Duane E. Waliser
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 180-400
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
818-393-4094 (tel)
duane.waliser@jpl.nasa.gov


Comprehensive CV in pdf format.


Education

B.S. Physics Oregon State University 1985.
B.S. Computer Science Oregon State University 1985.
M.S. Physics University of California, San Diego 1987.
Ph.D. Physical Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), UCSD 1992.

Honors & Awards

JPL Magellan Award, Advancing science of Atmospheric River, 2018
Cailfornia Department of Water Resources Climate Science Service Award, 2017
JPL Team Bonus Award, Earth Science Senior Review Proposals Team, 2017
NASA Group Achievement Award, obs4MIPS, 2015
JPL People Leadership Award, 2014
Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 2014
JPL Earth Ventures Team Bonus Award, 2014
JPL Magellan Award, ESTD Science Leadership, 2012
NASA Exceptional Achievement Award, 2010
JPL Team Bonus Award, Aura MLS Cloud Ice, 2007
NASA Group Achievement Award, Aura MLS Science Team, 2006
JPL Team Bonus Award, EOS MLS Atmospheric Science Publications Team, 2005
NOAA Postdoctoral Fellowship for Climate and Global Change, 1992-93.
National Research Council Research Associate, 1992-93, declined.
NASA Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient, 1988-1991.
Oregon State University College of Science Jesse Hanson Scholarship, 1983-84.
Oregon State University U. G. Dubach Academic Scholarship, 1981-82.
Oregon Scholar, 1980.

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, American Meteorological Society

Professional Experience

March 2010 - Present: Chief Scientist, Earth Science and Technology Directorate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CAEarth

March 2014 - Present: Research Associate, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA.

2007 - Present: Senior Research Scientist, Science Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

June 2004- October 2007: Principal Scientist, Water and Carbon Cycles, Sciences Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

July 2004 - Present: Visiting Associate, Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.

February 2007 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, and Fellow, Joint Insttitute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE), University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

August 2004 - 2011: Adjunct Associate Professor, Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, Marine Science Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York.

September 1999 - June 2004: Associate Professor, Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, Marine Science Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York.

September 1993 - August 1999 Assistant Professor, Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, Marine Science Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York.

June 1992 - August 1993 Postdoctoral Associate at UCLA Department of Atmospheric Sciences with Professors David Neelin and Roberto Mechoso. Support provided by UCAR/NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

July 1990 - June 1999 Consultant for SeaSpace, Inc, La Jolla/Poway, CA. Developed/Implemented satellite retrieval and processing software.

September 1987 - May 1992 Research Assistant / Graduate Student in the Physical Oceanography curriculum at Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD.

December 1987 - June 1990 Consultant for Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA. Developed and maintained Nuclear Magnetic Resonance processing, networking and analysis software.

April - September 1987 : Research Assistant / Graduate Student in the Physics Department, University of California, San Diego. Developed a computer model of a low-thrust vehicle in the Earth-moon system to investigate the flight times and energy usage of an ion-engine for low Earth to low lunar orbit transfers.

September 1986 - March 1987 : Teaching Assistant for undergraduate physics courses at University of California, San Diego.

June 1985 - August 1986 : Software engineer for GTE Government Systems, Mountain View, CA. Developed software for programming support division including electronic programmer's handbook and asynchronous-interrupt debugging system.

April 1983 - May 1985 : Consultant for Dr. Ted Lewis, TGL, Inc., Corvallis, OR. Developed and maintained computer language translators and software help systems.