MIKE NEWCHURCH
Dr. Michael J. Newchurch is a Professor
in the Atmospheric Science Department at the University of Alabama in
Huntsville (UAHuntsville) where he has been affiliated since 1988. He earned
his B.S. degree in Industrial Sciences from Colorado State University
in 1974 and his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from The Georgia Institute
of Technology in 1986. He became an Adjunct Assistant Professor in 1988,
Associate Research Professor in 1994, Associate Professor in 2000, tenured
in 2003, and Professor in 2005. He was a visiting scientist at NCAR Atmospheric
Chemistry Division in 1998 and an Affiliate Scientist from 1999-2001.
He has taught Atmospheric Chemistry, Photochemical Modeling, Remote Sensing,
Atmospheric Dynamics, and Environmental Science. He has proposed research
studies totaling of $27.4 million, $9.5 million of which has been awarded.
Dr. Newchurch’s most significant
achievements resulted from his publication with colleagues of the first
stage of the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer. This discovery
confirmed the effectiveness of the Montreal Protocol and amendments.
It received world-wide attention both in scientific circles and in the
popular press. It was the most popular story on the AAAS website in 2003,
the most popular story ever on the AGU site, and a top-10 NASA accomplishment
in 2003. He was awarded the NASA group achievement award for his role
as Assistant Mission Scientist on the ATLAS-2 and ATLAS-3 missions in
1992 and 1993.
Dr. Newchurch’s current fields
of interest include tropospheric ozone profile measurements with lidars
and ozonesondes, retrievals from satellite instruments, atmospheric photochemical
modeling, and ozone trend analyses. He conceived, designed, built, and
now directs the Regional Atmospheric Profiling Center for Discovery (RAPCD),
an active lidar and passive remote-sensing facility which includes the
UAH/NOAA Ozonesonde station, a UV DIAL ozone lidar, Doppler wind lidar,
elastic aerosol lidar, and several in situ aerosol and gas samplers.
His past and current science team memberships include OMI, TOMS, SAGE,
HALOE, AIRS, ATMOS, POAM, and SBUV. He has served on the NOAA/CREST
external advisory Board, the NASA Space Station Utilization Advisory
Subcommittee (SSAUS), and numerous UAH committees. He has 2 Ph.D. graduates,
3 M.S. graduates, 3 current Ph.D. students, 2 current M.S. students,
and has supported 24 undergraduate researchers. His professional organizations
include the American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society,
American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, and the Optical
Society of America. He has been a science fair judge, a Cub Scout
and Boy Scout leader, a baseball and soccer coach, and a science mentor
in the NCAR SOARS program. His 70 refereed papers, numerous conference
publications, and research summaries appear on his web page at http://nsstc.uah.edu/atmchem.
Work Contact: Phone-(256) 961-7825;
Email-mike@nsstc.uah.edu
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