John Y. N. Cho
Address: M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory, S1-659, 244 Wood St., Lexington,
MA 02420-9185, U.S.A.
E-mail: j y n c @ m i t . e d u
WWW: http://mit.edu/jync/www
Employment
- 2002-present: Staff Member, Weather Sensing Group,
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington,
Massachusetts.
- 1997-2002: Research Scientist,
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1996-1998: Adjunct Research Associate, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado,
Boulder, Colorado.
- August-September 1996: Visiting Scientist, Institute for
Atmospheric Physics, Rostock University, Ostseebad Kühlungsborn,
Germany.
- 1993-1997: Staff Scientist, Arecibo Observatory,
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
- 1990-1993: Graduate Research Assistant, School of
Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
- 1988-1990: Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering,
Cornell University.
- 1986-1988: U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Sierra Leone.
- 1985-1986: Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, Stanford
University, Stanford, California.
- Summer, 1985: Software Engineer, RFI Elektronik GmbH,
Mönchengladbach, Germany.
- Summer, 1984: Design Engineer, GE-Intersil, Cupertino,
California.
- Summer, 1983: Software Engineer, OPTO-22, Huntington
Beach, California.
Education
- 1993: Cornell University, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
(Planetary Science minor).
- 1986: Stanford University, M.S., Electrical Engineering.
- 1985: Stanford University, B.S., Electrical Engineering.
Honors
- 2000-2004, 2007: Who's Who in America.
- 2006: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Team Award, Terminal Doppler Weather
Radar Open Processor Project.
- 1998: NASA Group Achievement Award, SONEX DC-8 Flight Team.
- 1996: URSI (International Union of Radio Science) Young
Scientist Award.
- 1993: CEDAR Prize: Outstanding research contribution of the year,
Aeronomy Program, NSF. (Prize Lecture video available: VII. 1993
CEDAR Workshop videos.)
- 1984: Tau Beta Pi, Stanford University.
Current R&D Interests
- Weather radar signal processing and data analysis.
- Multifunction phased array radar systems analysis.
- Atmospheric waves and turbulence.
Teaching Experience
- 1998-2002: Co-lecturer, "Past and Present Climate," Earth,
Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
- 1993-1995: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering,
Cornell University.
- 1987-1988: Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, Fourah Bay College,
Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- 1986-1987: Teacher, Math and Physics, St. Francis Secondary
School, Makeni, Sierra Leone.
- 1985-1986: Teaching Assistant, Physics, Stanford University.
Writing and Editing Experience
Foreign Language Skills
Scientific Community Service
- 2006: Subject Matter Expert, Proposal dispute adjudication, Federal
Aviation Administration, Washington, DC.
- 2004-2005: Lecturer, Introduction to Radar Systems, Lincoln
Laboratory, Lexington, MA.
- 2001: Lecturer, International School on Dynamical Barriers,
Stirring and Mixing in Geophysical Flows--Mathematical Models and
Applications, Cargèse, France.
- 1997: Lecturer, School on Atmospheric Radar, Tirupati, India.
- 1997: Session Chair, 8th International MST Radar Workshop.
- 1996: Session Chair, Fall AGU Meeting.
- 1995: Session Convener, 7th International MST Radar Workshop.
- 1994-1997: Editor, NAIC/AO Newsletter.
- 1994: Panelist, NSF CEDAR Program Proposal Review Panel.
- 1993-present: Reviewer for research proposals (NASA, NSF,
Austrian Science Fund); referee for journals
(Ann. Geophys., EURASIP J. Appl. Sig. Proc.,
Geophys. Res. Lett., J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatology,
J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., J. Atmos. Sci.,
J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., J. Geophys. Res.,
Nature, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., Radio
Sci.).
Professional Affiliations
- American Geophysical Union.
- American Meteorological Society.
Citizenship
Certifications
- Private pilot, single-engine land (not current).
- Scuba, open water.
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