Phone: 970-491-8566 Fax: 970-491-8449 Email: vonderhaar (at) cira.colostate.edu Research Web Site

• Ph.D. in Meteorology - 1968 - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
• M.S. in Meteorology - 1964 - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
• B.S. in Meteorology - 1963 - Parks College of St. Louis University - St. Louis, MO

Professor Vonder Haar joined the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science faculty in 1970 after a post-doctoral appointment at the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin.

• Satellite meteorology
• Atmospheric radiation
• Climate studies

• Satellite meteorology
• Atmospheric radiation
• Climate studies

Professor Vonder Haar's research interests include the global energy budget, remote sensing via satellite, local area forecasting, and geosciences. He also directs the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) located next to the main Atmospheric Science building.

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) - Geosciences Division
• National Space Agency of Japan

• Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere - Director
• American Meteorological Society (AMS) - Fellow, Council Member, and Executive Committee Member
• World Climate Research Programme - Working Group on Radiation Fluxes - Chairman
• World Climate Research Programme - Joint Scientific Advisory Committee - Member
• NASA Science Teams - NIMBUS-3, NIMBUS-7, Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE), and CloudSat - Member
• Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment - Science Steering Group - Member
• University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) - Board of Trustees Member
• CSU Distinguished Professor Award
• CSU College of Engineering Dean's Council Award
• AMS Second Half Century (Charney) Award
• Abell Faculty Research and Graduate Program Support Award
• National Academy of Engineering - Member