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Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morris, Ph.D.(512) 448-8461 (office); 3001 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704garymorris@stedwards.edu NASA funded atmospheric scientist and Fulbright Scholar attracting 2 million in grants with 30 peer-reviewed publications and 90 conference presentationsAcademic administrator with experience in program analysis, growth modeling, cost modeling,budget management, and institutional and programmatic strategic planningResearch in environmental modeling, field measurements, and satellite data analysisAward-winning college-level Physics, Earth Science, and Astronomy professor with extensiveexperience developing state-of-the-art electronic educational resources and research projectswith significant roles for undergraduate studentsEMPLOYMENT2014 – present2004 – 2014Spring 20082003 – 20062000 – 20081998 – 20001997 – 1998Spring 19971994 – 1997Dean of Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, St. Edward’s UniversityAssociate Dean of Arts & Sciences (2010 – present), Professor (2013 –present); Associate Professor (2006 – 2013) and Assistant Professor (2004 –2006) of Physics & Astronomy, Valparaiso University (VU), Valparaiso, INVisiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Houston(UH), Houston, TXIntermittent Assistant Research Scientist, Goddard Earth Sciences andTechnology Center, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC),Baltimore, MDFaculty Fellow, Wiess Instructor, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Physics &Astronomy (2000 – 2004); Adjunct Assistant (2004 – 2007) and AdjunctAssociate (2007 – 2008) Professor, Rice University (Rice), Houston, TXVisiting Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, VU, Valparaiso, INResearch Assistant Professor, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET),UMBC, Baltimore, MDAstronomy Instructor, Prince George’s Community College (PGCC), Largo, MDNational Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow, NASA Goddard Space FlightCenter (GSFC), Greenbelt, MDEDUCATIONPh.D.1995Rice University, Houston, TX – Space Physics and AstronomyDissertation: “A Demonstration and Evaluation of Trajectory Mapping”M.S.1992Rice University, Houston, TX – Space Physics and AstronomyThesis: “Background and Early Results from the Atmospheric ElectricalCurrent Sensor Project”A.B.1989Washington University, St. Louis, MO – Physics and MathematicsGraduated with college honors
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 2 of 29ACCOMPLISHMENTSExample Administrative Accomplishments NSF STEP Grant Principal Investigator and Director. The Mathematics and ScienceEducation Enrollment and Development Program (MSEED, 2011 – 2014) has recruitedand successfully enrolled 29 future math and science middle and high school teachers whowill also earn a B.S. in math, biology, chemistry, physics, or physical geography. Thisgrant has allowed me to pull together stakeholders from across campus and buildrelationships with staff members in enrollment management, financial aid, and academicsupport services. Furthermore, the grant is built upon collaboration between the Dept. ofEducation and the Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science, the Dept. of Biology, theDept. of Chemistry, the Dept. of Geography & Meteorology, and the Dept. of Physics &Astronomy which our grant leadership team has spent significant time helping to develop.Chair of STEM Task Force (2010 – 2012). The Provost formed a 20-faculty membercommittee with an external advisory panel and tasked it with devising a vision for thefuture of STEM education at Valparaiso University. After a year of studying our pastefforts in STEM, the best practices in modern STEM education, and our strategic plangoing forward, the committee settled on a theme of Human and Environmental HealthScience. That vision now drives the planning for the first element of the new STEMvillage, which is expected to open for the Fall 2015 semester.Peer benchmarking. Using our board approved list of 26 peer institutions, I created aspreadsheet comparing staffing and course enrollments across College of Arts & Sciencesprograms at Valparaiso University with our peers to better understand our strengths,weaknesses, and different emphases with our peers. This information, which I shared withmy dean and department chairs, helped me to understand staffing priorities across ourCollege.Academic cost modeling. I developed an Excel spreadsheet model to identify futurefaculty needs in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics & Astronomy as the University pursuesits strategic goal of increasing undergraduate enrollment from 2800 to 4500 students. Themodel included a variety of adjustable parameters, including the number of classes eachfaculty member would be expected to teach and the maximum sizes of their classes. Tomake its predictions, I leveraged historical enrollment data and expected futureenrollments over time. When completed, I shared the model with members of theadministration from the Dean’s Office, Department Chairs, members of the FinanceOffice, and the Provost’s Office. My efforts led to my authoring a blog site, CostModeling 101 For Deans blog, and organizing a pre-conference workshop on the topic forthe American Conference of Academic Deans meeting (January 2013)Other Administrative Duties and Accomplishments Caterpillar and Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Arts & Sciences ReviewCommittee, Chair, VU (2011 – 2014)Partnership with Museum of Science and Industry Chicago – Lead, VU (2010 – 2014)Compiled and analyzed peer institution staffing and course load data, VU (2010 – 2014)Convener for regular Natural Science Chairs Meetings, VU (2010 – 2014)College of Arts & Sciences Travel Policy Committee, Chair, VU (2013)
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 3 of 29 Developed request for proposals and proposal review process for the Dean’s SocialSciences Fund, then chaired the review committee for those proposals (Fall 2012)Co-organizer of STEM Strategic Planning Retreat, VU (Aug. 2012)Organizer and host of three Ozonesonde Workshops at UH, (June 2008, June 2010, andJuly 2013), two at Penn State (April 2012 and July 2013) and one at St. Louis University(August 2013)Developing partnership with Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows Foundation – Lead, VU(2011 – 2012)Developed staffing and cost model for natural sciences based on target enrollments underuniversity expansion identified in the Valparaiso Strategic Plan, VU (2011 – 2012)Member, Workload Task Force, VU (2011)Developed procedure for nominations and review of Caterpillar and Excellence inTeaching Awards for the College of Arts & Sciences, VU (2011)Organized Scholarship Day Recruiting Events in the Natural Sciences, VU (2011)Developed and received funding for an internal proposal to establish an InterdisciplinaryNatural Science Colloquium Series, which continues to this day, VU (2011)Analyzed faculty activity reports, determined productivity in terms of peer reviewed andother publications, conference presentations, and grants received, VU (2011)Contributed to Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant proposal, VU (2011)Helped design curriculum in atmospheric physics at UMBC (1997 – 1998)Coordinated teaching assignments for JCET faculty at UMBC (1997 – 1998)Research Developed technique to simultaneously and inexpensively measure ozone and sulfurdioxide on a balloon payload (2008)Developer of and lead scientist on Fulbright Scholar Grant field campaign to examine theoutflow of pollution from China and its impact on air quality in Japan (2008 – 2009)Developed and posted online resources including manuals and training videos forozonesonde and cryogenic frost point hygrometer (CFH) sondes (2006 – present)Developed and principal investigator of the Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project, whichhas gathered the most extensive urban ozone profile data set in the U.S. (2004 – present)Developed and leading the Research in Physics Education (RIPE) project, includingcollaboration with the Mazur group at Harvard (1998 – present)Published Physics Education Research researcher (2006 – present)Developed a widely employed technique, trajectory mapping, for validating andunderstanding atmospheric trace gas observations and pollution transport (1992 – 1994)Assigned as key member of field team to South Pole Station, Antarctica to diagnose andrepair electronics for the atmospheric electrical conduction current instrument (1991)Teaching Guest lecturer in Education 357: Designing Curriculum, Assessment, and Learning Plans(Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013)
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 4 of 29 Coordinator for Physics 141L laboratories (Fall 2005, 2006, and 2007) at VU, responsiblefor revising lab manual, introducing new experiments, writing quizzes, and coordinatingthe 4 faculty members teaching the laboratory and developer of Honor’s Physics Lab141L-H (Fall 2010)Developed advanced atmospheric data analysis course for the Dept. of Earth andAtmospheric Sciences at UH (2008)Co-developer of “Science of the Indiana Dunes” general education laboratory sciencecourse at VU (2007); guest lecturer (Fall 2013)Transformed and more than doubled the enrollment in the pre-med introductory physicscourse at Rice (2000 – 2004)Co-organizer of the Physics Education group at Rice (2001 – 2004)Coordinated NASA colleagues for the development of and authored chapters in anelectronic textbook on stratospheric ozone at NASA GSFC (1997 – 2000):http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/ lizsmith/SEES/ozone/oz class.htmWorked with more than 70 students on research projects (UMBC, Rice, VU, UH),including students at two international sites (Univ. of Costa Rica, Hokkaido Univ.)Honors, Awards, Other Appointments Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston (2012– present)Research Professor – Valparaiso University (2010)Fulbright Scholar – Japan (2008 – 2009)Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston (2009)NASA Group Achievement Award – TC4 (2008)NASA Group Achievement Award – UARS Team (2006)Project Kaleidoscope Faculty 21 Member (Class of 2006)NASA Group Achievement Award – Intercontinental Chemical Transport ExperimentNorth America Science Team (2005)Rice University Pre-Medical Society Outstanding Faculty Award (2003)Outstanding Faculty Associate at Martel College (Rice, 2001/2002)Distinguished Faculty Associate at Martel College (Rice, 2000/2001)National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1994 – 1996)Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship for Global Change (1992 – 1994)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Graduate Student Summer Program, UniversitiesSpace Research Association (1992)PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Texas Academy of Science (2014 – present)Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences Deans (2012 – present)American Association for the Advancement of Science (1994 – 2003, 2011 – present)American Conference of Academic Deans (2011 – present)Indiana Academy of Sciences (2011 – present)Fulbright Association, lifetime member (2010 – present)
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 5 of 29 Council for Undergraduate Research (2006 – 2007, 2010 – present)American Meteorological Society (2007 – present)Association of American Colleges and Universities (2006 – present)American Association of Physics Teachers (1998 – present)American Associate of University Professors (1998 – present)Earth System Science Education (ESSE) Program (1996 - present)American Geophysical Union (1992 – present)RESEARCH GRANTSAs Principal Investigator “Ozonesonde Releases in Southeast and East Texas,” Texas Commission onEnvironmental Quality (2014 – 2015), 156,612.24. Amendment #1 to “Ozonesonde Releases in Southeast and East Texas,” TexasCommission on Environmental Quality (2013), 32,055. “Ozonesonde Releases from the University of Houston and Smith Point, Texas in supportof DISCOVER AQ”, University of Texas Air Quality Research Program (2012 – 2013), 66,821 for Valparaiso U. “Ozonesonde Releases in Southeast and East Texas,” Texas Commission onEnvironmental Quality (2013), 80,000. “U.S. – Japan Bilateral Workshop: The Tropical Tropopause Layer,” NSF CatalyzingNew International Collaborations Program (2012 – 2014), 35,418. Second extension of “HGB O3 Sonde Launches 2010-08 and Vertical Ozone Profiles inEastern Texas 2010-10,” Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (2012), 142,000. “Mathematics and Science Education Enrollment (MSEED) Program,” NSF STEPProgram (2011 – 2016), 499,951. Extension of “HGB O3 Sonde Launches 2010-08 and Vertical Ozone Profiles in EasternTexas 2010-10,” Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (2011), 67,500. “Natural Science Colloquium Series,” Committee to Enhance Teaching and LearningGrant, VU (2011), 1000. “Reprocessing and submission of ozonesonde data to the World Ozone and UltravioletRadiation Data Centre (WOUDC) and the NASA Aura Validation Data Center (AVDC),”Creative Work and Research Grant, VU (2011), 2500. “HGB O3 Sonde Launches 2010-08 and Vertical Ozone Profiles in Eastern Texas 201010,” Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (2010), 135,000. “Houston ozonesonde observations and data analysis during 2009,” Texas Commission onEnvironmental Quality (2009), 120,500.“A study of the influence of Chinese pollution on air quality in Japan,” Fulbright Program(2008 – 2009), 5.8 million J.Y.
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 6 of 29 “Preliminary ozone profile analysis and source partitioning,” with Marc Taylor (Sr.) andBrittni Emery (Soph.), Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (Summer 2007), 3000 for students 3000 for supplies. “Additional Ozonesondes in Northwest Indiana in Support of INTEX-B and AuraValidation,” NASA Earth Science Enterprise (2006), 50,000. “Additional Ozonesondes in Houston, Texas in Support of INTEX-B and AuraValidation,” NASA Earth Science Enterprise (2006 – 2008), 125,292. “Validation of Non-Coincident Trace Species Measured by AURA Using TrajectoryMapping and Statistical Analysis,” NASA Earth Science Enterprise (2006 – 2008), 495,000 ( 104,850 for Morris). “Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project (TOPP): Investigating Air Quality ThroughAdditional Ozonesonde Launches in Houston, Beaumont, and East Texas,” TexasCommission on Environmental Quality New Technology Research and DevelopmentProgram (2005 – 2006), 107,486. “Great Lakes Region Ozonesonde Network (GLRON),” Indiana Space Grant ConsortiumEarly Career Faculty Program (2005), 3996. “Rice University Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project,” Shell Center for Sustainability(2003 – 2005), 40,1900. “Measuring Urban Ozone Pollution in Houston, Texas with MICROTOPS,” Rice SpaceInstitute Seed Money Program (2002 – 2004), 1500. “Research in Physics Education (RIPE) Project,” Rice University Brown Teaching Grant(2001 – 2002 and 2002 – 2003), 5600. “MATCH Ozone Loss Analysis Technique,” NASA GSFC Purchase Order (2002 – 2005), 40,000. “Simulation of Aircraft Exhaust Emissions Using the GSFC Trajectory Model,” NASAGSFC Purchase Order (2000), 10,000. “Research in Physics Education (RIPE) Project,” Valparaiso University CELT ExpenseGrant (1999 – 2000), 1200. “Validation of H2O and O3 Measurements from SAGE III Using Trajectory Mapping andConstituent Reconstruction,” NASA Earth Observing System program (1997 – 2003), 185,000. “Simulation of Aircraft Exhaust Emissions Using the GSFC Trajectory Model,” NASAGSFC Purchase Order (1999), 14,500.As Co-Investigator “Characterization of Boundary-Layer Meteorology During DISCOVER-AQ Using RadarWind Profiler and Balloon Sounding Measurements,” University of Texas Air QualityResearch Program (2014 – 2015), 15,609 for Valparaiso U. à St. Edward’s U. “TICOSONDE: Tropical balloonsonde observations of ozone, water vapor and sulfurdioxide for continued support of satellite calibration and validation capabilities,” PI –
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 7 of 29Henry Selkirk (USRA/GESTAR) – NASA Earth Science Division (2013 – 2017), 672,000 ( 271,964 for Morris), funded. “Dual O3/SO2 Sondes in Costa Rica for the Ticosonde Project,” PI – Henry Selkirk(USRA/GESTAR) – NASA Earth Science Division (2012), 200,000 ( 158,248 forMorris), funded. “Enhancing Interest in STEM at NW Indiana Middle and High Schools Through BalloonLaunches and Tracking,” PI – Mark Spychala (senior at Valparaiso Univ.) – Indiana SpaceGrant Consortium (2013), 7,451, funded. “O3 and SO2/O3 Sonde Launches in Support of the Proposal, ‘SEAC-IONS,’” PI – AnneThompson (Penn. State Univ.) – NASA Earth Science Division (2011 – 2014), 500,000( 9994 for Morris), funded. “Air Pollution over the Eastern US: Integration of AURA/OMI NO2 and SO2, Aircraft,and Ground-Based Observations with Numerical Models,” PI – Russell Dickerson (U. ofMaryland) – NASA Earth Science Division – Aura Science Team (2011 – 2014), 599,911 ( 18,934 for Morris). “TC4: Ground-based Validation for Aura and CALIPSO with NATIVE and Sondes,”Anne Thompson, Penn State, PI – NASA Tropical Composition, Convection & ClimateCoupling program (2007), 157,000 ( 52,331 for Morris). “North American – North Atlantic Ozone Soundings During INTEX–A (2004),” AnneThompson, Penn State, PI, NASA Tropospheric Chemistry Program (2004), 150,000( 5000 for Morris). “Atmospheric Transport of Trace Gases and Aerosols: Evaluating Models andObservations,” Mark Schoeberl, NASA GSFC, PI – NASA Interdisciplinary ScienceProgram (2003 – 2005), 2.2 million ( 45,000 for Morris). “The Interaction Between the Troposphere and the Stratosphere: The Impact of ClimateChange,” Mark Schoeberl, NASA GSFC – NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program(2000 – 2002), 1.9 million ( 45,000 for Morris). “A Climatology of Tropospheric CO over the Central and Southeastern United States andthe Southwestern Pacific Ocean Derived from Space, Air, and Ground-based InfraredInterferometer Spectra,” Wallace McMillan, UMBC, PI – NASA GSFC (1998 – 2001), 234,000. “Validation of MOPITT Column and Profile CO from Spaceborne, Airborne, and Groundbased Interferometers,” Wallace McMillan, UMBC, PI – NASA GSFC (1997 – 2000), 237,000.
Curriculum VitaeGary A. Morrisp. 8 of 29SERVICEProfessionalConvener and co-organizer of “Regional and Urban Scale Variability of Ozone and ItsPrecursors in the Mixed Layer and Lower Free Troposphere” at the Fall 2014 Meeting ofthe American Geophysical Union, 15 – 19 December 2014, San Francisco, CA Convener and co-organizer of the “Symposium on Innovative Pedagogy” at ValparaisoUniversity, 2 November 2013, Valparaiso, IN Convener and co-chair of “The Tropical Tropopause Layer: Observations, Theory andModeling” at the Fall 2013 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, 9 – 13December 2013, San Francisco, CA Convener and Chair of pre-conference workshop “An Introduction to Cost Modeling forDeans” at the American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, 23 – 26 January 2013,Atlanta, GA Convener and Session Chair for session “Tropospheric O3 profiles: measurementstrategies, anthropogenic influences, climate change forcing, and implications for airquality” at the Fall 2012 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, 3 – 7 December2012, San Francisco, CA Convener and Co-organizer of “PER Mini-Conference” at Harvard University, 16 – 17November 2012, Cambridge, Massachusetts Co-organizer and co-host of the “U.S. – Japan Bilateral Workshop on the TropicalTropopause Layer,” 15 – 19 October 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii Convener and Session Chair for session “Characterization of Air Pollution and ItsInteractions with Weather and Climate in East Asia Before, During, and After the 2008Beijing Olympic Games” at the Spring 2009 Meeting of the American Geophysical Unionin Toronto, Canada Convener and Panelist for session “Stimulating Student Learning in Multiple DimensionsThrough Introductory Laboratories” at the American Colleges and Universities AnnualMeeting in January 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana Panelist for session “Liberal Education and Science: Preparing Future Scientists andCitizens” at the American Colleges and Un
Technology Center, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD . Transformed and more than doubled the enrollment in the pre-med introductory physics course at Rice (2000 – 2004) Co-organ
