School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
curryja@eas.gatech.edu
Education
| 1982 | Ph.D. | The University of Chicago, Geophysical Sciences |
| 1974 | B.S. cum laude | Northern Illinois University, Geography |
Professional Experience
| 2002- | Chair, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1992-2002 | Professor, University of Colorado-Boulder, Department of
Aerospace Engineering Sciences Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Environmental Studies Program |
| 1989-1992 | Associate Professor, Department of Meteorology, Penn State |
| 1986-1989 | Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University |
| 1982-1986 | Assistant Scientist, Department of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Awards/Honors
| 2006 | Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Award, Best Faculty Paper Award |
| 2004 | Fellow, American Geophysical Union |
| 2002 | NASA Group Achievement Award for CAMEX-4 |
| 1997 | Elected Councilor, American Meteorological Society |
| 1995 | Fellow, American Meteorological Society" |
| 1992 | Henry G. Houghton Award, the American Meteorological Society |
| 1988 | Presidential Young Investigator Award, the National Science Foundation Councillor |
Professional Activities (last five years)
World Meteorological Organization / International Council of Scientific Unions / International Ocean Commission / World Climate Research Programme
Global Energy and Water Experiment (GEWEX) Radiation Panel (1994-2004 )
GEWEX Cloud System Studies (GCSS) Science Steering Group (1998-2004 )
Chair, GCSS Working Group on Polar Clouds (1998-2004 )
Chair, GEWEX Radiation Panel SEAFLUX Project (1999-2004)
Science Steering Group, Arctic Climate System (ACSYS) Programme (1994-2000)
Steering Committee, IGAC/SOLAS Air-Ice Chemical Interactions (2003- )
American Meteorological Society
Executive Committee of the Council (1998-2000)
Councillor (1997-2000)
Awards Committee (1995-1997)
Editor, Journal of Applied Meteorology (1993-1996)
Panel to review NCAR (2002)
Co-Chair, Science Working Group, Surface Heat Balance of the Arctic (SHEBA) (1993-1996)
Atmospheric Sciences Observing Facilities Advisory Panel (1994-1997)
Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Steering Committee (1993-1995)
Executive Committee, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (93-96) Chair (1997-2000) and Member (1993-2000), Science Steering Committee, ARM Alaska site
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Lead Mission Scientist, FIRE Arctic Cloud Experiment (1996-1999)
Technology Subcommittee of the Earth System Science and Applications Advisory Committee (1997-2003)
Review Team, Earth System Science Pathfinder Missions (1998-1999)
NAS/NRC
Climate Research Committee (2003-2006)
Space Studies Board (2004-2007)
Steering Committee for the Postdoc Program in Climate and Global Change, 1994-1998
Council on Long-Term Climate Monitoring 2002-2004
Climate Working Group 2004-2008
Other
Executive Committee for AGU Board of Heads and Chairs (2004-)
External Review Committee, Environmental Sciences Department, Rutgers University (2000-2001)
External Review Committee, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Univ (2003)
Nominating Committee, AGU Atmospheric Science Division (2004-)
Current Research Grants
Towards the Understanding and Parameterization of High Latitude Cloud and Radiation Processes. DOE ARM, 12/01/02-11/30/08, $720,000 (PI)
Applications of Aerosondes to long-term measurements of the atmosphere and sea ice surface in the Beaufort/Chukchi sector of the Arctic Ocean, NSF, 9/1/99-8/31/06, $3,997,402. (PI)
Arctic Regional Climate Model Intercomparison Project: Evaluation and Interpretation of Cloud and Radiation Fields Using Data Products from FIRE.ACE. NASA, 12/03-12/07, $525,000. (PI)
UAV Systems Analysis for Earth Observations: Education and Outreach. NASA, 3/05-3/08, $350,000 (PI)
Global analysis of ocean surface fluxes of heat and freshwater: satellite products, NWP analyses, and CMIP simulations. NASA, 10/1/05-9/30/10, $1.4M. (PI)
Parameterization of cloud particle activation and diffusional growth. NASA, $450,000, 11/1/05-10/31/08 (PI)
Courses Taught
Hurricanes (Georgia Tech, grad/undergrad)
Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans (Georgia Tech, graduate)
Thermodynamics of the Earth System (Georgia Tech, undergraduate)
Preparing Future Faculty (University of Colorado; graduate)
Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans (University of Colorado; graduate)
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Ocean (University of Colorado; graduate)
Aircraft Probing of the Lower Atmosphere (University of Colorado; graduate)
Future Faculty Training (University of Colorado; graduate)
Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (University of Colorado; undergraduate)
Engineering Senior Design Lab (University of Colorado; undergraduate)
Survey of Meteorology (Purdue University; undergraduate)
Atmospheric Thermodynamics (Purdue University, Penn State University; undergraduate)
Atmospheric Physics (Purdue University, Penn State University; graduate) Cloud and Precipitation Physics (Purdue University; graduate)
Supervision of Students
M.S. Graduates
Ph.D. Graduates
Current Graduate Students
Supervision of Postdoctoral Scholars and Research Associates (since 1995)