Kenneth J. Davis
Professor
Department of Meteorology
512 Walker Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
U.S.A.

Phone: +1-814-863-8601
Email: davis@meteo.psu.edu

Research interests:
My scientific work centers on studies of the terrestrial carbon cycle and the atmospheric boundary layer.  These topics are relevant to climate and weather. 

Research links:
Ring of Towers from the NACP Midcontinental Intensive regional study
CO2 measurements on AmeriFlux towers
Chequamegon Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (ChEAS)
AmeriFlux - flux network of the Americas
IHOP - International H2O Project - spring of 2002.

Service work:

Director, Northeastern Regional Center of the U.S. Department of EnergyÕs National Institute for Climatic Change Research

Co-chair, North American Carbon Program Science Steering Group

Teaching:
Meteorology 440W (Atmospheric Measurement Principles), 436 (Radiation and Climate), 437 (Atmospheric Chemistry and Cloud Microphysics), 454 (Micrometeorology), 597C (Global Carbon Cycle).

Education:
University of Colorado at Boulder - Ph.D. in Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, 1992.
Princeton University - A.B. in Physics, with honors, and a certificate in theater and dance, 1987.

Employment history:

á       2008 - present          Professor, Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University

á  2000-2008      Associate Professor, Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University

á       Fall 2006     Visiting Scientist, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de lÕEnvironnement, Centre dÕEnergie Atomique, France

á  1996-2000         Assistant Professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota.

á  Fall 1996            Guest Scientist, Institute for Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR)

á  1995-1996         Research Associate, University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

á  1995-1996         Visiting Scientist, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research

á  1993-1994         Postdoctoral Fellow, NCAR, Advanced Studies Program.

á  1989-1992         NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow, APAS Department, University of Colorado.

á  1989-1992         Graduate Research Assistant, Advanced Studies Program, NCAR.

á  1987-1989         Graduate Teaching Assistant, APAS Department, University of Colorado.

 

Publications

See link for a sample of publications from my research group.

 

Group members:

Scott Richardson, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate

Natasha Miles, Ph.D., Research Associate

Thomas Lauvaux, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Martha Butler, Ph.D. student

Timothy Hilton, Ph.D. student

Kelly Cherrey, Ph.D. student

Brett Raczka, Ph.D. student

Yuning Shi, Ph.D. student

Liza Diaz, M.S. student

 

Past group members:

Postdoctoral fellows and research associates.

Jingfeng Xiao, University of New Hampshire; Fabien Gibert, CNRS; Chuixiang Yi, QueenÕs College; Bruce Cook, NASA Goddard; Brad Berger, Copper Mountain College; Rodney Kubesh, Mankato State; Ned Patton, NCAR.

 

Graduate students.

Jeff Grabon, M.S.; Song Lak Kang, Ph.D., NCAR; Dan Ricciuto, Ph.D., ORNL; Ankur Desai, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; Weiguo Wang, Ph.D., PNNL; Mike Hurwitz, M.S.; Greg Liknes, M.S.; Bill Sea, M.S.