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ARRC/ECE professor Dr. Robert Palmer has been selected as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Recognizing the achievements of its members is an important part of the mission of IEEE. The distinction of Fellow is an honor conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any IEEE field of interest. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for elevation to IEEE Fellow. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for this member grade elevation. Dr. Palmer’s specific citation was “for contributions to atmospheric and meteorological radar science”. Congratulations!
ARRC/SoM professors, Drs. Robert Palmer and Phil Chilson, along with Wayne Hocking, Jurgen Rottger and Toru Sato, have co-authored a new book titled “Atmospheric Radar: Application and Science of MST Radars in the Earth's Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Weakly Ionized Regions”. Recently released by Cambridge University Press, the book brings together the theory, design, and applications of atmospheric radar. It explains the basic thermodynamics and dynamics of the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere, and discusses the physical and engineering principles behind one of the key tools used to study these regions - MST radars. Key topics covered include antennas, signal propagation, and signal processing techniques. The book is described as an “essential resource for graduate students and researchers working in the areas of radar engineering, remote sensing, meteorology, and atmospheric physics, as well as for practitioners in the radar industry”.
The book can be purchased through this link.
Motivated by innovative technologies, such as satellite remote sensing and data assimilation which can advance the water sciences and applications, CEES/ARRC Professor Yang Hong, together with his former students, has published a book that presents a collection of recent innovative hydrology-relevant capacity building research conducted over emerging regions with inadequate observations. The book particularly addresses the challenges and opportunities of global water security. It also reviews the multiple satellite remote sensing observations for water cycles in emerging regions and over the globe, the application of satellite remote sensing in hydrological modeling and data assimilation, and the hydrological capacity building from the NASA Applied Science Program and the HyDROS group at OU over the past decade. Dr. Hong edited the book from his years of lecture material and his group’s cumulative scientific research results. The book aims to provide a hydrological research brochure for governmental officials, researchers and students, and practitioners in the fields of hydrology, remote sensing, meteorology, and climate science.
Reviews: "I have taught Remote Sensing for Hydrology for students over last 10 years but have not found a perfect textbook for a fast evolving field such as satellite remote sensing in Hydrology. And now, this book will be a state-of-the-art reference book for senior undergraduates or graduate students with emphasis, interest, or major in environmental remote sensing and hydrology."…. "I teach Remote Sensing for Hydrology for graduate students and Ph.D. students. This book will be a perfect text book and reference book for the course. I believe this book will be a valuable textbook or reference book for senior undergraduates or graduate students with emphasis, interest, or major in remote sensing and/or hydrology."
The book can be purchased through this link.
Congratulations to ARRC Ph.D. student Jose Diaz whose paper, “A Dual-Polarized Stacked Patch Antenna with Wide-Angle and Low Cross-Polarization for Fully Digital Multifunction Phased Array Radars”, won 1st place in the highly competitive student paper competition at the 2016 IEEE Phased Array Conference held recently in Waltham, Massachusetts. Jose works under the supervision of Dr. Jorge Salazar.
The OU School of Meteorology has two tenure-track faculty positions available at the Assistant or Associate Professor level beginning in the academic year 2017-2018. The School is seeking candidates with the ability to establish, lead, and sustain a strong and visible research program. Applicants must also have a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels plus a strong desire to participate in the School, University, and atmospheric science community. Click here for more information.
ARRC Research Scientist Dr. David Bodine has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the prestigious AMS Monthly Weather Review (MWR). The MWR publishes research relevant to the analysis and prediction of observed atmospheric circulations and physics, including technique development, data assimilation, model validation, and relevant case studies. Congratulations David!
ARRC Research Scientist Dr. David Bodine has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the prestigious AMS Monthly Weather Review (MWR). The MWR publishes research relevant to the analysis and prediction of observed atmospheric circulations and physics, including technique development, data assimilation, model validation, and relevant case studies. Congratulations David!
Congratulations to ARRC/ECE faculty member Dr. Caleb Fulton for recently being elevated to Senior Member status in the IEEE. He is a member of the Microwave Theory and Techniques, Antennas and Propagation, and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Societies.
Rockwell Collins is teaming with OU and Stanford University on the next phase of the DARPA Arrays at Commercial Timescales project, which seeks to commoditize digital phased array electronics through commonality amongst different platforms and application spaces. The unique approach of the Rockwell/OU/Stanford team is to combine highly-reconfigurable SiGe RF frontends with low-power ADCs and mid-grade FPGAs to deliver an inherently low-cost and architecturally flexible digital array “common module.” The team demonstrated the first iteration of this module during Phase I last year, with Stanford providing the ADCs and OU providing the core digital beamforming and calibration functionality on the FPGA. In this 15-month Phase II effort, the team will work even more closely together to upgrade all of the constituent common module components, providing advanced digital beamforming functionality that is beyond the state-of-the-art. Other performers on DARPA ACT Phase II include Boeing, with an entirely CMOS-based module, and Northrup Grumman, who are building their modules with the latest (and therefore most expensive) semiconductor technology processes.
ARRC/SoM faculty member Dr. Guifu Zhang's book "Weather Radar Polarimetry" was released August 1, 2016 by CRC Press. The book presents the fundamentals of polarimetric radar remote sensing through understanding wave scattering and propagation in geophysical media filled with hydrometers and other objects. The text characterizes the physical, statistical, and electromagnetic properties of hydrometers and establishes the relations between radar observables and physical state parameters. It introduces advanced remote sensing techniques (such as polarimetric phased array radar) and retrieval methods for physical parameters. The book also illustrates applications of polarimetric radar measurements in hydrometer classification, particle size distribution retrievals, microphysical parameterization, and weather quantification and forecast.
Editorial Reviews: "This text will be invaluable to students and researchers who are applying cutting-edge radar sensing technology and numerical forecast techniques to improve forecasts of precipitation and severe weather."...."This is a unified treatment of "weather radar" and "polarimetric radar." These two areas are closely related, but often treated separately. "...."This book perfectly fits the needs of the radar and meteorological communities which have to be better educated about the advantages and potential of this new technology."...."Dr. Zhang's wide range of expertise in formulating and developing focused research to solve cutting edge problems in radar meteorology has made this book attractive to academic, research, and operational communities. The author interweaves science and engineering aspects of weather radar polrimetry seamlessly. This approach has made the book valuable course material as well as a great resource for practicing radar meteorologists."
The book can be purchased through this link