CIMSS
is a Cooperative Institute formed through a Memorandum of Understanding
between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison),
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). CIMSS operates
as an institute within the Space Science and Engineering Center
(SSEC). CIMSS scientists
conduct research using remote sensing systems for meteorological
and surface-based applications.
For more information, read the CIMSS Mission
Statement.
Staff
The CIMSS staff consists of over 100 associates, including
administrative staff, principal investigators, scientific and programming staff, visiting
scientists, and student hourly support (view
our organization chart). Several federal employees also work at CIMSS, including members of the NOAA Advanced Satellite
Products Branch and a NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
employee. The director of CIMSS is Dr.
Steve Ackerman.
If you are looking for a phone number or an email address
of a staff member, please try our staff
directory.
CIMSS Board of Directors/CIMSS Scientific Advisory Council
The Board of Directors was established to advise CIMSS and
review the policies, research themes, and priorities of CIMSS,
including the budget and scientific activities. The Board
is also responsible for approving the appointment of members
to the Scientific Advisory Council.
The Scientific Advisory Council was created to advise the
CIMSS Director in establishing the broad scientific content
of CIMSS programs; promoting cooperation among CIMSS, NASA,
and NOAA; maintaining high scientific and professional standards;
and preparing proposals and reports of CIMSS activities.
Newsletter
CIMSS now jointly produces a biannual research newsletter (Through
the Atmosphere) with its parent organization, the
Space Science and Engineering Center.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for Through
the Atmosphere, please contact Maria
Vasys. Or to access past issues, please visit the newsletter's
web site.
For past volumes of the CIMSS newsletter issued from 2001-2004,
see the PDF files linked below (each about 2-3 MB):
Volume 1 (PDF)
Volume 2 (PDF)
Volume 3 (PDF)
Volume 4 (PDF)
Visiting CIMSS
For information about visiting CIMSS, please see SSEC's Visitor
Information web page (CIMSS and SSEC are located in the same
building -- the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences
Building -- on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus):
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/overview/visitor.html
Other resources
