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Contact Information
Karen M. Shell
Associate Professor
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
104 CEOAS Admin Building
Corvallis, OR
97331-5503
Tel: (541) 737-0980
Fax: (541) 737-2064
Email: kshell@coas.oregonstate.edu
Previous Position
- Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research,
Boulder, CO
- Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-2006
- College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- Assistant Professor, 2006-2013
Education
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California,
San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- Ph. D. September 2004
- Dissertation title: A new type of idealized global climate model and its application to dust-climate interactions
- Advisor: Richard Somerville
- Climate Sciences Curricular Group
- Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Summer Program, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
- Fellow, Summer 2000
- Supervisor: Isaac Held
- Topic: Superrotation in an axisymmetric shallow water model of the upper troposphere
- Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, 1996
- B.S. Physics, 1996
- Graduated with Honors in Physics
- Graduated with High Distinction
Awards
- NASA Earth System Science Fellowship, 2002-2004
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Student Fellowship, Spring 2001
- University of California Regents Fellowship, 1998-1999
- Outstanding Student Presentation Award for 13th AMS Conference on
Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, 2001
Oral Presentations
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 meeting: ``Relative humidity feedbacks in CMIP3 models,'' Karen M. Shell and Isaac Held. [invited]
- American Meteorological Society 2011 annual meeting: Comparison of radiative feedbacks and climate sensitivities between CCSM3 and CCSM4
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2010 meeting: Using the Radiative Kernel Technique to Evaluate Physical Climate Feedbacks in CMIP5 Models
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2009 meeting: Consistent Differences in Climate Feedbacks between Coupled and Atmospheric GCMs.
- American Meteorological Society 2008 annual meeting: Using the "radiative kernel" technique to calculate climate feedbacks in NCAR's Community Atmospheric Model
- IUGG, 2007: Clear-Sky Radiative Feedbacks in NCAR's Community Atmospheric Model
- Invited speaker, International Postdoctoral Scientist Network for
Earth System Science Workshop, 2005: A simple climate model for exploring the
dust-climate system
- American Meteorological Society 2005 annual meeting: Direct
radiative effect of dust in a simple climate model: Climate response
and sensitivity to dust optical properties
- American Meteorological Society 2004 annual meeting: "A new Type of
Idealized Global Climate Model and its Application to Dust-Climate
Interactions"
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2003 meeting: "A new Type of
Idealized Global Climate Model and its Application to Dust-Climate
Interactions"
- 13th AMS Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics,
2001: "Superrotation in an Axisymmetric Shallow Water Model of the
Upper Troposphere"
- Invited speaker, Bio-Climate Feedbacks Workshop, 2001:
"Atmospheric Response to SST Anomalies Induced by Phytoplankton"
- American Meteorological Society 2001 annual meeting: "Influence of Phytoplankton on Climate"
Poster Presentations
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 meeting: Karen M. Shell and Meghan M. Dalton
- WCRP Open Science Meeting, 2011.
- Gordon Research Conference on Radiation and Climate 2009: Comparison of Climate Feedbacks in Atmospheric Versus Coupled GCMs
- Community Climate System Model 2009 workshop: Comparison of Climate Feedbacks in Atmospheric Versus Coupled GCMs
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2008 meeting: Comparison of feedbacks in atmospheric versus coupled GCMs
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2007 meeting: Using the radiative kernel technique to calculate climate feedbacks in NCAR's Community Atmospheric Model
- Community Climate System Model 2007 workshop: A new technique for calculating climate feedbacks in CAM
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2006 meeting: Diagnosing Climate
Feedbacks in NCAR's Atmospheric General Circulation Model
- NCAR's 2006 Junior Faculty Forum: Diagnosing climate feedbacks in CAM
- CCSM 2006 workshop: Diagnosing climate feedbacks in CAM
- American Meteorological Society 2005 annual meeting: A generalized energy
balance climate model with parameterized dynamics and diabatic heating
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2004 meeting: A new idealized global climate
model and its application to dust-climate interactions
- American Meteorological Society 2003 annual meeting: "Dust-Climate
Interactions: A Conceptual Model"
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2002 meeting: "Dust-Climate
Interactions: A Conceptual Model"
- American Geophysical Union Fall 2001 meeting: "Conceptual
Modeling of the Climatic Role of Airborne Mineral Dust"
Teaching Experience/Training
- ATS420/520: Principles of Climate, Oregon State University,
Winter 2013
- ATS420/520: Principles of Climate, Oregon State University,
Winter 2012
- ATS420/520: Principles of Climate, Oregon State University, Winter 2011
- ATS420/520: Principles of Climate, Oregon State University, Fall 2010
- e-ATS320: Man's Impact on Climate (online course), Oregon State University, Spring 2009
- ATS399H: Introduction to Climate Science, Oregon State University, Fall 2007
- ASCENT (Atmospheric Science Collaborationsand Enriching NeTworks) Workshop, Steamboat Springs, CO, July 14-16, 2010.
- Cutting Edge Workshop: Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, June 13-17, 2007
- Teaching Assistant, Earth Sciences 20: The Atmosphere, University
of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Winter 2000
- Intern, high school teaching, Claremont High School, Claremont,
CA, Fall 1995-Spring 1996
Advising
- Alexandra Jonko, PhD student, 2007-2012. Degree awarded Summer 2012.
- Meghan Flink, MS student, 2009-2011. Degree awarded Summmer 2011.
- Michael Makiyama, MS student 2011-present
- Lee Collins, MS student (co-advised with Eric Skyllingstad) 2011-present
Committee member
- Robyn Boeke, M.S. (2009)
- Dan Brown, M.S. (2010)
- Bret Sechrist, M.S. (2010)
- Diana Delgado, M.S., EECS (2010) - GCR Rep
- Yegorova, Svetlana, MS, Forest Science (Defense 3/14/2012) - GCR Rep
- Sean Brosig, M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Defense 6/13/2013) - GCR Rep
- Mike Tavakoli, M.S., EECS (Defense 6/20/2013) - GCR Rep
- Allen Waters, Ph. D., ECE (in progress) - GCR Rep
- Robert Jacobs, Ph. D., Physics (in progress) - GCR Rep
Service
- Climate Science Undergraduate Option development committee 2013
- Peer review of teaching committee 2011-2012
- GEO-COAS Itegration Academic programs development group 2010-2011
- COAS Atmospheric Science Web Site committee 2010 - present
- Earth System Science undergraduate curriculum committee 2010-2011
- COAS Promotion and Tenure Committee 2009
- Oregon Climate Change Research Institute Science Advisory Board 2009-present
- Oregon Global Warming Commission Science/Technology Committee 2008-2009
- Oregon Climate Change Research Institute Director screening committee 2008
- OSU ATS faculty search committee 2007-2008
- OSU Graduate student admissions/advisory committee 2007-present
- OSU Earth System Science curriculum committee 2007-2008
- UCAR Member Representative for OSU 2007-present
- Co-convener and oral/poster session co-chair, "Recent Advances
in Climate Modeling," at 2006 AGU Fall meeting
- Expert Review of the Second Order
Draft of the Working Group I contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment
Report: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis
- Reviewer, Climate Dynamics, Geophysical Research Letters, JAMES (Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems), Journal
of Climate, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Journal of the
Atmospheric Sciences, Science
- Proposal reviewer, NSF (CLD, Paleoclimate, and Collaboration in
Mathematical Geosciences) and NASA
- NASA Langley Research Center's Science Directorate External Peer Review, Nov. 1-3, 2011
- NCAR ASP Program, Thomspson Lecture Series committee
- Student organization at SIO (Students@SIO)
- One of the founders of the organization
- Vice Chair 1999-2000
- Chair 2000-2001
- Served on web site, newsletter, faculty evaluation, faculty hiring, and Open House committees
Work Experience
- Technical Writer, Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA, Fall 1996-Spring 1998
- Publications Editor, C*ODE*E/Interface, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, Fall 1994-Spring 1996
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