Curriculum Vitae Christopher Karmosky Assistant Professor of Meteorology, University of Tennessee at Martin Director and Curriculum Coordinator of the Meteorology Concentration Updated: 4/9/2014
Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources 256 Brehm Hall; Martin, TN, 38238 [email protected]
EDUCATION Ph.D. Geography, Pennsylvania State University (2013) Adviser: Dr. Derrick Lampkin (Committee: Dr. Andrew Carleton, Dr. Richard Alley and Dr. Michael Mann) Dissertation: Synoptic and Mesoscale Climate Forcing on Antarctic Ice Shelf Surface Melt Dynamics
M.S. Geography, University of Delaware (2007) Adviser: Dr. Daniel Leathers (Committee: Dr. David Legates and Dr. Adam Burnett) Thesis: Synoptic Climatology of Snowfall in the Northeastern United States: An Analysis of Snowfall Amounts from Diverse Synoptic Weather Types
B.A., Geography and Geology, Colgate University (2004) Advisers: Dr. Adam Burnett (Geography) and Dr. Karen Harpp (Geology) Graduated with Honors in Geography Honors Thesis: The Role of Atmospheric Circulation in Recent Antarctic Peninsula Climate Change
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor of Record: UT Martin GEOG 151: World Regional Geography: North America, Europe, Russia (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014) GEOG 201: Physical Geography (Fall 2013) GEOG 305: Principles of Meteorology (Spring 2013, Spring 2014) GEOG 320: Boundary Layer Meteorology (Spring 2013) GEOG 364: Introduction to Remote Sensing (Fall 2012, Fall 2013) GEOG 440: Atmospheric Thermodynamics (Fall 2013) GEOG 460: Atmospheric Dynamics (Spring 2014) GEOG 491: Special Topics: Severe Weather (Fall 2012) GEOG 492: Special Topics: Instruments and Climate Field Methods (Spring 2013) University of Delaware GEOG 101: Physical Geography, Climatic Processes (Summer 2007)
Lab Instructor/Teaching Assistant: University of Delaware GEOL 101: Physical Geology (Lab Instructor) GEOG 102: Human Geography (Teaching Assistant) GEOG 101: Physical Geography, Climatic Processes (Lab Instructor) Colgate University GEOL 203: Environmental Geochemistry (Teaching Assistant)
Guest Lectures (Topics covered in parentheses): UT-Martin POSC 482: Introduction to International Securities Studies (Climate Science), November 2013 Martin Kiwanis Club (UTM Meteorology Program), May 2013 AGEC 445: Natural Resources Economics (Science of Climate Change), Spring 2013 College of Business and Global Affairs (Climate Science: Past, Present and Future), Spring 2013 ENGL 325: Technical Communications (Technical Writing, Figures, Map Design), Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Voyager Academy (Durham NC) Skype Presentation to Ms. Ballantine’s 2nd Grade Class (Hurricanes and Climatology): Fall 2012 Dresden Middle School Geography Club, with Dr. Mark Simpson (Presentation on Severe Weather, Atmospheric Contamination, and Climate Change): Fall 2012 Penn State GEOSC 320: Geology of Climate Change (Adiabatic Processes and Residence Time), Spring 2010 GEOG 010: Introduction to Physical Geography (Regional Pennsylvania Geology Field Trip), Summer 2008
RESEARCH INTERESTS Current Research: Synoptic and Mesoscale Climate Forcing on Greenland and Antarctic Surface Melt Dynamics Other Research Interests: Cryosphere Climatology, Climatology of Snowfall, Synoptic Climatology, High-Latitude Atmospheric Circulation, Stable Isotopes in Snowfall
AWARDS AND FUNDED PROPOSALS National Science Foundation (2013-2016, Co-PI): Collaborative Research: Decoding and Predicting Greenland’s Surface Melt History & Future with Observations, Regional Atmospheric Modeling and GCMs. Principal Investigator: D. Reusch (New Mexico Tech), Co-PI: D. Lampkin (University of Maryland). UTM portion of award: $108,092 NASA Earth System Science Fellowship (2009-12): Support for PhD dissertation work and study of synoptic and mesoscale controls on Antarctic ice shelf surface melt dynamics ($30,000 x 3 years). David Hewitt Miller Award (2008), Best Student Poster, Eastern Snow Conference o Poster Title: Retrieval of Surface Melt Magnitude over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica using Coupled Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements ($100). University of Delaware Department of Geography Graduate Fellowship (2004-05): Support for Graduate Coursework ($17,000). Mellon Grant (2003), Colgate University to University of Wollongong (Australia) Summer Exchange Program. Study of the multi-decadal trends in semi-annual oscillation and climate change over the Southern Ocean ($3,000).
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS 2007-2009, Pennsylvania State University, support from NASA grant to develop autonomous rover to collect atmospheric and ice surface data on ice sheets (Supervisor: Derrick Lampkin) 2006, University of Delaware: Preparation of a USGS surficial geological map of the Union Quadrangle, Mason County, Washington. (Supervisor: Michael O’Neal) - Field mapping of glacial sediments - Constructed database of well locations and stratigraphy within the quadrangle 2006, University of Delaware: Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) Network. (Supervisor: Frederick Nelson) - Measured permafrost active layer thickness, North Slope, Alaska. - Routine maintenance of CALM weather stations and data loggers.
FIELD EXPERIENCE 2008 (May, June): Niwot Ridge, Nederland, CO. Collected surface radiometric spectra at high- altitude field site. Conducted June field campaign. 2008 (January): Stowe, VT. Training for proper use of snowpack instrumentation. 2007 (January): Union, WA. Participated in Field Mapping of Glacial Sediments 2006 (July-August): North Slope, AK. Collected field measurements for circumpolar active layer monitoring network. 2004 (June-July): Colgate University Department of Geology Field Camp (NY, CO, UT, and WY)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Geophysical Union (2004- ) American Meteorological Association (2011- ) Sigma Gamma Epsilon, National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences (2013- ) Association of American Geographers (2005-06, 2011- 2012) Association of American Geographers Climate Specialty Group (2005-06, 2011-2012) Association of American Geographers Cryosphere Specialty Group (2005-06, 2011-2012)
SERVICE Currently advising 20 Meteorology students and 1 Geography student UT-Martin, Faculty Adviser to GeoClub (2012-) UT-Martin, Faculty Adviser to UT-Martin Allies (2013-) UT-Martin, Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (2013-) UT-Martin, Geosciences Curriculum Committee (2013-14) UT-Martin, Geosciences AEF Distribution Committee (2012-14) UT-Martin, AGN Business Manager Search Committee (2013, 2014) UT-Martin, Geology Lab Instructor Search Committee (2013) Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly 2013 Session Convener Colgate University, Catholic Chaplain Search Committee (2003) Colgate University Newman Board Liturgy and Music Coordinator (2002-2004)
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: Schwind, W.; Simpson, R.; and Karmosky, C. (2014). Calibration verification at a mesonet location in Northwestern Tennessee. American Meteorological Society Student Conference. February, 2014. Atlanta, Georgia. Poster Presentation. (Presented by W. Schwind) Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D; and Reusch, D. (2013). Three Surface Melt Mechanisms in West Antarctica Elucidated by Self-Organizing Maps. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2013, San Francisco, CA. Poster Presentation. Reusch, D. B.; Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D.J.; and Schneider, D.P. (2013). Will A Warmer West Antarctic Also Bring A Wetter Ice Sheet?, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2013, San Francisco, CA. Oral Presentation. (Presented by D. Reusch) Reusch, D.; Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D.; Schneider, D. (2013). West Antarctic Surface Melt: Recent Drivers, Future Directions. Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly. July, 2013. Davos, Switzerland. Oral Presentation. (Presented by D. Reusch) Mehlhorn, S.; Roberts, J.; Karmosky, C. (2013). Incorporating Multi-Disciplinary Cooperation Through Student Research Projects. 59th Annual NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) Conference. June, 2013. Blacksburg, Virginia. Poster Presentation (Presented by S. Melhorn). Reusch, D.; Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D.; Schneider, D. (2013). Investigating and Predicting West Antarctic Surface Melting with Reanalysis and GCM-Driven Polar WRF. 8th Antarctic Meteorological, Observation, Modeling and Forecasting Workshop, June 2013, Madison, WI. Oral Presentation. (Presented by D. Reusch) Reusch, D. B., Lampkin, D. J., Karmosky, C., and Schneider, D.P. (2013) West Antarctic Surface Melt: Recent Drivers, Future Directions, AMS 12th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, April 2013, Seattle, WA. Oral Presentation (Presented by D. Reusch) Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D; and Reusch, D. (2013). Evidence for multiple surface melt driving mechanisms on West Antarctic Ice Shelves. Midwest Glaciological Meeting. March, 2013. State College, Pennsylvania. Oral Presentation. Karmosky, C; Reusch, D.; and Lampkin, DJ (2013). Synoptic-Scale Weather Forcing of Surface Melt on West Antarctic Ice Shelves from 1987-2002. American Meteorological Society 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences. January, 2013. Austin, Texas. Poster Presentation. Reusch, D. B.; Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D.J.; and Schneider, D.P. (2012). West Antarctic Surface Melt: Recent Context, Future Directions, (Abstract), Eos Transactions of the AGU, 93(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., C51E-02, December 2012, San Francisco, CA. Oral Presentation. Reusch, D. B., Karmosky, C.; Lampkin, D.J.; and Schneider, D.P. (2012). Characterizing and Predicting Surface Melt in Antarctica, 7th Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling, and Forecasting Workshop (AMOMFW), Boulder, CO, July 2012, Oral Presentation. (Presented by D. Reusch) Baum, SD; Haqq-Misra, JD; and Karmosky, C (2012). Climate Change: Evidence of Human Causes and Arguments for Emissions Reduction. Science and Engineering Ethics 18:2, 393-410. Karmosky, C; Lampkin, DJ, and Reusch, D. (2012). Synoptic scale atmospheric forcings on surface melt occurrence on West Antarctic ice shelves. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. February, 2012. New York, New York. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, C; Lampkin, DJ, and Reusch, D. (2012) Synoptic scale atmospheric forcings on surface melt occurrence on West Antarctic ice shelves. American Meteorological Society Student Conference. January, 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, C; Lampkin, DJ, and Reusch, D. (2011). Synoptic forcing of a prolonged surface melt event on Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica as classified by Self-Organizing Maps. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December, 2011. San Francisco, California. Poster Presentation. Reusch, D.; Lampkin, DJ; Karmosky, C; and Schneider, D. (2011). Characterizing and Predicting Surface Melt in Antarctica. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December, 2011. San Francisco, California. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, C (2011). Climate Forcing on Antarctic Surface Melt. Pennsylvania State University Department of Geography Coffee Hour (Part of Physical Geography Grad Student “TED” Talks). February, 2011. University Park, Pennsylvania. Oral Presentation. Karmosky, C and Lampkin, DJ (2010). Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Using Coupled MODIS Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements. West Antarctic Ice Sheet 2010 Annual workshop. October, 2010. Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, C and Lampkin, DJ (2009). Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Using Coupled MODIS Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December, 2009. San Francisco, California. Poster Presentation Lampkin, DJ and Karmosky, C (2009). Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Using Coupled MODIS Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements. (The Cryosphere Discuss., 3, 1069-1107, 2009) Karmosky, C and Lampkin, DJ (2009). Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Using Coupled MODIS Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements. Antarctic Meteorology, Observation, Modeling, and Forecasting Workshop (AMOMFW). July, 2009. Charleston, South Carolina. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, CC and Lampkin, DJ (2008). Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Using Coupled MODIS Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements during the 2002- 03 Melt Season. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. December, 2008. San Francisco, California. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, CC and Lampkin, DJ (2008). Surface Melt Magnitude Retrieval over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica using Coupled MODIS Optical and thermal satellite measurements during the 2002-03 melt season. West Antarctic Ice Sheet Annual Workshop, October, 2008. Sterling, Virginia. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, CC and Lampkin, DJ (2008). Retrieval of Surface Melt Magnitude over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, using Coupled Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements. Proceedings of the 65th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Lake Morey, VT. Karmosky, CC and Lampkin, DJ (2008). Retrieval of Surface Melt Magnitude over Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica using Coupled Optical and Thermal Satellite Measurements. Eastern Snow Conference, May, 2008. Fairlee, Vermont. Poster Presentation. Leathers, DJ, and Karmosky, CC (2008). Relationships between Low-Frequency Atmospheric Forcing Mechanisms and Synoptic Weather Types Influencing Snowfall Across the Northeast United States. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April, 2008. Boston, Massachusetts. (Presented by D. Leathers) O’Neal, MA; Murphy, RC; and Karmosky, CC (2007). 1:24,000 Scale Map of the Surficial Quaternary Deposits of the Union Quadrangle, Western Washington. Contract supported by the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG). Map available through the Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping, Univ. of Washington. Karmosky, CC (2006). A Synoptic-Scale Analysis of Snowfall-Producing Processes in the Northeastern United States and their Relative Contribution to snow depth. Eastern Snow Conference, June, 2006. Newark, Delaware. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, CC (2006). A Synoptic Type Analysis of Snowfall at Syracuse, NY, 1971-1980. American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly Meeting, May, 2006. Baltimore, Maryland. Poster Presentation. Burnett, AW and Karmosky, CC (2005). Synoptic-scale circulation and its role in winter Antarctic Peninsula Warming. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April, 2005. Denver, Colorado. (Presented by Adam Burnett) Karmosky, CC and Burnett, AW (2004). Daily Synoptic-Scale Circulation and its Role in Winter Antarctic Peninsula Warming. British Antarctic Survey Annual Meeting. Cambridge, United Kingdom. Poster Presentation. Karmosky, CC and Harpp, K.S. (2004). Onondaga Lake: A Forsaken Superfund Site, or a Sampling Playground for Environmental Geochemistry Classes? American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly Meeting, May, 2004. Montreal, Canada. Poster Presentation.