James R. Slusser

James Slusser received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in 1974 and 1994, respectively. His Ph.D. work was in radiative transfer and trace gas spectroscopy of nitrogen dioxide. Since 1999, he has served as the Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's UV-B Monitoring Program at Colorado State University (CSU). His research interests include aerosol optical properties, atmospheric compensation for satellite imagery, response of plants to increased UV and other climate stressors, and remote sensing of plant stress. He held a postdoctoral position at the Cambridge Chemical Laboratory studying the influence of volcanic aerosols on Antarctic ozone abundances prior to joining CSU in 1996. He has authored or coauthored more than 35 peer-reviewed papers. He was coeditor of four proceedings, two special sections in Optical Engineering, and one in Forest and Agricultural Meteorology. Dr. Slusser is active in SPIE, AGU, and AMS and has co-chaired seven national and international meetings.