TEAM

Richard Collins
I serve as Director of the Graduate School and am a professor of atmospheric science in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and the Geophysical Institute. My interests include weather and climate and how we understand (or occasionally misunderstand) our atmosphere with different measurement techniques. I work with students making measurements of the Arctic atmosphere at the Lidar Research Laboratory at Poker Flat Research Range in an effort to better understand our local and global environment. I consider myself lucky to be working in Alaska during a time of unprecedented interest in the Arctic environment. Please feel free to contact me at rlcollins@alaska.edu.

Michael Roddewig
I am an assistant professor with appointments in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Geophysical Institute (GI). I am affiliated with the Space Physics and Remote Sensing groups in the GI. I am also the Chief Technology Officer of 532 Engineering, Inc., a lidar startup company. My research interests are in optical oceanography and the development of new lidar and passive optical instruments to solve remote sensing problems. Current work is on the development of frequency-modulated coherent lidar, droneborne water lidar, and upper atmospheric iron lidar. Interested students and potential collaborators are encouraged to contact me at mrroddewig@alaska.edu.

Vishnu Kumar
I am an assistant research professor at the Geophysical Institute. My research interest includes lidar
instrumentation and remote sensing. Previously, I worked in the domain of lidar remote sensing of
atmospheric boundary-layer and aerosols. My experience includes instrumentation and operation of
scanning lidar, polarization lidar, multiwavelength lidar, and Raman lidar systems and analysis of their
datasets. Currently, I am taking part in the development of an Iron resonance lidar system for upper
atmospheric research studies. Interested students and potential collaborators are encouraged to contact me at vrkumar@alaska.edu.