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About > People > Faculty > D.Steyn
Douw Steyn
Professor
Boundary Layer Meteorology, Mesoscale Meteorology, Air Pollution Meteorology.
Office: EOS-South 155 Phone: 604-827-5517
E-mail:
Teaching
Profile
B.Sc. University of Cape Town (Physics) (1967) B.Sc.(hons.) University of Cape Town (Physics & Applied Mathematics) (1968) M.Sc. University of Cape Town (Physics) (1970) Ph.D. The University of British Columbia (1980) Post-doctoral Fellow at The University of British Columbia (1980-82) Faculty at the University of British Columbia (1982-present). Study Leaves: Colorado State University, KNMI, ETH Zurich, University of Athens (1988-1989); CSIRO Canberra, NIES, Tsukuba (1996-1997); JRC Ispra (2002/2003); African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) www.aims.ac.za (2010-2011). I served UBC as Chair of Atmospheric Science (1994-1998), Director of Science One Program (1999-2002), Chair of Environmental Science Program (2008-), Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Interim Principal, College for Interdisciplinary Studies (2003-2006).
I am a member of the UBC Institute of Applied Mathematics www.iam.ubc.ca , the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability www.ires.ubc.ca and the Liu Institute for Global Issues www.ligi.ubc.ca
I presently work with: Tainji Shi (PhD in Statistics, co-supervised with Will Welch); Niamh Chaparro (MSC in Atmospheric Science, co-supervised with Phil Austin); Nadya Moisseeva (MSC in Atmospheric Science) and Annie Seagram (NSERC USRA and ITM Assistant).
Recent awards: UBC Faculty of Science Killam Teaching Prize for 2009-2010; Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences Mentorship Medal 2010-2011.
Research Interests
Air Pollution Meteorology
My research is primarily driven by an interest in the polluted atmosphere, particularly at the regional scale. I conduct both field measurement and numerical modelling studies in order to pursue these interests. I have been involved in a number of large air quality field studies, Pacific 93, Pacific 2001 and MAP-Riviera. I also work on this topic with Peter Jackson (UNBC), Christian Reuten (research associate), Bruce Ainslie (research associate), Ian McKendry (UBC Geography). I collaborate on aerosol research through http://create.aap.chem.ubc.ca/ and air pollution research generally through http://fsepg.apps01.yorku.ca/
Model Evaluation
I have a particular interest in model evaluation/validation, and collaborate with Stefano Galmarini (JRC, Ispra) and ST Rao (USA EPA) on this topic. I am a member of the steering committee of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) http://aqmeii.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Boundary Layer Meteorology
I have an interest in the atmospheric boundary layer, particularly in regions of complex topography and coastline. I collaborate with Stephan deWekker, Christian Reuten and Magdalena Rucker on this topic.
Mesoscale meteorology
I have strong interest in mesoscale meteorology and environmental fluid mechanics. I have conducted a number of observational, scaling and numerical modelling studies of sea-breeze and slope flow dynamics. I also on this with susan Allen, Christian Reuten (research associate) and Magdalena Rucker (postdoctoral research fellow).
Teaching
I presently teach in the Environmental Science Program and the Atmospheric Science Program and am involved with the Carl Weiman Science Education Initiative at UBC www.cwsei.ubc.ca .
Conference Organizer
I am Chair of the Scientific Committee of the NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application. www.int-tech-mtng.org/
