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Appendix F
Committee and Staff
Biographical Sketches
COMMITTEE
Dr. John T. Snow (Co-chair) is a Regents’ Professor of Meteorology and
Dean Emeritus of the College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences at
the University of Oklahoma. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. in Electric
Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in
Atmospheric Science from Purdue University. Currently, Dr.Snow’s profes-
sional interests lie in the field of “Earth System Science,” merging research
in the Earth and Life Sciences to generate a comprehensive explanation for
“how the world works.” In recent years, Dr. Snow has been involved in a
number of local and regional economic development projects and technol-
ogy transfer efforts. Dr. Snow is involved with a number of professional or-
ganizations, serving as an American Meteorological Society(AMS) Fellow, a
Royal Meteorological Society Fellow, and a member of the NSF Geosciences
Advisory Committee to name a few. The AMS has honored Dr. Snow with the
Charles Anderson Award for his efforts in improving education and diversity
in the atmospheric sciences, and the Cleveland Abbey Award for his excel-
lent service to both the Society and profession. While his NRC committee
membership extends back to the late 1980s, Dr. Snow is currently a member
of both BASC and the Panel on Digitization and Communications Science.
Dr. Xubin Zeng (Co-chair) is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric
Sciences at the University of Arizona (UA), as well as the Director of the
UA Climate Dynamics and Hydrometeorolgy Center (CDHC). He holds a
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University. Through
over 100 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Zeng’s research interests include
land-atmosphere-ocean interface processes, climate modeling, hydrome-
teorology, remote sensing, and nonlinear dynamics. He has given over 80
invited talks at conferences and institutions. His research products (including
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models, algorithms, and value-added datasets) have been used worldwide
by numerous groups (including NCAR, NCEP, ECMWF). In addition to be-
ing an elected member of the American Meteorological Society’s Execu-
tive Committee and Council, he was recently named an AMS Fellow. This
year, Dr. Zeng was named a Galileo Circle Fellow, the highest recognition
awarded by the UA College of Science. Dr. Zeng served on two NRC Com-
mittees before. Since 2008, he has also served as a member of the National
Academies’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC).
Dr. Petra M. Klein is an Associate Professor and Edith Kinney Gaylord Presi-
dential Professor at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology.
She earned both her undergraduate degree in Physics and Ph.D. in Civil En-
gineering from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. Dr. Klein’s research
broadly focuses on atmospheric boundary layer research and tropospheric
pollution problems. Specific areas of study include urban meteorology, fo-
cusing on the modification of the atmospheric boundary layer structure in
urban areas; air pollution studies, notably the dispersion of traffic emissions
and the long-range transport of Ozone and its precursor pollutants; as well as
wind-tunnel modeling of atmospheric flows. Dr. Klein has served as a mem-
ber and chair of the AMS Board on the Urban Environment, and is currently
a Board member of the International Association for Urban Climatology.
She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Environmental
Fluid Mechanics, and a reviewer for Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric
Research, Boundary Layer Meteorology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics,
Environmental Management, and the Journal of Applied Meteorology.
Dr. Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Environmental Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. She earned both
her B.S. and M.S. from the University of British Columbia, and her Doctor
of Science from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Sarnat’s research ad-
dresses environmental impacts on human health. With a particular interest in
the health effects of air pollution, she is conducting population-based studies
in several U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas, and St. Louis,
in which she investigates the association between air pollution and health
care usage for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Her studies have
also addressed the impact of automobile-related air pollution on asthmatic
children and other susceptible populations, as well as the impacts of climate
and meteorological conditions on acute morbidity. Dr. Sarnat is a member of
the American Thoracic Society, the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, and the International Society of Exposure Science.
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Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd is a Professor in the Department of Geography’s
Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr.
Shepherd earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in physical meteorology from
Florida State University. Prior to joining the UGA Faculty, Dr. Shepherd spent
12 years as a research meteorologist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
During that time, he served as Deputy Project Scientist for the Global Pre-
cipitation Measurement Mission. Dr. Sheppard is an AMS/TRW Industry and
Dolores Auzene Fellow, and National Achievement Scholar. His research
interests include the urban climate, tropical precipitating systems, hydro-
climate variability, satellite remote sensing of weather and hydroclimate, as
well as the development of innovative outreach strategies and applications
for research data. In May 2004, Dr. Shepherd was awarded the Presidential
Early Career Award for his work on how urban environments affect precipi-
tation. He has since been elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological
Society. Dr. Shepherd has well over 65 scholar publications, and he serves
as an Editor for the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. He
served on the National Academies of Science Committee on National Se-
curity Implications of Climate Change on U.S. Naval Forces, and presently
serves on the NOAA Climate Working Group, the University Space Research
Association Earth Science Advisory Committee, and is a Project Associate
for the Urbanization and Global Environmental Change project.
Ellis M. Stanley, Sr. is the Vice President of Western Emergency Manage-
ment Services at Dewberry’s office in Los Angeles. Dewberry is a respected
professional services firm that serves both the public and private sectors. Mr.
Stanley has been directing emergency management programs for over thirty
years, including ten years spent as the general manager for the Los Angeles
Emergency Preparedness Department. He earned his bachelor’s degree in
political science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and
recently received an honorary doctoral degree for public service from the
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). Mr. Stanley is a faculty mem-
ber at both Harvard University and American University, where he teaches
meta-leadership, and senior crisis management, respectively. In addition, he
serves on board of directors for the National Institute of Urban Search and
Rescue, and the board for the Disaster Recovery Institute International. He
also is a member of Operation Hope, Inc. and the American Red Cross of
Greater Los Angeles.
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NRC Staff
Ms. Katie Thomas is an Associate Program Officer for the Board on At-
mospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC). She received her B.S. from the
University of Michigan in 2004 and her M.S. in Environmental Science and
Policy from Johns Hopkins University in 2009. Since joining the NRC, she
has worked on studies related to climate modeling, weather radar, Arctic
Sea ice prediction, and advancing climate science.
Ms. Elizabeth Finkelman is a Senior Program Assistant for the Board on
Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC). She received her Bachelor of
Arts and Science degree from McGill University in 2010, concentrating in
molecular biology and political science. Since joining the NRC in March of
2011, she has participated in Board-related projects and studies concerning
climate change, urban meteorology, climate modeling, and urban forestry.
