Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Researchers

CIRES researchers use time-honored and cutting-edge approaches to study diverse aspects of Earth system science, with a focus on research that is “use-inspired.” That is, CIRES science seeks to improve fundamental understanding of the changing world and to produce applications that are useful and used by decision makers, educators, the private sector, and others. Below are profiles for some CIRES researchers; for a full list of CIRES employees, view the directory.
Alessandra Abe Pacini
Research Scientist

Bianca Adler
Research Associate
NOAA
Caroline B. Alden
Caroline B. Alden
Research Scientist II

Christopher Amante
Research Scientist

Sarah Auriemma
Associate Scientist I

Dr. Hazel M Bain
CIRES Research Scientist III

Alison Banwell
Research Scientist II

Carrie Bell
Research Scientist / Fisheries Acoustics Archive Lead
NOAA
Chris Bethge
Christian Bethge
Research Scientist II

Mary Jo Brodzik
Senior Associate Scientist

Janice Bytheway
Research Scientist II
NOAA
Ryan Cassotto
Ryan Cassotto
Research Scientist

Aparajeo Chattopadhyay
Research Scientist I
NOAA
Owen Cooper
CIRES Senior Research Scientist
NOAA
Finn Dahl
Senior Associate Scientist, GIS Admin & Developer

Aspen Davis
Associate Scientist II
NOAA
Gijs de Boer
Senior Research Scientist
NOAA
Candida F. Dewes
Associate Scientist

Matthew Druckenmiller
Research Scientist III

Jeffrey Duda
Research Scientist II

Barry Eakins standing on top of Torrey Peak in Colorado on September 4th, 2020
Barry Eakins
Senior Research Scientist / CIRES Lead at NCEI
NOAA
Jason M English
Research Scientist III

Weather Prediction Center, Model Evaluation Tools, Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Model Verification, CIRES
Michael Jon Erickson
Research Scientist II

Michael Gallagher
Research Scientist

Maria Gehne
Research Associate
NOAA
Jake J. Gristey
Research Scientist

Chris Guiterman
Research Scientist II

Edward Hartnett
Professional Research Assistant

Leslie M. Hartten
CIRES Research Scientist III
NOAA
Meghan Helmberger
PhD Student & Teaching Assistant

Mike Hobbins
Mike Hobbins
Senior Research Scientist
NOAA
Dale Hurst
CIRES Senior Research Scientist

Fadil Inceoglu
Research Scientist II

Eric James

NOAA
Eric James
Senior Associate Scientist

Brian R Johnson
Senior Research Scientist

Jennifer Katzung
C-SEF Office Manager / Professional Assistant to the Associate Director for Science

Khalsa Potrait
Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa
Senior Research Scientist

Alia Lauren Khan
Affiliate Research Scientist

Dongwook Kim
Dongwook Kim
PhD Student

Michael Koontz
Research Associate

Brian T. Kress
Research Scientist

Galapagos Adventure
Trevor Leonard
Research Scientist II
NOAA
Meng Li
Research Scientist

WenWei Liao
Senior Research Associate
NOAA
Janet Machol
Senior Research Scientist

Sergey Matrosov
Senior Research Scientist

Walter Meier
Senior Research Scientist, NSIDC DAAC Scientist

David Mencin
Research Scientist

Mark Miesch
Research Scientist III

Christy Miller Hesed
Research Scientist II

J. Toby Minear
Research Faculty
CU Boulder
William Moninger
Sr. Research Associate

Dr. Twila Moon with the NASA Hyperwall
Twila Moon
Deputy Lead Scientist

James Forest Mothersbaugh III
Associate Scientist

Chelsea Nagy
Program Manager/ Research Scientist

Vladimir Ostashev
Senior Research Scientist

Linlin Pan
Research Scientist
NOAA
Courtney Peck
Research Scientist II

Jeff Peischl
Associate Scientist

Gabrielle Petron
Scientist

Irina Petropavlovskikh
Senior Research Scientist

Photo of Robert Pincus
Robert Pincus
Senior Research Scientist
NOAA
Yushun Pon
Research Scientist

Michael Rabellino
Professional Research Assistant III
NOAA
Mark Raleigh
Research Scientist
CU Boulder
Imtiaz Rangwala
Research Scientist III
CU Boulder
Bruce's countenance
Bruce Raup
Senior Associate Scientist

Eric Ray
Senior Research Scientist

Josh Riley
Space Weather Data Manager

Juan Rodriguez
Senior Research Scientist
NOAA
Rick Saltus facial photo
Rick Saltus
Senior Research Scientist

Russell Schnell
Senior Reserach Scientist

Victoria Scholl
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

Vera Schulte-Pelkum
Research Scientist III; Associate Research Professor

Jamie Scott
Senior Associate Scientist
NOAA
Daniel B. Seaton
Research Scientist III

Anna Shlyaeva
Research Associate

Matthew Shupe
Senior Research Scientist
NOAA
Anne Sledd
Postdoctoral Researcher

Catherine Smith
Senior Associate Scientist
NOAA
Lesley L. Smith headshot
Lesley L. Smith
Senior Research Associate

Julienne Stroeve
Senior Research Scientist at National Snow & Ice Data Center

Dibyendu Sur
Postdoctoral Associate

Photo of Aaron Sweeney
Aaron Sweeney
Senior Associate Scientist, Water Level Data Manager
NOAA
Shirley Ting
Research Assistant

Michael Toy
Research Scientist II
NOAA
Rodney Viereck
Research Scientist (part time)
NOAA
Houjun Wang
Research Scientist III

Xue Wei
Associate Scientist

Kevin Wolf
Research Scientist

Caroline Womack
Research Scientist
NOAA
Heather M. Yocum
Research Scientist I

Man Zhang
Research Scientist II
NOAA

Postdoctoral Researchers

Graduate Students