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Michael J. Peterson, Ph.D.

I am an atmospheric scientist employed at a national laboratory with professional experience in physical meteorology and satellite remote sensing. I specialize in lightning science, but work with a diverse collection of space-based optical and radio-frequency instrumentation including radars, radiometers, and CCD imagers. I excel at managing Big Data for research and applications.

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At a Glance

Ph.D. In Atmospheric Sciences

From the University of Utah

Principal Investigator

On a NASA grant that provides $100k annually

Published Author

On 15 peer-reviewed articles in major scientific journals

Conference Speaker

At 20 major scientific conferences

Research Topics

  • The Physics of Lightning Investigating the origins of lightning flashes.


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  • Lightning-Thunderstorm Interactions Flash type and appearance are both influenced by thunderstorm structure.


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  • The Global Electric Circuit A thunderstorm in the Amazon affects Earth's electric field in Antarctica


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  • Data Visualization Interpreting scientific data for a general audience.


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Education

  • Aug2014

    Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences

    The University of Utah

  • Nov2011

    M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences

    The University of Utah

  • May2009

    B.S. in Meteorology

    Iowa State University

Professional Appointments

  • Jul2018

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Scientist - ISR-2

  • Aug2016

    University of Maryland

    Postdoc - Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center

  • Aug2014

    National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Postdoc - High Altitude Observatory / Research Applications Laboratory

  • Programming Experience

    LINUX SHELL14 yr
    JAVASCRIPT14 yr
    HTML14 yr
    PYTHON10 yr

     

    IDL10 yr
    GRADS10 yr
    FORTRAN8 yr
    PERL7 yr

     

    PHP4 yr
    MATLAB4 yr
    NCL3 yr
  • Software Expertise

    LINUX14 yr
    WINDOWS14 yr
    MACOS12 yr
    MICROSOFT OFFICE14 yr

     

    PHOTOSHOP10 yr
    DREAMWEAVER7 yr
    ILLUSTRATOR6 yr
    AFTER EFFECTS6 yr

     

    BLENDER3 yr
    SKETCHUP3 yr