Richard S. Eckman

Richard Eckman received the B.A. degree in physics and astronomy (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1980, and the Ph.D. degree in astrophysical, planetary, and atmospheric sciences from University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1985. He has been involved with both theoretical modeling and interpretation of measurements of trace species in the middle atmosphere and the utilization of NASA observations in the energy sector. He spent two years at Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K., working with a 2-D middle atmospheric model with emphasis on future trends in stratospheric ozone used by the U.K. Department of Environment for the Montreal Protocol negotiations. He joined the NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Division in 1988 where he has been active in several areas of stratospheric research utilizing a state-of-the-art 3-D general circulation/transport model. He has participated in NASA-sponsored model intercomparisons and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and High Speed Research Program assessments of the atmospheric effects of aviation. His publications include topics in both the stratosphere and mesosphere, and he has presented papers and chaired sessions at national and international conferences. He is the Acting Program Manager of the Energy Management element of NASA's Applied Sciences Program, responsible for advancing NASA Earth observations and model predictions to inform decision support.