Service
University Leadership
| Role |
Period |
| Head, Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
2023–present |
| Committee to develop Weather and Climate Risk and Data Analytics online MS and Certificate Programs, UIUC |
2023–present |
| Associate Head; Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, UIUC |
2021–2023 |
| Fellow, Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Program |
2025–2026 |
| Faculty Senate Departmental Representative |
2019–2021 |
University and Departmental Service
- Developer, new undergraduate major in Weather and Climate Data Science, 2023–present
- Developer, new graduate and undergraduate certificate programs in Weather and Climate Data Science, 2023–present
- Instructor, ATMS 523 Weather and Climate Data Analytics, 2023–present
- Member, Department Graduate Affairs Committee, 2007–2009, 2013–2014
- Chair, Department Curriculum Committee, 2012–2015
- Member, Department Curriculum Committee, 2007–2009, 2015–2018, 2019–present
- Chair, Department Web Committee, 2007–present
- Member, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Policy and Development Committee, 2007–2009
- Member, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors Council, 2012–2015
- Member, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Faculty Information Team, 2012–2013
- Member, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Council, 2015–2018
- Faculty Advisor, University of Illinois Chapter of the AMS, 2007–2013
- Ogura Research Award departmental review committee, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024
- Research Poster Judge, School of Earth, Society, and Environment Research Review, 2009–2025
Scientific Service
Editorial Roles
| Role |
Journal |
Period |
| Chief Editor, Atmosphere Section |
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, AMS |
2023–present |
| Editor |
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, AMS |
2010–2014 |
National and International Leadership
| Role |
Period |
| Member, AMS Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee on Mesoscale Meteorology |
2019–2025 |
| Chair, AMS Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee on Radar Meteorology |
2013–2016 |
| Member, AMS Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee on Radar Meteorology |
2007–2013 |
| Science Community Committee, NASA ACCP Designated Observable Study |
2018–2021 |
| Member, AMS Publications Commission |
2024–present |
| Member, AMS Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum |
2022–2023 |
| Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Progress and Priorities of U.S. Weather Research |
2009 |
Review Panels (Selected)
NASA Orbital Earth Science Division Senior Review Panel (2020); NASA CloudSat/CALIPSO Science Team (2010, 2013, 2019); DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Mobile Facility Program (2018); NSF Major Research Instrumentation (2017); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2017, 2022); NASA INCUS Mission External Review (2023); DOE Early Career Research Program (2024); External Program Reviewer, Western Kentucky University (2024); External Department Reviewer, University of Utah (2024).
Conference Session Chairs (Selected)
- Co-Chair, AMS 35th Conference on Radar Meteorology, 2011
- Chair, Mesoscale Symposium, AMS 101st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2021
- Chair, Mesoscale Symposium, AMS 102nd Annual Meeting, Houston, 2022
- Chair, "Mesoscale Convective Systems" session, AMS 103rd Annual Meeting, Denver, 2023
- Sessions chaired at AGU Fall Meetings, European Radar Conference, WMO Workshop on High Resolution Precipitation, and AMS Conferences on Radar Meteorology, Hurricanes, and Mesoscale Meteorology (2007–2023)