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Professor Mapes studies atmospheric convective clouds and their role in larger-scale tropical weather and climate. His graduate work on observations (radar and aircraft and satellite data) has broadened over the years to include modeling, diagnostics and theory.
Higher education:
- B.S., Chemistry, June 1985, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
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Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, June 1992, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Dissertation title: The Australian monsoon and its mesoscale convective systems; advisor Robert A. Houze, Jr.
- Postdoc, 1993-1995: NOAA Climate & Global Change Fellow, at University of Colorado.
-Postdoc, August - December 1995: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Employment (reverse order):
December 2004 - present: Associate professor, University of Miami.
October 2003 - November 2004: research scientist, Colorado Research Associates.
December 1995 - November 2004: research scientist, Climate Diagnostics Center.
[Español]
El Dr. Mapes es graduado en Ciencias Atmosféricas por la Universidad de Washington y Posdoctorado por la Universidad de Colorado. Su campo de investigación es el estudio de las nubes convectivas y su papel a gran escala en el tiempo y clima tropical. Ha sido investigador en el Climate Diganostics Center, Colorado Research Associates y actualmente es Profesor Asociado en la Universidad de Miami.
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