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Curriculum Vitae : Konrad SteffenCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 216, Boulder, CO 80309-0216 Tel: (303) 492-4524, Fax: (303) 492-1149, email: Konrad.steffen@colorado.edu US and Swiss Citizen, married and two kids
Education Dr.sc.nat.ETH,1983 Surface temperature distribution of an Arctic polynya: North Water in winter; advisor Prof. Dr. Atsumu Ohmura, ETH-Zürich. Dipl.nat.ETH, 1977 Snow distribution on tundra and glaciers on Axel Heiberg Island, NWT, Canada; advisor Prof. Dr. Fritz Müller, ETH-Zürich.
Professional Experiences 2005- present Director, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado (CU) 2004-2005 Interim Director, CIRES, University of Colorado (CU) 2003-2004 Deputy Director, CIRES, University of Colorado (CU) 2002-2003 Interim Director, CIRES, University of Colorado (CU) 1998-2005 Associate Director Cryosphere and Polar Processes, CIRES 1997-present Professor at Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder 1993-present Faculty, Program in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences 1991-1997 Associate Professor at Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado 1991-present Fellow CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder Sept.-Oct. 1987 Visiting Professor at Dept. of Geography, McGill University, Montreal 1986-1988 Visiting Fellow at Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), on leave from ETH for two years 1985-1990 Oberassistent (Lecturer) at Climate Research Group, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland 1983-1985 Assistant at Climate Research Group, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland
Thesis supervisor 2011 Main advisor of 6 Ph.D. and 1 Master student
Recent Graduate Students Dr. Waleed Abdalati, University of Colorado, Assoc. Prof. in Geography Dr. Atsu Muto, Penn State University, Post-Doc Dr. Thomas Phillips, University of Colorado, Post-Doc Dr. Jason Box, Ohio State University, Assoc. Prof. in Geography Dr. Nicolas Cullen, Department of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Dr. John Heinrichs, Fort Hays State University, Assoc. Prof. in Dept. Geosciences Dr. Marcel Haefliger, Swiss Meteorological Institute, CH-8044 Zurich; Switzerland Dr. Axel Schweiger, Polar Science Center/Applied Physics Lab, University of Washington Dr. Julienne Stroeve, NSIDC, University of Colorado Dr. Sandy Starkweather, VECO Polar Resources Dr. Andrew Slater, NSIDC/CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Dr. David Levinson, Climate Monitoring Branch, NOAA/NESDIS, Asheville, NC Dr. Russell Huff, GIS Company, Boulder, CO Mr. John Maurer, Hawaii Ocean Observing System Ms. Molly Mcallister, NISDC, University of Colorado at Boulder Mr. Kevin Sampson, NCAR, Boulder, CO Ms. Kate Daniels, Law Office, Boulder, CO
Summary of Graduate Students and Postdoctorals Schoolars Sponsered 1992-2011 7 Master Students; 16 Ph.D. Students; 8 Post. Docs
Teaching cires.colorado.edu/steffen/classes/ University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) Physical Climatology: Principles (GEOG 4211), Applied (GEOG 4221) Physical Climatology: Field Methods (GEOG 5231/4231) Remote Sensing of the Environment (GEOG/GEOL 4093/5093) Remote Sensing Field Methods (GEOG 6181)
Research /cires.colorado.edu/science/groups/steffen/projects/ 1976-1984: North Water Project, Canadian high Arctic, jointly sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, Petro Canada Ltd., Calgary, Canada, and the Swiss National Science Foundation. 1979-1981 Energy flux measurements in the Swiss Alps (RHONEX, ALPEX). 1984-1985 Reevaluation of energy balance in North Water area. 1985-1987 Energy flux measurements on Glacier No.1, Tienshan, China. 1987-1990 Validation of sea ice parameters derived from passive microwave data of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), NASA, Principal Investigator, June 1987 - March 90 US$ 223,000. 1987-1993 Reevaluation of global energy balance, Co-PI, Swiss National Science Foundation 1986, April 1987 - April 1993, Co-PI, $US 452,000. 1990-1992 Greenland Ice Cap, Climate and Climate Processes, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Swiss National Science Foundation, Co-PI, March 1990 - March 1992, $US 550,000. 1990-1993 Sea Ice - Atmosphere Interaction: Application of Multispectral Satellite Data in Polar Surface Energy Flux Estimates. Principal Investigator, NASA, April 1990 - April 1993, US$ 440,000. 1991-1995 Parametrization and Scaling of Arctic Ice Conditions in the Context of Ice-Atmosphere Processes, NASA, April 1991 - December 1995, Co-PI, $US 290,000. 1993-1994 Energie and Massenbilanz auf dem grönländischen Eisschild, Swiss National Science Foundation, Co-PI, US$ 24,000. 1993-1996 Ice Surface Retrieval from AVHRR, ATSR, and Passive Microwave Satellite Data: Algorithm Development and Application, NASA, April 1993 - March 1996, Co-PI, US$ 237,000. 1993-1996 Assessment of Climate Variability of the Greenland Ice Sheet: Integration of in situ and Satellite Data, NASA, April 1993 - March 1996, PI, US$ 560,000. 1994-1996 Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Arctic Surface Radiation Budget, NSF/OPP, Jan 1994 - Jan 1996, Co-PI, US$ 239,000. 1994-1996 Energie- und Massenbilanz auf dem grönländischen Eisschild: Fernerkundungsmethoden, Swiss National Science Foundation, Co-PI, US$ 232,000. 1995-1997 Assessment of Variations in the Snow Accumulation Rate in northern Greenland, National Science Foundation, April 1995-March 1997, US$ 320,000. 1995-1996 Assessment of Climate Variability of the Greenland Ice Sheet: Integration of in situ and Satellite Data, NASA, April 1995 - March 1995, Additional Funding for Greenland Climate network, PI, US$ 74,000. 1995-1997 Absolute Gravity/GPS Measurements in Greenland, NASA, May 1995 - April 1997, Co-PI, US$ 105,000. 1996-1997 Instrumentation for Snow Hydrological Research, DoD, June 1996-May 1997, CoPI: $ 270,000. 1996-1999 Sea Ice and Ocean Processes in Baffin Bay: A Study using Radarsat Data and Numerical Modeling, NASA, Jan 1996 - Dec 1998, PI, US$ 313,000. 1996-2000 Greenland Ice Sheet Climatology and Surface Energy Balance Modeling: Greenland Climate network, NASA, April 1996-March 2000, PI, US$ 825,000. 1997-1999 Hyperspectral Imaging and Related Field Methods: Building the Science, NASA-MTPE, Co-PI, US$ 420,000. 1997-2000 Documenting, Understanding, and Predicting the Aggregate Scale Surface Radiation Flux for SHEBA, April 1997 March 2000, CoPI, NASA, US$ 311,000. 1997-2000 Documenting, Understanding, and Predicting the Aggregate Scale Surface Radiation Flux for SHEBA, April 1997 March 2000, CoPI, NSF-OPP, US$302,000. 1998-2006 Aerosol - Cloud - Climate Interactions, NASA-GSFC, PI: US$ 780,000. 1999-2002 Investigation of Photochemical Transformation within Snow and their Effects on Snow and Atmospheric Composition, Sept. 1999- August 2002, NSF/OPP, PI: US$ 138.721. 1999-2000 NASA Cryospheric Sciences, RADARSAT Wide ScanSAR images over Bering Sea and Baffin Bay, Co-PI: $49,800. 2000-2004 Climatology of Arctic Canada, March 2000 – Feb 2004, NASA-GSFC, PI: US$ 240,472. 2001-2005 Greenland Ice Sheet Climatology and Surface Energy Balance Modeling: Greenland Climate network, NASA, April 2001-March 2005, PI, US$ 879,000. 2002-2005 Assessment of Basal Melt of Petermann Gletscher in Northwestern Greenland, NSF/NASA, March 2002 – February 2005, PI: US$ 246,981. 2002-2005 NASA Cryospheric Sciences, Greenland ice sheet melt climatology based on passive and active satellite data: SSM/I and QuikSCAT data, PI: $390,000. 2002-2005 NASA Cryospheric Sciences, Reanalysis of the energy Budget of the ice sheet, Co-PI: $275,000. 2005-2007 Greenland - Accumulation and Melt Layer, PI, NASA Cryospheric Processes, US$ 510,000. 2006-2008 Melt flow acceleration of the Greenland ice sheet, NASA GSFC, US$122,221. 2006-2007 Monitoring Moulin Depth and Pathways in the Pakisoq Region, West-Greenland Ice Sheet, PI, NASA Cryospheric Processes, US$ 12,000. 2008-2011 Stability of Larsen C Ice shelf in a warming climate, NSF OPP, US$360,000. 2008-2011 Melt flow acceleration of the Greenland ice sheet, (same title then 2007, 2nd year funding) NASA GSFC, US$ 417,000. 2009-2011 Surface Processes of the Greenland ice sheet under a warming climate, NASA Cryospheric Sciences, US$ 930,000. 2011-2014 Surface Processes, Glacio-Hydrology, and Englacial Modeling of the Greenland Ice, NASA Cryospheric Sciences, 386,937.
Professional experience - experimental climate measurements of heat fluxes and radiation balance; (RHONEX, ALPEX, 1979, 1980, 1981), (Axel Heiberg Expedition, North Water Expedition, 1975 - 1984), Tienshan, China (1986), Arctic Sea Ice Validation (1987 – 1988), Greenland ice sheet (1990-present) - instrument development for spectral bidirectional reflectance measurements. - aircraft and satellite remote sensing data collection and analysis in visible, thermal IR, and microwave (passive and active) regions for cryosphere-atmosphere interaction in climate research. - sensor evaluation for Earth Observing System (EOS) passive microwave instrument, and validation of sea ice products derived from DMSP SSM/I satellite. - surface energy balance measurements, eddy-correlation and bulk transfer methods over the Greenland ice sheet. - remote climate recording, instrument development, and maintaining the Greenland Climate Network
National and International Committee and Editorial Membership 1986-1987 Associate Scientific Editor, Annals of Glaciology 1986-1991 Member, executive board of "Schweizerische Geographische Gesellschaft". 1987-1991 Member, SSM/I Validation Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt. 1988-1991 Member, SSM/I Sea Ice Archive Working Team (SSIAWT), NASA GSFC. 1989-1993 Member, executive board of the Program for International Polar Ocean Research (PIPOR). 1991-1992 Chief Editor, Annals of Glaciology – Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice 1991-1999 Chairman, Polar Data Archive Distribution Advisory Group, NASA/EOSDIS. 1992-1995 Council Member, Executive Board, International Glaciological Society. 1994-1998 Member of EOS Science Operation Focus Team, NASA/EOSDIS. 1995-2003 Member, Radarsat Geophysical Processor System Team (NASA/RGPS) 1995-present Member, Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (NASA/PARCA) 1996-1999 Council Member, Executive Board, International Glaciological Society. 1996-2001 Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Meteorology 1999-2000 Chief Editor, Annals of Glaciology - Cryosphere Models and Validation 1999-2004 Chairman, World Climate Research Program ,CliC Observation Products Panel 2003-2005 Vice President, International Commission of Snow and Ice, IAHS 2003-present Theme leader for sea level change, WCRP/CliC 2003-2011 SEARCH Science Steering committee member 2004-2007 Vice President IUGG Commission on the Cryospheric Sciences (CCS) 2007-present Association for Cryospheric Sciences, liaison for WMO/WCRP/CliC 2006-present Chair WCRP/Climate and Cryosphere program 2006-2008 CReSIS advising board chair, NSF STC, University of Kansas 2006 –present NASA Advisory Council Earth Science Subcommittee Member 2006-present Zeitschrift fuer Gletscherkunde and Glazialgeologie, Editorial Board 2007-2010 CCSP 3.4: Abrupt Climate Chance, Cryosphere chapter lead 2007-2010 Chair, NOAA Cooperative Institutes Executive Committee 2007-2011 National Academy, Polar Research Board member 2009-2011 NRC Committee on Stabilization Targets for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations 2009 – present Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Denver, certified by US Dept. of State 2010-present Scientific Advisory Board, Alfred Wegner Institute for Polar and Marin Research
International Organizations Membership International Glaciological Society, Cambridge, England American Geophysical Union American Meteorological Society |
