Special Session on Air Quality Modeling Applications 10 th Annual CMAS Conference October 24, 2011 in memory of Dr. Daewon Byun
B. S. MeteorologySeoul National University1977 M.S. Atmospheric ScienceN. C. State University1983 Ph.D. Atmospheric ScienceN. C. State University1987
North Carolina Senior Computer Specialist, Computer Sciences Corp., Physical Scientist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, on assignment to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Implementation and evaluation of the Regional Acid Deposition Model (RADM) Design and development of the U. S. EPA’s Models-3 Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system Originator of the One Atmosphere air quality modeling concept linking meteorology and atmospheric chemistry
University of Houston Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Chemistry, Director, Institute for Multidimensional Air Quality Studies (IMAQS), Founding member of the Atmospheric Sciences graduate program Key role in designing the B. S. degree in Environmental Atmospheric Sciences (also involved to design the MS & PhD program) Founder of the Institute for Multidimensional Air Quality Studies (IMAQS) Led the development of a daily 48-hr air quality forecasting system for Eastern Texas Primary advisor for seven graduate students (6 PhD, 1 MS) Cumulative grant funding of > $10M
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Group Leader, Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting, Assembled air quality modeling and forecasting team Awarded in 2009 the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Level I Scientific and Technological Achievement Award “… for developing a model serving as the primary tool for EPA and others to use for air quality management and forecasting.” Awarded in 2010 the NOAA Special Act or Service Award for “… his ongoing achievements with the development and application of the Models-3 Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system.”
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