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Derek Jensen

Hometown: Sandy, Ut

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University

Program: PhD (Graduated 2016)

Current Position: Applied scientist at Amazon, formerly staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Key Contributions: Designed, deployed, and analyzed key parts of the flux stations that were part of the MATERHORN field campaign. Co-designed and deployed towers for a wind energy project in Belize. Developed UTESPac, software to analyze high-frequency atmospheric turbulence surface-layer data.

Contact: (801) 259-7837

Current Research Projects

CFACT: Cold Fog Amongst Complex Terrain
CFACT Logo credit Johnathan Stoddard

Observational and Theoretical Investigations Related to Hydrometeor Settling in Turbulent Air:

C-Fog: Toward improving coastal fog prediction:

Parameterization of the land-surface thermal and moisture heterogeneities:

Thermal heterogeneity at the Playa. Photo by Chaoxun Hang

PREEVENTS Track 2: A Fast-Response Wildland Fire Modeling Framework for Prediction and Risk Assessment:

Fire Vortex at the USDA Fire Sciences Lab in Missoula