Michael Tjernström  Ph. D and Professor in Meteorology

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Curriculum Vitae for Michael Tjernström

Education:

• 1980    B.Sc., Stockholm.University
• 1980    Air Force officer, Swedish Air Force Officer Training School.
• 1988    Ph.D., Uppsala University.

Professional record:
    Positions: .

· 07/2001 – present      Professor in Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Stockholm University

· 10/2005 – 07/2006    CIRES Visiting Fellow, University of Colorado, Boulder

· 05/2000 – 06/2001    Professor in Meteorology, Uppsala University

· 12/1998 – present      Senior Scientist, Swedish Research Council

· 05/1997 – 11/1997    Research Fellow, Research Department, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).

· 07/1994 – 04/2000    Senior Lecturer in Meteorology, Uppsala University

· 04/1988 – 06/1994    Assistant Professor in Meteorology, Uppsala University

· 09/1983 – 03/1988    Graduate Student, Department of Meteorology, Uppsala University

· 01/1980 – 06/1994    Officer, Swedish Air Force, Armed Forces Weather Service

    Other:

· 02/2003 – 05/2003    Visiting Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey. United States Department of the Navy

· 01/2000 – 04/2000    Visiting Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey. United States Department of the Navy

· 01/1999 – 03/1999    Visiting Faculty, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

· 06/1996 – 02/1997    Visiting Faculty, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

· 03/1993                     Associate Professor [Docent] in Meteorology, Uppsala University

    Scientific Visits:

· 7-8/2007: Visiting professor, CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

· 10/2005 – 07/2006: University of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD as a CIRES Visiting Fellow.

· 2 – 3/1992 + several shorter visits: Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA.

· 6 – 7/1993 + several shorter visits: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.

· 11/1994: NOAA, Air Resources Lab, Turbulence and Diffusion Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.

· 1 – 2/1996; 6/1996 – 2/1997; 1 – 2/1998; 1 – 2/1999: Department. of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology (CIT), Pasadena, California, USA.

· 5 – 11/1997: Research Associate, Hirlam Group, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.

· 1 – 4/2000; 2 – 5/2003 + several shorter visits: Visiting Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, California, USA.

Projects:

• SUCLIM Small-scale processes with large scale impacts, subprogram of Stockholm University Climate Research Environment, 2006 – present. Research program funded by FORMAS and Swedish National Research Council.
• Developing Improved Models of the Stable Boundary Layer Incorporating the Residual Layer Region, 2007 – present. Joint research project with Ben Balsley, Colorado University, USA, funded by US National Science Foundation.
• ASCOS – 2006 – present. Preparing for the Arctic Summer Cloud-Ocean Study to be launched summer 2008 as a part of the International Polar Year
• ARCMIP, 2002 – present. Participating in Arctic modeling using the US Navy model COAMPSTM. Funded by SWECLIM and by the Swedish National Research Council.
• MEAD, 2000-2003. Marine Effects of Atmospheric Deposition. Co-responsible for the meteorological modeling. Funded by the European Union.
• AOE-2001, 1999 – present. Responsible for the meteorological part of an icebreaker cruise field experiment to the Arctic summer 2001. Funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Swedish Natural Research Council and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
• SWECLIM, 1998 - 2003. Subprogram manager with responsibility for model develop-ment. Funded by MISTRA and SMHI.
• Transport Processes in the Coastal Atmospheric Boundary Layer, 1998 - 2000. Funded by the United States Department of the Navy - Office of Naval Research.
• Coastal Air Pollution Meteorology And Nutrient Exchange (CAPMAN), a EUROTRAC-2 sub-project, 1997 - present.
• Coastal-Waves 1996, 1996 - 1999. Funded by United States Department of the Navy - Office of Naval Research, the Swedish Natural Research Council and the United States National Science Foundation.
• Coastal Meteorology Accelerated Research Initiative, 1994 - 1998. Funded by the United States Department of the Navy - Office of Naval Research.
• NOPEX, sub-project 6: Turbulent fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layer (Airborne meteorological measurements), 1993 - 2000. Funded by the Swedish Natural Research Council, the Nordic council of Ministers and the Swedish Air Force.
• A study of the effect of ocean-atmosphere coupling on the variability of the coastal sea and the marine atmospheric boundary layer, 1991- 1997. Joint project with Scripps Insti-tution of Oceanography, La Jolla, and Desert Research Institute, Reno, in USA. Funded by the Swedish Natural Research Council.
• Swedish program for Airborne meteorological measurements, 1990-92. Funded by the Swedish Natural Research Council.
• Development of a system for airborne meteorological measurements, 1985-89. Funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Swedish Natural Research Council, the Swedish Program for Wind Energy and the Swedish Air Force.
• Mere Interieure, 1984-85. A precipitation climate investigation in Tunisia and Algeria. Funded by SWECO Inc, a subsidiary to VBB Inc.
• Local Forecast Methods Development Group, 1981-1988, working mainly with imple-mentation of radiation routines in simplified boundary layer models for stratus clouds and/or fog. An operation within the Swedish Air Force Weather Service.

Teaching and pedagogic training:

• Responsible for undergraduate teaching: Introductory Fluid Dynamics as a part of “Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry”, Uppsala University, 1995 – 1997, and Stock-holm University, 2000-2001; Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Forecast Models, Uppsala University, 1989 – 1996; Atmospheric Motion Systems (replacing "Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Forecast Models", “Numerical Methods in Meteorology” and “Mesoscale Meteorology”), Uppsala University, 1997 – 1998; Mesoscale Meteorology at Stockholm University, 1999 and 2002-present.
• Responsible for graduate teaching: Global Change (Note: the atmospheric part), Uppsala University, 1998 and 2000; Mesoscale Meteorology, Stockholm University, 2000/2001; Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Stockholm University, 2002/2003 & 2007.
• Undergraduate teaching: Part of Numerical Methods in Meteorology, Uppsala University, 1991 – 1996; Meteorology and Climatology (Note: Earth Science students), Uppsala University, periodically 1994 – 1998; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (Note: part of Introductory Meteorology for the Environmental Engineering program in Uppsala, 1997-1998.
• Other teaching: Thermodynamics and Boundary Layer Meteorology in a national program for skill-development of operational forecasters in the civilian and military weather services, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, SMHI, 1992-94; Responsible for teaching and continuous training on all weather-related issues, for all non-conscript personnel at Västgöta Air Force base, 1980-88.
• Pedagogic training: Pedagogisk utbildning - med kurs i forskningsinformation for forskare (Pedagogic education for research scientists - including education in science information), Uppsala University, 1992; First International Workshop on Computer Aided Learning in Meteorology, Hydrology and Oceanography, Boulder, Colorado, USA, July 1993; Supervision of undergraduate thesis work, Uppsala University, 1995; Supervision of graduate students, Uppsala University, 1996.

· Responsible for the Atmospheric Science and Oceanography graduate program, Stockholm University, 2005 – present.

Supervisor of undergraduate thesis work:    

• 1991: Lars Pålsson, Uppsala University.
• 1992: Patrick Samuelsson, Uppsala University.
• 1994: Linda Ström, Uppsala University.
• 1995: Ulf Andrae, Uppsala University.
• 1999: Stefan Söderberg, Uppsala University.
• 1999: Anna Rune, Uppsala University.
• 2002: Pontus von Shoenberg, Stockholm University.
• 2004: Malin Tindberg, Stockholm University.
• 2006: Linda Hildeberg, Stockholm University.

Ph.D. supervisor:

• Patrick Samuelsson, 1993 – 1999 (graduated in March 1999).
• Linda Ström, 1995 – 1999 (graduated in October 1999).
• Zhiqiang Cui, 1995 – 1996, visiting student from PRC.
• Ragothaman Sundararajan, 1997 – 2001(graduated in October 2001).
• Stefan Söderberg, 1999 – 2004 (graduated in April).
• Admir Taragino, 2000 - 2002.
• Rune Grand Graverssen, 2003 – (2008).
• Joe Sedlar, 2006 – (2010).

Serving on PhD examination committees:

• Alberto Rondon, 1993
• Elias Holm, 1994.
• Magnus Ovhed, 1995
• Hong Lin, 1996
• Nils Gustafsson, 1997
• Erik Kjellström, 1998
• Annica Ekman, 2001
• Oskar Parmhed, 2004
• Peter Tunved, 2004
• Espen Almqvist, 2006

Faculty Opponent on a PhD examination:   

• Douglas Nilsson (Stockholm University), 1997
• Idar Barstad (University of Bergen), 2002

Administration and Leadership

• Formal education and training in leadership and command techniques within the training for Air Force Officer Cadets, Air Force Flight Academy, F5 Ljungbyhed, 1976-77, and the Airforce College, F20 Uppsala, 1979, and to qualify as “Troop Commander” and “Meteorological Officer” in an Airbase Battalion, Airforce College, F14 Halmstad, 1980 and 1986.
• Troop Commander and Meteorological Officer in full-scale military exer-cis-es (Krigsförbandsövningar), Kiruna Airbase Battalion, 1983 and 1992.
• Member of the board, Vice Chairman and member of the Executive Committee, Swedish Association of Scientists, 1984 – 1997.
• Member of and Chairman for the "Air Quality Committee" for the "Scientific Advisory Board" of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, 1992 - 1996.
• Member of the board of the Dept. of Meteorology, Uppsala University, 1983 - 1984 and 1991 - 1996.
• Chairman for the investigation committee for the  “Organization for a New Earth Sciences Department”, Faculty of Sciences, Uppsala University, 1992.
• Member of the Building Committee for a New Earth Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, Uppsala University, 1992.
• “Elector” and member of the “Selection Committee” (Valberedning) for the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Uppsala University, 1994–1999.
• Member of the Reference Group for the “International Review of Swedish Research in the Earth Sciences”, Swedish Natural Research Council, 1994–1995.
• Subprogram Manager and member of the Steering Group, SWECLIM, 1998 – 2003.
• Subprogram Manager and member of the Scientific Steering Group, AOE2001, 1999 – 2005.
• Member of the Swedish National Committee on Geophysics and Geodesy (SNGG), Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1997 - 2005.
• Member of the Interim Science Steering Group for the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC), International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB), 2004 – 2005.
• Chairman of the Swedish National Committee for WCRP and IGBP, Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2004 - present.
• Co-coordinator, subprogram manager and member of the Scientific Steering Group, ASCOS, 2004 – present.
• Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Coastal Environment Science and Technology Advisory Committee (formerly Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone), 2003 - present.
• Co-Chair, International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC), 2006 – present.
• Member (representing IGBP) in the WCRP Observations and Assimilation Pabel (WOAP), 2006 – present.
• Member of the Science Advisory Committee for the European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecast, 2006 – present

Consultant:

• Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, "Liquid water content and visibility in stratus clouds and fog", an investigation for the location of a new major airport in Oslo, Norway, 1989-90.
• SAAB Military Aircraft Inc. and Swedish Defense Material Admi-ni-stration, The JAS aircraft development project, Issues related to the impact of atmospheric turbulence on the "fly-by-wire" aircraft control system, 1989-90.
• Bofors Missile Inc. and Swedish Defense Material Administration, Measurements of liquid water in clouds, 1996.
• Vattenfall AB and Fylgia (attorneys at law), River Fog at Hemavan, Investigation for the Swedish Enviromental Court.

Other activities:

• Member of SMS (Swedish Meteorological Society), AMS (American Meteorological Society), American Geophysical Union (AGU), EGS (European Geophysical Society), SGF (Swedish Geophysical Society) and The Royal Meteorological Society.
• Reviewer for “Journal of Atmospheric Sciences”, “Journal of Applied Meteorology”, “Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology”, “Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society”, “Journal of Climate”, “Boundary-Layer Meteorology”, “Journal of Geophysical Research”, “Geophysical Research Letters”, “Tellus”, “Annales Geophysica”, “Atmospheric Physics”, “Journal of Hydrology” and several other international journals.
• Reviewer for NSF, NERC, NSERC and a number of other national research agencies.

(last update 30 August 2006)