Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes leaders representing various identities, voices, and perspectives. List any identities, voices, and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing.

Having worked on a variety of subjects in atmospheric and space electricity and used different methods and instruments, I bring a perspective with good understanding of the science opportunities and challenges in our field.

Volunteer experience that relates to this position:

Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. Active convener and participant for lightning sessions/workshops at Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR), International Union of Radio Science (URSI), and AGU Meetings. AGU Atmospheric and Space Electricity (ASE) Early Career Award selection committee (2018, 2020, 2022). Promotion of public interest in science and research. I have participated in press releases and interviews for sharing important research results from my group, which appear in in the news reports of The Washington Post, USA Today, New Scientist, TIME Magazine for Kids, BBC, Reuters, etc.

This role aims to catalyze community and build AGU as envisioned by the strategic plan. This leadership position is a dual role - helping to advance AGU’s strategic plan as a member of Council and leading your section. How would you support the Board, staff and other sections to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals? How will you engage with members of your section to execute AGU’s strategic plan?

I fully embrace AGU’s mission and strategic plans towards supporting and developing a culture that values excellence, integrity, respect, diversity, collaboration, and education. Within AGU, ASE is known for its high quality of research and innovative uses of resources to advance science; for its nature to culminate collaborations and its culture to welcome newcomers; and for the continuing discoveries that fascinate the public.

As we strive for further advancing lightning science, a community with diverse background and inclusive culture that is committed to excellence and education is critical. As the complexity of the problems under investigation continues to increase, this will require not only new instruments and models but also different ways of thinking and new generations of investigators. I hope to provide support to cultivate such a culture within ASE and promote collaborations between ASE and other AGU sectors or other organizations (e.g., URSI and the International Commission on Atmospheric Electricity).

Section affiliations:

Atmospheric and Space Electricity; Atmospheric Sciences; Space Physics and Aeronomy