Dr. Gijs de Boer is a Research Scientist at the University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and is an associate director of the Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing (IRISS) program at CU. His research revolves around understanding the physics of the lower atmosphere and its interactions with the surface of the Earth, with a focus on high-latitude environments. This work includes analysis of data from long-term observatories and modeling studies, and has been strongly supported by internal efforts to develop and deploy uncrewed aircraft and other innovative observing capabilities in the lower atmosphere and upper ocean.