Eric D. Maloney – Professor and Department Head

Phone: 970-491-3368
Email: emaloney@atmos.colostate.edu
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Education

• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science – 2000 – University of Washington, Seattle
• B.S. in Physics – 1994 – University of Illinois, Urbana

Career Overview

Eric Maloney received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Illinois in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington in 2000. Eric was a joint NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow and Advanced Study Program Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research from 2000-02. He was an Assistant Professor at the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University from 2002-08. Eric joined the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science in January 2008.

Teaching Interests

• Ocean-atmosphere interactions
• Climate dynamics
• Tropical meteorology
• Introduction to meteorology

Research Interests

• Tropical meteorology
• Hurricanes
• Ocean-atmosphere interactions
• Climate dynamics
• Climate modeling

Research Sponsors

• National Science Foundation
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Office of Naval Research
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Awards, Honors, and Positions

• Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, 2023
• Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering, George T. Abell Outstanding Research Faculty Award, Colorado State University, 2018
• AGU Atmospheric Sciences Section Ascent Award, 2016
• Chair, NOAA MAPP Model Diagnostics Task Force, September 2015-2018
• Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Professor of the Year, 2014
• Editor, Journal of Climate, January 2011-2014
• Co-chair of WWRP/WCRP YOTC MJO Task Force, 2010-2016
• College of Engineering, George T. Abell Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Award, Colorado State University, 2010
• Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Professor of the Year, 2010
• College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Patullo Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2006