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\textsf{Michael L. Larsen, Ph.D.} \hspace{2.6in} \= Assistant Professor \\
\url{LarsenML@cofc.edu}                    \> College of Charleston \\
\url{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu}                                      \>  Department of Physics and Astronomy \\
                                      \>  217 J.C. Long Building \\
Phone: (843) 953-2128                 \>  9 Liberty Street \\
Fax:   (843) 953-4824                   \>  Charleston, SC  29424
%                                    \> Phone \= 843-953-5593 \\
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% Educational Qualifications
\textsf{Education}
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\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{Doctor of Philosophy (Physics), August 2006}\\
    Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton,
    MI \\
    Thesis title:  Studies of Discrete Fluctuations in
    Atmospheric Phenomena \\
    Thesis advisor:  Dr. Alexander B. Kostinski \\
    Graduate GPA : 3.88

\item \textsf{Bachelor of Science (Physics), May 2001}\\
    Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University,
    Houghton, MI \\
    GPA : 3.95 / Graduated \emph{summa cum laude}
\end{itemize}

% Work Experience
\textsf{Professional Employment}
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\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{Assistant Professor, August 2010 - Present} \\
	Department of Physics and Astronomy \\
	College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

\item \textsf{Assistant Professor, August 2007 - August 2010} \\
	Department of Physics and Physical Science \\
	University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE

\item \textsf{Consultant, August 2007 - August 2009} \\
    Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD

\item \textsf{National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, July
2006 - July 2007} \\
    Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD \\
    Funded Proposal:  Analysis of the Role of Number Fluctuations in
    an Apparatus to Detect Hazardous Airborne Particles

\item \textsf{National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
Fellow, August 2003 - July 2006} \\
    Sponsored by the DoD, Managed by ASEE

%\item \textsf{Associate Researcher, June 2004 - July 2006} \\
%    NASA-Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center \\
%    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
%
\item \textsf{Graduate Researcher in GSSP Summer Program, June 2003
- August 2003} \\
    NASA-Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center \\
    Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

\item \textsf{Graduate Research Assistant, June 2002-August 2003 \\ Graduate Fellow, January-June 2002}
\\
    Department of Physics \\
    Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Current Main Research Interests}
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\begin{itemize}
\item Spatial and temporal fluctuations in rainfall on microphysical scales
\item Radiative transfer through statistically correlated random media (cloudy atmospheres)
\item Effects of finite sampling and dead-time on statistical inference
\item $Z-R$ relationships in radar meteorology
\item Fluctuations of aerosol particles and cloud droplets -- quantification and applications
\item Accounting for natural variability in airborne pathogen risk estimation
\item Simple Monte-Carlo models for discrete spatial systems
\end{itemize}

\textsf{Funding Awarded}
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\begin{itemize}
\item Sole PI 2012-2015 Characterization of the Two-dimensional/Temporal Mosaic of Drop Size Distributions and Spatial Variability (Structure) in Rain.  National Science Foundation (\$325,402)
\item Sole PI 2011-2013 Absorption and Scattering in Correlated Random Media.  Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award (\$35,000)
\item PI 2011-2012 Cloud Coverage as an Indicator of Regional Climate Change.  South Carolina Space Grant Geospatial Institute for Students and Teachers in Climate Change (\$10,000)
\item Sole PI 2010-2011 Turbulent Mixing of Aerosols.  College of Charleston Faculty Research \& Development Grant (\$3,300)
\item Sole PI 2010 Characterization of Affordable Drop-by-Drop Rain Detection Instruments.  NASA Space Grant Minigrant (\$10,000)
\item Sole PI 2009-2010 Development of Precipitation Monitoring Systems for a Distributed Rain-Sensing Network. NASA Space Grant Minigrant (\$10,000)
%\item Mentor 2009-2010 NASA student fellowships (Students -- each awarded a fellowship --  Benjamin Fullerton, Kyle McClary, Grant Saltzgaber)
\item Sole PI 2009 NASA travel grant (\$1,000)
\item Sole PI 2009 Program of Excellence Funds for a 3D-Ultrasonic Anemometer (\$3,000)
\item Sole PI 2008-2009 Focused Assessment Grant (\$1,000)

%\item Program of Excellence Funds for a 3D-Ultrasonic Anemometer (2009)
%\item Focused Assessment Grant (2008-2009)
%\item University of Nebraska at Kearney Research Services Council (UNK RSC) University Research and Creative Activity grant (2008-2009) and Minigrant (2008)
%\item National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRC) (2006)
%\item National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
%(NDSEG) (2003-2006)
\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Peer-Reviewed Publications} \vspace*{-0.20in} \\

\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{On the Variability of Drop Size Distributions over Areas} \\
    A.R. Jameson, M.L. Larsen, and A.B. Kostinski \\
    \textsl{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences}, Accepted.

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/AIM_accepted.pdf}{\textsf{Identifying Individual Rain Events with a Dense Disdrometer Network}} \\
    M.L. Larsen and J.B.Teves \\
    \textsl{Advances in Meteorology}, Article ID 582782, in press.

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/eor_inpress.pdf}{\textsf{Disdrometer network observations of fine scale spatial/temporal clustering in rain}} \\
    A.R. Jameson, M.L. Larsen, and A.B. Kostinski \\
    \textsl{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences}, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0136.1, in press.

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/larsenetal_2015_joh.pdf}{\textsf{Scaling properties of raindrop size distributions as measured by a dense array of optical disdrometers}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, T.B. Hayward, and J.B. Teves \\
    \textsl{Journal of Hydrology, 521}, 424--432 (2015). %doi: 10.106/j.jhyrdol.2014.12.016

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/larsen_grl.pdf}{\textsf{Further evidence for super-terminal raindrops}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A.B. Kostinski, and A.R. Jameson \\
    \textsl{Geophysical Research Letters, 41}(19), 6914--6918 (2014). %doi: 10.1002/2014GL061397

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/jtech_2014.pdf}{\textsf{On the recovery of 3D spatial statistics of particles from 1D measurements:  Implications for Airborne Instruments}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, C.A. Briner, and P. Boehner \\
    \textsl{Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 31}(10), 2078--2087 (2014).% doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00004.1 (2014).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/JQSRT2014.pdf}{\textsf{On the link between particle size and deviations from the Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law for direct transmission}} \\
    M.L. Larsen and A.S. Clark \\
    \textsl{Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 133}, 646-651 (2014).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/JAS2012.pdf}{\textsf{Scale Localization of Cloud Particle Clustering Statistics}} \\
    M.L. Larsen \\
    \textsl{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 69} (11), 3277-3289 (2012).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/atmosres.pdf}{\textsf{Identifying the Scaling Properties of Rainfall Accumulation as Measured by a Tipping-Bucket Rain Gauge Network}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A.S. Clark, M. Noffke, G. Saltzgaber, and A. Steele \\
    \textsl{Atmospheric Research, 96}, 149-158 (2010).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/mst2009.pdf}{\textsf{Simple Dead-Time Corrections for Discrete Time Series of Non-Poisson Data}} \\
    M.L. Larsen and A.B. Kostinski \\
    \textsl{Measurement Science and Technology, 20}, 095101 (2009).
	
\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/jaersci.pdf}{\textsf{Spatial Distributions of Aerosol Particles:  Investigation of the Poisson Assumption}} \\
	M.L. Larsen \\
	\textsl{Journal of Aerosol Science, 38} (8), 807-822 (2007).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/JoH.pdf}{\textsf{The Texture of Rain:  Exploring Stochastic Micro-structure at Small Scales}}\\
    A.B. Kostinski, M.L. Larsen, and A.R. Jameson \\
    \textsl{Journal of Hydrology, 328} (1-2), 38-45 (2006).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/JAS2005-3.pdf}{\textsf{Observation and Analysis of Steady Rain}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A.B. Kostinski, and A. Tokay \\
    \textsl{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62} (11),
    4071-4083 (2005).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/JAS2005-2.pdf}{\textsf{Small-scale Drop Size Variability:  Impact on
Estimation of Cloud Optical Properties}} \\
    Y. Knyazikhin, A. Marshak, M.L. Larsen, W.J. Wiscombe, J.V.
    Martonchik, and R.B. Myneni \\
    \textsl{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62} (7), 2555-2567
    (2005).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/JAS2005-1.pdf}{\textsf{Small-scale Drop Size Variability:  Empirical Models
for Drop Size-Dependent Clustering in Clouds}} \\
    A. Marshak, Y. Knyazikhin, M.L. Larsen, and W.J. Wiscombe \\
    \textsl{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 62} (2), 551-558 (2005).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/ast2.pdf}{\textsf{Response from Authors to Comment on Detection of
Spatial Correlations among Aerosol Particles}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, W. Cantrell, A.B. Kostinski, and J. Kannosto \\
    \textsl{Aerosol Science and Technology, 38} (2), 129-130 (2004).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/ast1.pdf}{\textsf{Detection of Spatial Correlations among Aerosol
Particles}} \\
    M.L. Larsen, W. Cantrell, J. Kannosto, and A.B. Kostinski \\
    \textsl{Aerosol Science and Technology, 37} (6), 476-485 (2003).

\item \href{https://larsenml.people.cofc.edu/Larsen_files/qjrms2002.pdf}{\textsf{Towards Quanifying Droplet Clustering in Clouds}} \\
    R.A. Shaw, A.B. Kostinski, and M.L. Larsen \\
    \textsl{Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society,
    128} (582), 1043-1057 (2002).
\end{itemize}

\textsf{(Nonreviewed) Books} \vspace*{-0.20in}

\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{Discrete Fluctuations in Atmospheric Science} \\
    (Ph.D. Dissertation Excerpt).
    M.L. Larsen \\
    218 pp., VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K. (2008).

\item \textsf{Investigations in Earth Science} \\
    M.L. Larsen \\
    160 pp., Published In-House by UNK (2008).  \\
    2nd Ed. 183 pp., Published In-House by UNK (2009).
\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Scientific Technical Reports} \vspace*{-0.20in}

\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{Power Spectral Densities of Atmospheric Aerosol Particle Counts} \\
    C.C. Williamson, S.C. Hill, D.M. Garvey, M.L. Larsen, and C.L. Klipp \\
    Army Research Laboratory Technical Report 5064 (2010).
\end{itemize}


\textsf{Scientific Conference Presentations} \vspace*{-0.20in}

\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{Confirmation of the Existence of Super-Terminal Raindrops} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A.B. Kostinski, and A.R. Jameson
    \textsl{2014 Fall AGU Meeting} San Francisco, CA.  15-19 December, 2014.

\item \textsf{Investigating the Dependence of Fractal Dimension on Raindrop Size for Drop Arrival Times as Measured by a Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer} \\
    R. Lemasters and M.L. Larsen
    \textsl{2014 Fall AGU Meeting} San Francisco, CA.  15-19 December, 2014.

\item \textsf{Self-Consistency of Rain Event Definitions} \\
    J. Teves and M.L. Larsen
    \textsl{2014 Fall AGU Meeting} San Francisco, CA.  15-19 December, 2014.

\item \textsf{Parameters Governing Deviations from the Beer-Lambert-Bouguer Law for Direct Transmission} \\
    A.S. Clark, M.L. Larsen, and J.B. Teves
    \textsl{14th AMS Conference on Atmospheric Radiation.} Boston, MA. 7 - 11 July, 2014.

\item \textsf{Development of a Site to Investigate Rainfall Accumulation and Drop Size Distribution Variability on Small Spatio-Temporal Scales} \\
    M.L. Larsen, J.C. Harris, R. Lemasters, K. O'Dell, and J. Teves
    \textsl{38th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association.}  North Charleston, SC.
    12-17 October 2013.

\item \textsf{Spatial Statistics through a 1-D Lens} \\
    M.L. Larsen
    \textsl{2012 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.}  University of South Carolina-Aiken.  Aiken SC.  13 April 2012.

\item \textsf{Characterizing Rainfall Variability on Small Spatial and Temporal Scales} \\
    M.L. Larsen
    \textsl{10th Annual Turkey Creek Watershed Initiative meeting.  5th Eco-Hydrologic Monitoring meeting.}  College of Charleston.  Charleston, SC.  22 April 2011.

\item \textsf{Identification and Characterization of Small-Scale Rainfall Fluctuations} \\
    M.L. Larsen
    \textsl{2011 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.}  South Carolina State University.  Orangeburg, SC.  16 April 2011.

\item \textsf{Physics within the Pixel -- Rainfall Variability on Unresolved Scales} \\
    M.L. Larsen
    \textsl{17th Annual Mini-Technical Conference of the Palmetto Chapter of the American Meteorological Society.}  Columbia, SC.  24 March 2011.

\item \textsf{Development of a Ballistic Photon Transport Model that Explicitly Resolves Cloud Microstructure} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A. Clark, A. Steele, and D. Hayes.
    \textsl{13th AMS Conference on Cloud Physics, jointly with 11th
    AMS Conference on Atmospheric Radiation.}  Portland, OR.  28 June - 3 July, 2010.

\item \textsf{Affordable Ways of Measuring Rain One Drop at a Time} \\
    M.L. Larsen.
    \textsl{120th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences}.  Nebraska Wesleyan University.  Lincoln, NE.  23 April 2010.

\item \textsf{Examination of Sub-Pixel Accumulation Variability in Central Nebraska} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A. Clark, M. Noffke, G. Saltzgaber, and A. Steele.
    \textsl{34th Conference on Radar Meteorology}.  Williamsburg, VA.  5-9 October, 2009.

\item \textsf{Direct Simulation of Radiative Transfer through a 3-Dimensional Correlated Medium} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A. Clark, and A. Steele.
    \textsl{Gordon Research Conference on Radiation and Climate}.  Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH.  5-10 July, 2009.

%\item \textsf{Developing an Undergrad Research Program from Scratch:  Perspective from Two Physicists} \\
%    M.L. Larsen and L. Kreminska.
%    \textsl{Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions}.  Kearney, NE.  6 March, 2009.

\item \textsf{Unresolved Small-Scale Optical Variability of Clouds:
Two Ways of Assessing its Impact on Remote Sensing Observations and
Energy Budget Estimations} \\
    A.B. Davis, M.L. Larsen, and K. Pfeilsticker.
    \textsl{2006 Fall AGU Meeting}.  San Francisco, CA.  11-15
    December, 2006.

\item \textsf{A New Model of Spatial Cloud Drop Distribution that Simulates the Observed Drop Clustering:  Effect of clustering in Extinction Coefficient Estimates} \\
	A. Marshak, Y. Knyazikhin, M. L. Larsen, and W. Wiscombe.
	\textsl{2006 Fall AGU Meeting}.  San Francisco, CA.  11-15 December, 2006.

\item \textsf{Impact of Unresolved, Correlated, or Anti-Correlated
Spatial Structure on the Bulk Transport of Radiation Inside and
Between Clouds, with Applications to Remote Sensing and Energy
Budgeting} \\
    A.B. Davis, M.L. Larsen, and M.K. Dubey.
    \textsl{2nd International Conference on Global Warming and the
    Next Ice Age}.  Sante Fe, New Mexico.  17-21 July, 2006.

\item \textsf{A New Model of Cloud Drop Distribution that Simulates
the Observed Drop Clustering:  Effects of Clustering on Extinction
Coefficient Estimates} \\
    Y. Knyazikhin, A. Marshak, M.L. Larsen, and W.J. Wiscombe.
    \textsl{16th Annual Meeting of the ARM Science Team}.
    Albuquerque, New Mexico.  27-31 March, 2006.

\item \textsf{Reconsideration of Certain Aspects of the Z-R Problem}
\\
    M.L. Larsen and A.B. Kostinski.
    \textsl{14th International Conference on Cloud Physics and
    Precipitation -- ICCP 2004}.
    Bologna, Italy.  13-18 July, 2004.

\item \textsf{Exploring the Stochastic Micro-structure of Rain:
Scale Dependence of Spatial Correlations} \\
    A.B. Kostinski, A.R. Jameson, and M.L. Larsen.
    \textsl{17th Conference on Hydrology.  83rd Annual Meeting of
    the American Meteorological Society}.
    Long Beach, California.  9-13 February, 2003.

\item \textsf{Spatial Correlations among Aerosol Particles} \\
    W. Cantrell, A.B. Kostinski, M.L. Larsen, and D. Harrington.
    \textsl{2002 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union.}
    San Francisco, California.  6-10 December, 2002.

\item \textsf{Stochastic Micro-structure of Rain and Scale
Dependence of Spatial Correlations} \\
    A.B. Kostinski, A.R. Jameson, and M.L. Larsen.
    \textsl{2002 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union.}
    San Francisco, California.  6-10 December, 2002.

\item \textsf{Possible Implications of Droplet Clustering for
Radiative Transfer in Clouds} \\
    A.B. Kostinski, M.L. Larsen, and R.A. Shaw.
    \textsl{11th AMS Conference on Cloud Physics, jointly with 11th
    AMS Conference on Atmospheric Radiation.}
    Ogden, Utah.  3-7 June, 2002.

\item \textsf{Quantifying Droplet Clustering in Clouds} \\
    M.L. Larsen, A.B. Kostinski, and R.A. Shaw.
    \textsl{11th AMS Conference on Cloud Physics.}
    Ogden, Utah.  3-7 June, 2002.

\end{itemize}

\textsf{Publications in Student Journals} \vspace*{-0.20in}
\begin{itemize}
\item \textsf{Fractal Dimension as a Means to Characterize Statistical Systems} \\
    T. Hayward and M.L. Larsen \\
    In review for \textsl{Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics}
\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Courses Taught} \vspace*{-0.20in}
\begin{itemize}
\item Atmospheric Physics (F2010, F2012, F2014)
\item Classical Mechanics (Upper-Level Undergraduate) (S2013, S2014, S2015)
\item Computers in Physics (S2010)
\item Earth Science/Honors Earth Science (F2007, F2008, S2009, F2009, S2010)
\item Electricity and Magnetism I (Upper-Level Undergraduate) (F2012, F2013)
\item General Physics II Lab (Calculus Based) (F2010, S2011)
\item Introductory Physics II (Algebra Based) (F2010, S2011, F2011)
\item Introductory Physics I Lab (Algebra Based) (F2011)
\item Introductory Physics II Lab (Algebra Based) (S2011, F2011, S2012, F2013, S2014)
\item Mathematical Methods in Physics/ Methods of Applied Physics (F2012, F2013, F2014)
\item Meteorology (S2008, S2009, S2010)
\item Modern Physics (F2009, S2012)
\item Physical Science (F2007, S2008, F2008, S2009)
\item Physics of Sound and Music (S2012, S2014)
\item Physics of Sports (S2013, F2014)
\item Research Seminar (S2013, S2014, S2015)
\item Special Topics -- Qualitative Reasoning / GRE Preparation / Problem Solving (S2009, F2009, F2011, F2012, F2014)
\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Undergraduate Research} \vspace*{-0.20 in}
\begin{itemize}
\item Current and former undergraduate research mentees (33 students):
\begin{itemize}
\item Tobin Barrett (2011-2013) (CofC) Completed Senior Capstone Project, 1 Student Presentation
\item Josh Beck (2009-2010) (UNK) 2 Student Presentations
\item Philip Boehner (2010-2012) (CofC) 1 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Paper, 6 Student Presentations, and a Completed Senior Capstone Project
\item Clarissa Briner (2012) (CofC) 1 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Paper, 2 Student Presentations (won Award of Merit at one of them)
\item Susanna Brylawski (2011-2013) (CofC)
\item Dawn Carrillo (2008-2010) (UNK)
\item Jose Carrillo (2008-2010) (UNK)
\item Michael Chute (2012-2013) (CofC) Completed Senior Capstone Project, 2 Student Presentations
\item Erin Deck (2011) (CofC) 1 Student Presentation
\item Benjamin Fullerton (2009-2010) (UNK) 4 Student Presentations
\item Joerael Harris (2011-2014) (CofC) Completed Senior Capstone Project, 1 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentation, 4 Student Presentations
\item David Hayes (2009-2010) (UNK) 1 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentation, 1 Student Presentation
\item Timothy Hayward (2013-2014) (CofC) 1 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Paper, 2 Student Presentations (won $\Sigma \Xi$ student presentation award at one of them), 1 Student Journal Paper
\item Cassidy Jenks (2013-2014) (CofC) Completed Senior Capstone Project, 2 Student Presentations
\item Robert Lemasters (2013-present) (CofC) In progress Senior Capstone Project, 2 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentations, 1 Student Presentation
\item Kyle McClary n\'{e} Smydra (2008-2010) (UNK) 6 Student Presentations
\item Joshua Moravec (2010) (UNK)
\item Joseph Niehaus (2010-2011) (CofC) 1 Student Presentation
\item Matthew Noffke (2008-2010) (UNK) 1 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Paper, 1 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentation, 7 Student Presentations
\item Katelyn O'Dell (2012-present) (CofC) 1 Co-authored Professional Conference Presenetation, 6 Student Presentations.
\item Alexis Payne (2013-present) (CofC) In progress Senior Capstone Project
\item Danielle Policarpio (2009-2010) (UNK) 1 Student Presentation
\item David Ruwadi (2011) (CofC) 1 Student Presentation
\item Grant Saltzgaber (2007-2010) (UNK) 1 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Paper, 1 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentation, 7 Student Presentations
\item Adrian Sanabria-Diaz (2009-2010) (UNK)
\item Cameron Self (2010-2011) (CofC) Completed Senior Capstone Project, 1 Student Presentation
\item Jenn Smaroff (2010-2011) (CofC)
\item Conor Smith (2010-2011) (CofC) Completed Senior Capstone Project, 2 Student Presentations
\item Aaron Steele (2008-2009) (UNK) 1 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Paper, 3 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentations, 4 Student Presentations
\item Patricia Steele (2013-2014) (CofC)
\item Jeremy Stromer (2009) (UNK) 3 Student presentations
\item Joshua Teves (2012-present) (CofC) 2 Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Papers, 3 Co-authored Professional Conference Presentations, 5 Student Presentations
\item Derek Tuck (2014-present) (CofC)
\end{itemize}
\item Student Funding
\begin{itemize}
\item Horatio Hughes Academic Year Award. 2014-2015 (Joshua Teves)
\item CofC Major Academic Year Support Research (MAYS); 2014-2015 (Alexis Payne), 2010-2011 \& 2011-2012 (Philip Boehner)
\item Horatio Hughes Summer Research Award.  2013 (Katelyn O'Dell)
\item NASA Space Grant Students and Teachers in Climate Change Participants.  2011 (Erin Deck, David Ruwadi)
\item NASA Space Grant Student Researchers. 2009-2010 (Ben Fullerton, Kyle McClary)
\item NASA Space Grant Fellows. 2009 (Grant Saltzgaber), 2010 (Kyle McClary)
\item UNK Undergraduate Research Fellow Mentor.  (URF); 2008-2009 (Matthew Noffke, Grant Saltzgaber, Aaron Steele), 2009-2010 (Josh Beck, Matthew Noffke, Danielle Policarpio, Kyle McClary) (co-mentor w/ A. Clark for Ben Fullerton, David Hayes, Joshua Moravec, Adrian Sanabria-Diaz)
\item UNK Summer Student Research Program Mentor (SSRP); 2008 (Matthew Noffke), 2009 (Kyle McClary \& Jeremy Stromer), 2010 (Joshua Moravec)
\end{itemize}
%\item Undergraduate Research Awards
%\begin{itemize}
%\item Timothy Hawyard.  Sigma Xi student presentation award.  2014 South Carolina Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting.  April 5, 2014.
%\item Clarissa Briner.  Award of Merit.  24th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.  April 19, 2012.
%\end{itemize}

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%\item Student presentations:
%\begin{itemize}
%\item Total of 62 from 2007-present
%\begin{itemize}
%\item 30 While a faculty member at the College of Charleston (2010-present)
%\item 32 While a faculty member at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (2007-2010)
%\end{itemize}
%\end{itemize}

\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Professional Service} \vspace*{-0.20in}
\begin{itemize}
\item Service to the Public and the Scientific Community:
\begin{itemize}
\item Serves as peer-reviewer for:  \emph{Aerosol Science and Technology}, \emph{Applied Spectroscopy}, \emph{Geophysical Research Letters}, \emph{IEEE Communications Letters}, \emph{Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology}, \emph{Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology}, \emph{Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics}, \emph{Journal of Hydrology}, \emph{Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences}, \emph{Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics}, \emph{Quarterly Journal of Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer}, National Science Foundation
\item Regularly serves as judge for various science fairs.
\item Regularly participates in departmental and Physics club outreach activities
\item Consulted with local officials in reference to weather monitoring for Carriage Horse health issues (2011).
\item Consulted with local legal office in regards to identifying weather conditions for eye-witness testimony (2014).
\end{itemize}
\item Institutional Service at the College of Charleston
\begin{itemize}
\item Faculty Curriculum Committee Member (2014-present)
\item Physics Department Resources and Awards Committee Member (2012-2013), (2013-2014), (2014-present) (chair)
\item Associate acting Physics Department Chair (July 16 - August 8, 2014)
\item Society of Physics Students Advisor / Sigma Pi Sigma Coordinator (2011-present)
\item Transfer Evaluator Physics (2013-present) and Meteorlogy (2010-present)
\item Academic Advisor for several students in Physics and Meteorology programs (2010-present)
\item SURF Reviewer (2012, 2014)
\item Meteorology Coordinator (2010-2011)
\item Ad hoc Meteorology Curriculum Committee (2010-2011), (2011-2012) (chair), (2012-2013) (chair), (2013-2014), (2014-present)
\item Air Quality Faculty Search Committee (2012-2013), (2013-2014)
\item Atmospheric Physics Faculty Search Committee (2010-2011), (2011-2012), (2012-2013)
\item Colloquium Committee (2010-2011)
\item UCAR Affiliate Representative (2011-present)
\end{itemize}
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\item Institutional Service at the University of Nebraska at Kearney
\begin{itemize}
\item College of Natural and Social Sciences Oversight Committee (2009-2010)
\item Young Nebraska Scientist Initiative Advisory Committee Member (2009-2010)
\item Research Services Council Committee Member (2008-2010) (Sole Natural Science Rep.)
\item College of Natural and Social Sciences ITech Committee (2007-2010)
\item Sci-Math Colloquium Steering Committee Member (2007-2010)
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

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\textsf{Student Presentations} (award-winning presentations marked with $(\ast)$). \\
(62 total presentations from 2007-present) \vspace*{-0.20in}

\begin{itemize}

\item \textsf{Investigating Possible Fractal Behavior in Raindrop Arrivals} \\
    R. Lemasters.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    2014 Celebration of Summer Scholars
    College of Charleston, August 18, 2014.

\item \textsf{Identification of Rain Events: Why Definitions Matter} \\
    J.B. Teves.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    2014 Celebration of Summer Scholars
    College of Charleston, August 18, 2014.

\item \textsf{Exploration of Links Between Radar and Automated Weather Station Data} \\
    J.C. Harris.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2014 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    Trident Technical College, April 5th, 2014.
    \item[-] 26th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 17th, 2014.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Exploration of Fractal Tools to Characterize Statistical Systems} \\
    T. Hayward.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] $(\ast)$ 2014 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    Trident Technical College, April 5th, 2014.
    \item[-] 26th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 17th, 2014.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Statistical Analysis of Rain Arrival Times} \\
    C. Jenks.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
        \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2014 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    Trident Technical College, April 5th, 2014.
    \item[-] 26th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 17th, 2014.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Development of a Z-R Relationship for a Local Automated Weather Station} \\
    K. O'Dell.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
        \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2014 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    Trident Technical College, April 5th, 2014.
    \item[-] 26th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 17th, 2014.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Developing an Automated Processing Pipeline for Proprietary Rain Measurement Equipment} \\
    J. Teves.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
        \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2014 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    Trident Technical College, April 5th, 2014.
    \item[-] 26th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 17th, 2014.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Investigation of Radar-Inferred Rain Accumulation Variability} \\
    J.C. Harris, K. O'Dell, and J.B. Teves.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 38th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association.
    North Charleston, South Carolina.  October 12-17, 2013.
    \item[-] 2013 Celebration of Summer Scholars
    College of Charleston, August 19th, 2013.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Identifying and Evaluating a Site-Specific Z-R Relationship} \\
    K. O'Dell.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] College of Charleston Physics Department Colloquium.
    October 3rd, 2013.
    \item[-] 2013 Celebration of Summer Scholars
    College of Charleston, August 19th, 2013.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Aerosol Concentration Fluctuations} \\
    M. Chute.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2013 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    Benedict College, April 13th, 2013.
    \item[-] 25th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 18th, 2013.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Simulations of Radiative Transfer in Strictly Absorbing Atmospheric Media} \\
    P. Boehner.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    24th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 19, 2012.

\item \textsf{Applications of Computational Stochastic Geometry to the Determination of Cloud Structure} \\
    C. Briner.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2012 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    University of South Carolina-Aiken, April 14, 2012.
    \item[-] $(\ast)$ 24th Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 19, 2012.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Absorption and Scattering in Correlated Random Media} \\
    P. Boehner.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2012 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    University of South Carolina-Aiken, April 14, 2012.
    \item[-] 2011 Fall Joint Meeting of the NCS-AAPT, SACS-AAPT, and the SPS
    UNC-Asheville, November 18-19, 2011.
    \item[-] 2011 Celebration of Summer Scholars
    College of Charleston, August 22nd, 2011.
    \item[-] 2011 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    South Carolina State University, April 16, 2011.
    \item[-] 23rd Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 21, 2011.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Using Cloud Cover as an Indicator of Regional Climate Change} \\
    E. Deck and D. Ruwadi.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    2011 NASA GIST-Climate Change Symposium.
    College of Charleston.  August 20th, 2011.

\item \textsf{Models of Inhalation Dosage} \\
    J. Niehaus.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    2011 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    South Carolina State University, April 16, 2011.

\item \textsf{Benchmarking Commercial Disdrometers to aid in Characterizing Natural Rainfall Variability} \\
    C. Smith.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] 2011 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science.
    South Carolina State University, April 16, 2011.
    \item[-] 23rd Annual College of Charleston Scientific Research Poster Session.
    April 21, 2011.
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Direct Imaging of Raindrop Impacts} \\
   J. Beck.  Mentors:  M.L. Larsen and A. Clark
   \begin{itemize}
   \item[-]120th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences
   Nebraska Wesleyan University, April 23, 2010.
   \item[-] UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day Oral Presentation.
   April 8, 2010.
   \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Filter Paper Based Disdrometer} \\
   B. Fullerton.  Mentors: M.L. Larsen and A. Clark
   \begin{itemize}
   \item[-]120th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences
   Nebraska Wesleyan University, April 23, 2010.
   \item[-] 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
   University of Montana.  Missoula, MT  April 15-17, 2010.
   \item[-] UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day.
   April 8, 2010.
   \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Simulation of Radiative Transfer through Clustered Computing} \\
   D. Hayes.  Mentors:  A. Clark and M.L. Larsen \\
   UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day.
   April 8, 2010.

\item \textsf{Ethanol and its Relationship to Accelerated Wear and Efficiency in SNRE's} \\
   K. McClary.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
   \begin{itemize}
   \item[-] 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
   University of Montana.  Missoula, MT  April 15-17, 2010.
   \item[-] UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day.
   April 8, 2010.
   \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Development of an Acoustical Raindrop Disdrometer} \\
   K. McClary.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
   \begin{itemize}
   \item[-] 120th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences
   Nebraska Wesleyan University, April 23, 2010.
   \item[-] UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day Oral Presentation.
   April 8, 2010.
   \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Polar Plot Mapping of Localized Wind Data} \\
   M. Noffke.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
   UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day.
   April 8, 2010.

\item \textsf{Characterizing Various Conductive Fabrics} \\
   D. Policarpio.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
   UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day.
   April 8, 2010.

\item \textsf{Wavelet Inspired Analysis of Discrete Atmospheric Data} \\
   G. Saltzgaber.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
   \begin{itemize}
   \item[-] 120th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences
   Nebraska Wesleyan University, April 23, 2010.
   \item[-] UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day Oral Presentation.
   April 8, 2010.
   \end{itemize}

 \item \textsf{The Polarizing Efficiency of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals} \\
   J. Stromer.  Mentors:  L. Kreminska and M.L. Larsen
   \begin{itemize}
   \item[-] 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
   University of Montana.  Missoula, MT  April 15-17, 2010.
   \item[-] UNK 12th Annual Student Research Day.
   April 8, 2010.
   \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{Comparative Study of the Mechanical and Physical Characteristic Differences of E85, 10\% Ethanol, and Gasoline in Small Non-road Engines (SNRE's)} \\
    K. Smydra.  Mentor: M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Fall Student Research Symposium.
    October 25th, 2009.

\item \textsf{Polarizing Efficiency of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals under Differing Temperature and Concentration Conditions} \\
    J. Stromer.  Mentors: M.L. Larsen and L. Kreminska \\
    UNK Fall Student Research Symposium.
    October 25th, 2009.

\item \textsf{Characterizing Sub-Pixel Properties in the Rain Field} \\
    M. Noffke.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
    University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.  April 16-18, 2009.

\item \textsf{Rainfall Analyses} \\
    G. Saltzgaber.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
    University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.  April 16-18, 2009.

\item \textsf{Analysis of Rainfall Events from Summer of 2008} \\
    M. Noffke.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Student Research Day Presentation.
    March 25, 2009.

\item \textsf{Scaling Properties of Rainfall Accumulation} \\
    G. Saltzgaber.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Student Research Day Presentation.
    March 25, 2009.

\item \textsf{Development of Cost-Effective Techniques for Measuring Rainfall on a Drop-by-drop basis} \\
    K. Smydra and B. Fullerton.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Student Research Day Presentation.
    March 25, 2009.

\item \textsf{Development of a JOGL visualizer for a radiative transfer numerical computation} \\
    A. Steele.  Mentors:  M.L. Larsen and A. Clark \\
    UNK Student Research Day Presentation.
    March 25, 2009.

\item \textsf{Presentation on Research Activities over summer/fall of 2008} \\
    M. Noffke, G. Saltzgaber, and A. Steele.  (3 of 4 total presenters) Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK SciMath Colloqiuium.
    UNK.  November 6, 2008.

\item \textsf{Characterization of sub-pixel variation in the great plains} \\
    M. Noffke.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen
    \begin{itemize}
    \item[-] Fall Symposium of the 2008 Summer Student Research Program.
    UNK.  September 12, 2008.
    \item[-] 12th Annual Conference of the High Plains Chapter of NWA/AMS.
    Hays, KS.  September 3-4, 2008.
    (Awarded best undergraduate student paper award).
    \end{itemize}

\item \textsf{A rain gauge array at Rowe Sanctuary designed to study multiscaling properties} \\
    M. Noffke.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Physics Student Research Day Oral Presentation.
    April 29, 2008.

\item \textsf{Construction of a dense rain gauge array} \\
    G. Saltzgaber.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Physics Student Research Day Oral Presentation.
    April 29, 2008.

\item \textsf{Monte-carlo computational methods for solving the 3-d radiative transfer through  correlated media problem} \\
    A. Steele.  Mentors:  M.L. Larsen and A. Clark \\
    UNK Physics Student Research Day Oral Presentation.
    April 29, 2008.

\item \textsf{Rain Distribution} \\
    G. Saltzgaber.  Mentor:  M.L. Larsen \\
    UNK Student Research Day Presentation.
    April 1, 2008.

\item \textsf{Light propagation through clouds using a Monte-Carlo simulation} \\
    A. Steele.  Mentors:  M.L. Larsen and A. Clark \\
    UNK Student Research Day Presentation.
    April 1, 2008.

\end{itemize}

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