Christian D. Kummerow – Professor

Phone: 970-491-7473
Email: kummerow@atmos.colostate.edu
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Education

• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics – 1987 – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• B.S. in Physics – 1982 – University of California, Berkeley

Career Overview

Professor Kummerow joined the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science Faculty in June 2000. Prior to joining the department, he worked at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center serving as the Project Scientist for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). He is currently a member of the Joint TRMM Steering Team. Professor Kummerow is also a member of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) team and plays an active role in planning and defining new spaceborne missions geared toward obtaining a better understanding of the Global Water and Energy Cycle.

Teaching Interests

• Radiative transfer
• Remote sensing
• Satellite meteorology

Research Interests

• Remote sensing
• Global hydrologic cycle
• Climate change

Research Sponsors

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Awards, Honors, and Positions

• NASA GSFC Robert Goddard Award – 2014
• Abell Outstanding Faculty Research Award – 2014
• Fellow of the American Meteorological Society – 2011
• CSU, Department of Atmospheric Science Teacher of the Year Award – 2007
• CSU, George T. Abell Outstanding Early-Career Award – 2006
• NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal – 2000
• Maryland, Distinguished Young Scientist Award – 1998
• Co-Chair, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Lessons-Learned in the Implementation of NASA’s Earth Venture Class – 2020 to 2022
• Member of the NASA Earth Science Advisory Committee – 2014 to 2019
• Director of Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) – 2010 to 2021
• Chair of the GEWEX Radiation Panel (GRP), World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) – 2007 to 2014
• TRMM Project Scientist – 1997 to 2000
• AMS Committee on Atmospheric Radiation – 1995 to 1998
• Joint Science Steering Committee, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission – 1991 to Present