate.edu
Research Web Site
GLOBE Outreach Program
NASA CloudSat Mission
Publications

Education

Ph.D. in Meteorology - 1977 - University of Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia
B.S. in Physics - 1973 - University of Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia

Career Overview

Professor Stephens completed his B.S. with honors from the University of Melbourne in 1973 and received his Ph.D. in 1977 from the same university. He was appointed to the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research in 1977 as a research scientist and promoted to senior research scientist in 1982. From 1979 to 1980, Professor Stephens served as a post-doctoral research student at the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science. He joined the faculty as an associate professor in 1984 and was promoted to full professor in 1991.

Teaching Interests

Atmospheric radiation
Remote sensing
Physical climatology
Cloud physics

Research Interests

Atmospheric radiation
Radiative transfer
Remote sensing
Climate change and modeling
Atmospheric energetics
Hydrology

Professor Stephens' research activities focus on atmospheric radiation including the application of remote sensing in climate research to understand the role of hydrological processes in climate change. He also serves as the primary investigator (PI) of the NASA CloudSat Mission and associated research group which has launched a satellite to study the internals of clouds using equipment similar to radar.

Research Sponsors

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOS) - Geosciences Division
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program

Awards, Honors, and Positions

NASA CloudSat Mission - Primary Investigator (PI)
CSU Distinguished Professor Award
American Meteorological Society (AMS) - Fellow
American Geophysical Union (AGU) - Fellow
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Distinguished Visiting Scientist
Journal of Atmospheric Science - Past Editor
Journal of Geophysical Research - Past Editor
AMS Committee on Atmospheric Radiation - Past Chairman
World Meteorological Association (WMO) Joint Scientific Committee on Radiation Fluxes - Past Chairman
CSU Halliburton New Faculty Research Award
National Research Council (NRC) - Member
Optics Society of America (OSA) - Member
AMS Henry G. Houghton Award
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) - Member

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