Dr. Lesley L. Smith, Associate Scientist

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• M.S. in Computer Information Systems, Denver University, June 2001.
• Ph.D. in Physics, University of Kansas, Dec. 1994.
• M.S. in Physics, University of Kansas, May 1990.
• B.A. in Physics, University of Colorado, May 1987.

Professional Experience

• Associate Scientist III, HIRDLS ACD NCAR, Sept. '08 - present
• Associate Scientist II, CAS CGD NCAR, Mar. '02 - Aug. '08
• Software Engineer II, RMPS ACD NCAR, Dec. '98 - Feb. '02
• Programmer Intern II,MMM, NCAR, Aug. '98 - Dec. '98
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics/Engineering, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, Aug. '97 - Aug. '98
• Research Fellow in Computational Astrophysics, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, summer 1997
• Tenure-Track Physics Instructor, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS,Aug.'95-Aug. '97
• Physics Test Item Writer, a national graduate admissions exam, fall 1996
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Kansas, summer 1995
• Technical Writer, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 1995
• Research Assistant in Physics
  • DOE Traineeship 1993 Argonne National Laboratory & University of Kansas
  • High Energy Physics Theory Group summer '92 & '91 University of Kansas
• Physics Teaching Assistant,University of Kansas, Sept.'88 - May '92

Selected Publications

• Trenberth, K. E., and L. Smith, 2009: Variations in the three dimensional structure of the atmospheric circulation with different flavors of El Niño. J. Clim., 12, No. 11, 2978-2991, doi: 10.1175/2008JCLI2691.1. [pdf]
• Trenberth, K. E., and L. Smith, 2009: The three dimensional structure of the atmospheric energy budget: methodology and evaluation. Clim. Dyn., 32, 1065-1079. doi:10.1007/s00382-008-0389-3. [pdf]
• Trenberth, K. E., and L. Smith, 2008: Atmospheric energy budgets in the Japanese Reanalysis: Evaluation and variability. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 86, 579-592. [pdf]
• Trenberth, K.E., L. Smith, T. Qian, A. Dai, J. Fasullo, 2007: Estimates of the global water budget and its annual cycle using observational and model data. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 758-769. [pdf]
• K.E. Trenberth, and L. Smith, 2006: The vertical structure of temperature in the tropics: Different flavors of El Nino. J. Clim., 19 4956-4973. [pdf]
• K.E. Trenberth, J. Fasullo, L. Smith, 2005: Trends and variability in column-integrated atmospheric water vapor, Clim. Dyn., 24, 741-758. [pdf]
• K.E. Trenberth, D.P. Stepaniak, L. Smith, 2005: Interannual Variability of the Mass of the Atmosphere, J. Clim., 18, 2812-2825. [pdf]
• K.E. Trenberth, L.Smith, 2005: The Mass of the Atmosphere: a Constraint on Global Analyses, J. Clim., 18, 864-875. [pdf]
• A.Klonecki, P.Hess, L.Emmons, L.Smith, J.Orlando, D. Blake, 2003: Seasonal Changes in the Transport of Pollutants into the Arctic Troposphere - A Model Study, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D4), 8367, doi:10.1029/2002JD002199.

Honors/Awards/Professional Societies

• 2002-present: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• 1992-93: Strobel Scholarship, University of Kansas.
• 1991-92: Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, KU Dept. of Physics.
• 1989-90: Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, KU Dept. of Physics.
• 1989-present: Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics Honor Society.
• 1987-1990: Society of Physics Students (SPS)
• 1987-present: American Physical Society (APS), and Division of Particles and Fields (DPF).

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