Popular Science magazine has named David Thompson, assistant professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University (CSU), one of the "brilliant 10" young scientists to watch. Thompson, 36, studies patterns in climate change and trends in climate data.
relica rolexThe university recently honored Thompson with the prestigious Monfort Professor Award, one of the CSU's top honors. Thompson will receive $75,000 annually tor two years to support innovative teaching and research. The award, established through a gift from the Montort Family Foundation, is in addition to salary and support he currently receives from CSU. In 2005, Time maga/.ine named Thompson one ot the leading innovators in the science community.
The October issue ot Popular Science refers to the "brilliant 10" as "mavericks" and "young guns": "The eventual winners are young . .. and each is just beginning to be noticed in the world outside their respective fields. But among their peers, our winners' oft-radical ideas are generating a rare degree of respect and admiration.... And for that, they deserve to be part of our Brilliant 10."
Thompson's current work emphasi/es improving understanding of global climate variability using observational data. His research interests include largescale atmospheric dynamics-how the large-scale atmosphere organixes itself into patterns and how those patterns affect climate-as well as decadal climate variability and ocean-atmosphere interactions. His recent publications have contributed to improved understanding of large-scale modes of month-tomonth variability in the atmosphere and the signature of these modes in recent climate trends.
Prior to joining CSU, Thompson obtained international recognition for his work with John M. Wallace at the University of Washington observing that wind patterns called the Arctic and Antarctic oscillations play a role in changing weather throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
In 2004, Thompson was awarded the American Geophysical Union (AGU)'s prestigious James B. Macelwane Medal that recognizes significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by an outstanding young scientist. The award is one of AGU's top honors. His many other honors include the NASA Earth System Science Fellowship, a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and the NOAA OAR Outstanding Scientific Paper Award.
Thompson has published more than 20 peerreviewed journal articles in publications such as Science Magazine, Physics Today, and the Journal of Climate. Additionally, some of his work has received national media attention in such publications as National Geographic, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.
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Thompson received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado in 1994 and master's and doctoral degrees in atmospheric science from the University of Washington in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He joined the atmospheric science faculty at CSl' in 2001.
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