Scientific Theme: Advanced Modeling and Observing Systems

Complementary Research: CIRES Fellowships
CIRES Visiting Fellows
CIRES annually budgets approximately $500,000 to conduct a competitive visiting fellowship program that
promotes collaborative research at the forefront of evolving scientific paradigms. One-year fellowships are made to
Ph.D. scholars and university faculty planning sabbatical leave. Post-doctoral fellowships are supported for two
years – the first year by CIRES and the second year by the sponsoring research group. Selections are based in part
on the likelihood of stimulating academic interactions and the degree to which both parties will benefit from the
exchange of new ideas. To further this goal, priority is given to candidates with research experience at institutions
outside the Boulder scientific community. A Research and Education Fellowship is specifically funded for work in
the area of education and outreach. The program is open to scientists from all countries, and appointments can begin
at any time during the year. Visiting Fellows at CIRES last year are listed below. Further information can be found
at http://cires.colorado.edu/visfell/vf.html. Approximately six fellowships are offered to scientists with research
interests in the areas of:
Physics, chemistry, and dynamics of the Earth system (atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere)
Global and regional environmental change
Climate system monitoring, diagnostics, and modeling
Remote sensing and in-situ measurement techniques for the Earth system
Interdisciplinary research themes
Following are the visiting fellows supported during the period covered by this report. Details of their research and
the many resulting publications and presentations can be found in the appendices.
Post-Doctoral and Sabbatical Fellows
NAME AFFILIATION MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Roya
Bahreini
CSD F. Fehsenfeld Chemical composition of aerosols
Thian Yew
Gan
Shari
Gearheard
Geography &
Civil
Engineering
NSIDC
Neil Glasser NSIDC
R. Barry
B. Rajagopalan
R. Barry
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Seasonal teleconnection between North
American monsoon and SMMR-SSM/I
EASE-GRID Snow Water Equivalent
Data, and possible detection of climate
change impact on North America‘s
snowpack
Bridging perspectives of change:
Linking Inuit and scientific approaches
to understanding Arctic environmental
change
R. Barry The structure and stability of Antarctic
Peninsula ice shelves