Education:
B.S. in Physics, University of Wyoming
Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests:
Atmospheric Electricity
Instrumentation
Summary
My primary research areas are observations of lightning and thunderstorms, and
the design of instrumentation to make such observations. I have led the
design and construction of the New Mexico Tech Lightning Mapping Array, an
instrument which makes three-dimensional images of lightning channels by
measuring the times RF radiation from the electrical breakdowns which form the
channels is received at several ground stations. This successful instrument
is now being used at several other institutions (NASA, National Sever Storms
Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range), and is the current state-of-the-art
for RF lightning imaging. My design works involves embedded processors, and
real-time control and display. In addition to instrumentation design and use,
I am involved in studies of the lightning attachment process in an attempt to
determine the optimal shape of a lightning rod.
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