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Dr. Z. JOHNNY LUO
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Office: Marshak J927 Phone: 212-650-8936 Email: luo at sci.ccny.cuny.edu |
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RESEARCH:
CV Publications  IEEE Cover Page
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My research interest is clouds. Much of my past and ongoing research activity focuses on satellite remote sensing of clouds and study of cloud processes . Recently, I started to participate in airborne field campaigns, flying into convective clouds (heck of a ride! see video) to collect in situ measurements. Meanwhile, I am always keen to analyze model simulations to help interpret observations. On satellite remote sensing, I am a member of NASA CloudSat/CALIPSO Science Team and of NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Team. On field work, I am a Science Leader of NASA SEAC4RS field campaign (see photos below) and a member of NSF CONTRAST campaign. I am also a team member of European Union's MOZAIC project.
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TEACHING:
EAS 488/B8800: Climate & Climate Change (syllabus)
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My teaching interest is Atmospheric Science in general with emphasis on
satellite remote
sensing and cloud-water vapor-climate topics. Throughout my class, I will
involve
students with my own research, especially those related to satellite remote
sensing and climate data
analysis. It's important to note that Atmospheric Science is a quantitative field. A common misunderstanding among many students is that it's mostly descriptive (like what we see on Weather Channel). But the truth is quite the opposite: our primary teaching/research tool is math, physics and computer programming (in fact, the weather forecastes seen on TV are largely based on the output of supercomputers sovling partial-differential equations of the atmosphere), so strong quantitative skills are important prerequisite for my classes. |
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GROUP MEMBERS:
(Res. Assoc.) Jeyavinoth Jeyaratnam (JJ), Nazia Shah, Sonya Pyo (Grad Students) Ricardo Anderson and Zena Marchant
(Alumni) Dr. G. Y. Liu (postdoc, 2007-2010), Cheila Benavides (MS, 2010),
Mya M. Teiktin (MS, 2010), Hanii Takahashi (Ph.D. 2013), Amelia Prasad (Res.
Assoc. 2012 - 2013) |
We are now recruiting a M.S. and a Ph.D.
student
to work in the area of tropical convection and convective transport of
pollutants. Atmospheric Science (or similar background) and strong
programming skills are needed. Contact me if you are interested.
These beautiful photos summarize the theme of our group: Big Apple and Deep Convection ! What's loading sign for? Well, that's an important character one needs to develop if he/she wants to be successful in academia - patience. |
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Last modified: Nov 2013 |