C. BRUCE BAKER, Ph.D.

Duties:
Senior Scientist, Research Meteorologist,
and Climate Information Specialist
Programs:
UAS Technology and Boundary Layer Research
NIDIS Drought and Soil Moisture
US Climate Reference Network (USCRN)
Contact:
bruce.baker@noaa.gov
Office: (865) 220-1728
Current Research
My current interests are developing climate observing systems, climate variability, enhancing our understanding of drought, and the use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for boundary layer research.
A listing of publications is available in pdf format here.
Education
College of Engineering, University of Michigan, MI
PhD., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, 1983
M.S. Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, 1980
B.S. Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, 1978
Professional Experience
Senior Scientist October 2020
Director, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD April 2009 – September 2020
Vice President of the WMO Committee on Instruments, Measurements and Observations 2010-2014
Chair of the AMS Committee on Measurements, Instrumentation, and Observations 1987-1993, 2001-2007, 2010-2018
Research Meteorologist and
Climate Information Specialist
National Centers for Environmental Information
August 1991 – present
Chief Scientist for the Climate Reference Network
January 1999 – April 2009
Adjunct Professor University of North Carolina at Asheville
January 1995 – June 1995
Research Meteorologist – NOAA
August 1986 – August 1991
Adjunct Professor North Carolina State University
September 1990
Instructor – University of Michigan
January 1984 – May 1984
Post Doctoral Fellow – University of Michigan
September 1983 – December 1983
2013 University Of Michigan Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Department
Alumni of the Year Lecture

Specs for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

SPICE testbeds

Centaur aircraft flying low over Alaska tundra