Meet the Staff |
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Dr. Russell C. Schnell | (303) 497-6733 |
| Director of Observatories & Global Network Operations | ||
| Russ is the Main point of contact for the budget and the approval of new projects. He is stationed in Boulder, Colorado (Mountain Time Zone). | ||
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Dr. John Barnes | (808) 933-6965 x222 |
| Station Chief / Physical Scientist | ||
| Dr. Barnes is the MLO Station Chief, and the Principle investigator for the Mauna Loa Observatory lidar (light detection and ranging) and camera lidar (clidar) programs, and the NOAA ESRL GMD Lidar group. John is also the main contact person for arranging tours of the facility and lectures about MLO. | ||
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Paul Fukumura-Sawada | (808) 933-6965 x223 |
| Electrical Engineer / Facility Maintenance | ||
| Paul maintains and calibrates several programs at MLO, including the ESRL Solar Radiation program, University of Denver FTIR program, and NIWA Spectral U.V, Bromine Oxide, and Nitrogen Dioxide programs. He is also responsible for managing facility maintainence, and participates in the routine observing schedule at MLO. | ||
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Darryl Kuniyuki | (808) 933-6965 x237 |
| Station Manager / Electrical Engineer | ||
| Darryl manages the servers, network, security systems, program development, computers, and peripheral systems of MLO. He also provides technical support for MLO Staff, participates in the routine observing schedule at MLO, manages internal station operations (such as office space), sponsors JIMAR employees, assigns projects, and assists the station chief in administrative duties. | ||
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Steve Ryan | (808) 933-6965 x235 |
| Physical Scientist | ||
| Steve participates in the routine observing schedule at MLO and manages several research programs, including long term monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide, and flask sampling programs for NOAA and cooperative agencies at Cape Kumukahi and Mauna Loa. Steve also launches weekly ozonesonde balloons from Hilo, is the primary investigator for the ESRL Sulfur Dioxide program, and coordinated the retired VOGNET outreach program. | ||
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Aidan Colton | (808) 933-6965 x233 |
| JIMAR Chemist / Research Associate | ||
| Aidan manages, maintains and calibraties several EPA programs, including mercury analyzers, precipitation analysis, an aethalometer, a sequential fine particle sampler, an Ambient Ion Monitor, a Dichotomous Partisol sampler, and an Ion Chromatograph in the Hilo chemistry lab and at MLO and Hakalau. Aidan also assists primary observers in the routine observing schedule at MLO. | ||
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David Nardini | (808) 933-6965 x229 |
| JIMAR Operations / Research Associate | ||
| David is responsible for managing the ESRL surface ozone & EPA surface ozone programs, NWS meteorological data and NWS ROSA programs, the ESRL webmet system, and a SUNY flask sampler. David is also the MLO point of contact for wireless repeater equipment at the mountain site, and participates in the routine observing schedule at MLO. | ||
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Trevor Kaplan | (808) 933-6965 x226 |
| JIMAR Software Programmer / Research Associate | ||
| Trevor is a principal web designer and software engineer for MLO, and manages several research programs at the observatory, including the NOAA ESRL aerosol system, UH-Manoa organic carbon and nitrate filter programs, NMSU Aerosol sampler, UC-Davis IMPROVE program, and UC-San Diego aerosol sampler. He assists in lidar and clidar observations and the routine MLO observing schedule. | ||
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Preston Sato | (808) 933-6965 x236 |
| JIMAR Multimedia Associate | ||
| Preston is a principle webmaster and web developer for MLO. He also restores historical photos for archiving, creates multimedia software programming for the web, and assists with the management of the web server, networks, security, computer and peripheral systems, and technical support for MLO staff. Preston also assists primary observers in the routine observing schedule at MLO. | ||
| Nash Kobayashi | (808) 933-6965 x230 |
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| JIMAR Mechanical Technician / Research Associate | ||
