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UCAR Trustee Candidate
Amy Clement
The Members Nominating Committee is very pleased to
nominate Dr. Amy Clement for a three- year term as an
institutional member of the UCAR Board of Trustees.
Dr. Clement is an Associate Professor in the Rosentiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the
University of Miami. She is the 2007 recipient of the
James B. Macelwane Medal of the American
Geophysical Union, awarded for “significant
contributions to the geophysical sciences by a young
scientist of outstanding ability.” In her research, Dr.
Clement uses mathematical models together with
observational data to address fundamental questions
about the climate system, such as its sensitivity to
external forcing and the mechanisms for abrupt climate change. She has done
landmark work demonstrating the importance of the equatorial Pacific Ocean for the
response of the climate to variations in Earth’s orbit. She has served on the UCAR
Membership Committee, and she currently serves on the NCAR Earth System
Laboratory Advisory Committee and the Community Earth System Model Advisory
Board. UCAR would greatly benefit from her knowledge of cutting edge climate science,
including the study of Earth’s past climates, and from her advice as an exceptional
scientist who is an active user of NCAR models and data sets. She would be an
excellent addition to the UCAR Board.
Personal Statement
I am pleased to stand for election to the UCAR Board of Trustees. I have supported
UCAR’s activities for many years by serving on the UCAR Steering Committee for the
NOAA Postdoctoral Program in Climate and Global Change, the UCAR Membership
Committee, the Community Climate System Model Advisory Board, and the Advisory
Committee for the NCAR Earth System Laboratory. I have benefitted greatly from the
services that UCAR provides, from both intellectual and practical perspectives. In short,
I am pleased to have an opportunity to serve on the Board of Trustees to help further
advance the goals of UCAR and the Geosciences community.
The main quality that I can bring to the UCAR Board of Trustees is a strong commitment
to research and education. My research interests focus on fundamental questions about
the behavior of the climate system. At the University of Miami, my research group
includes post-docs and graduate students, and we have active collaborations with
researchers at many universities and government labs. In particular, my students and I
interact significantly with the NCAR community, through workshops, summer schools,
and collaborative research. In recognition of my research activities I was awarded the
Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union and the Meisinger Award of the
American Meteorological Society. I have been involved in teaching and mentoring
undergraduates in our undergraduate meteorology for nine years, and have had the
pleasure of helping our program grow considerably (both in faculty and students) during
those years. I am currently the Director for the graduate program in Meteorology and
Physical Oceanography. This program has also grown over the years, and now there
are approximately 60 graduate students. My experience as an educator extends beyond
the academic community as well: I have been involved in the organization of numerous
local forums on multi-disciplinary aspects of climate change in South Florida, have
actively participated in the national-level discussion of climate change through
congressional briefings and the National Research Council, and have been involved in
international activities as a contributing author to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
and as a member of the International CLIVAR Pacific Panel. If elected to the Board of
Trustees, I can bring my experience as a researcher and educator to help strengthen
the interactions among UCAR, universities and national labs, and bring research in
atmospheric and related sciences to a wider community.
Biographical Information
AMY C. CLEMENT
Professional Preparation.
Columbia College, Columbia University
B.A. 1993
Columbia University
M.A. 1995
Columbia University
Phil. 1996
Columbia University
Ph.D. 1999
University of Paris (Post-doctorate)
Nov. 1998 to
Physics
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
M.
Physical Oceanography
Climate Dynamics
Feb.
2000
Appointments.
Associate Professor. Division of Meterology and Physical Oceanography,
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. June 2007
to present.
Assistant Professor. Division of Meterology and Physical Oceanography,
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. March 2001
to June 2007.
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Columbia University. March 2001 to present.
Associate Research Scientist. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia
University. February 2000 to March 2001.
Honors & Awards:
• Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2007)
• American Geophysical Union James B. Macelwane Award (2007)
• American Meteorological Society Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award (2007)
• Most cited paper 2003-2007 Award, Paleogeography, Palaeoclimatology,
Paleoecology, Elsevier Press.
• Ph. D. Awarded with Distinction, Columbia University (1998)
• Heezen Prize for outstanding record and contributions as a graduate student
(1996)
Five most relevant publications:
1. DiNezio, P, A. Clement, G. Vecchi, B. Soden, B. Kirtman, S-K Lee, 2009: Climate
Response of the Equatorial Pacific to Global Warming. J. Climate, Volume 22,
Issue 18 (September 2009) pp. 4873–4892 DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2982.1
2. Clement, A., R. Burgman, and J. Norris, 2009: Observational and model
evidence for positive low-level cloud feedback. Science. Vol. 325. no. 5939, pp.
460 - 464
DOI: 10.1126/science.1171255
3. Mantsis, D. F., and A. C. Clement, 2009: Simulated variability in the mean
atmospheric meridional circulation over the 20th century, Geophys. Res. Lett.,
36, L06704, doi:10.1029/2008GL036741.
4. Leloup, J., and A. Clement (2009), Why is there a minimum in projected warming
in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L14802,
doi:10.1029/2009GL038609.
5. Clement, A. C., and L. C. Peterson (2008), Mechanisms of abrupt climate change
of the last glacial period, Rev. Geophys., 46, RG4002,
doi:10.1029/2006RG000204.
Five other signficant publications:
1. Burgman, R., A. C. Clement, C. M. Mitas, J. Chen, and K. Esslinger, 2007:
Evidence for Atmospheric variability over the Pacific on decadal timescales.
Geophys. Res. Letts., 34, doi:10.1029/2007GL031830.
2. Clement, A. C., 2006: The role of the ocean in the seasonal cycle of the Hadley
circulation. J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 63, No. 12, pages 3351–3365.
3. Clement, A.C. and B. Soden, 2005: The Sensitivity of the Tropical-mean
Radiation Budget. J. Climate, Vol. 18, No. 16, pages 2909–2923
4. Clement, A.C., R. Seager and R. Murtugudde, 2005: Why Are There Tropical
Warm Pools? Journal of Climate, Vol. 18, No. 24, pages 5294–5311.
5. Clement, A.C., R. Seager, and M.A. Cane, 1999: Orbital controls on ENSO and
the tropical climate. Paleoceanography, 14, 441-456.
Synergistic activities (last 5 years):
Panels and committees: Member, Advisory Committee for the NCAR Earth
System Laboratory, Jan 2010- present; Member, Community Climate System Model
Advisory Board 2009-2011; Member, American Geophysical Union Macelwane Medal
Committee, 2008-2010; Contributing author, IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report,
Chapter 9 ‘Detection and Attribution of climate change’; Member, UCAR Membership
Committee, Fall 2006 - present. Panel member, NOAA Climate Change Data and
Detection Proposal Panel, Oct 2006. Panel Member, International CLIVAR Pacific
Panel, Spring 2005-Dec 2008. Team Member, NASA-CERES Science Team, Fall 2004
– Mar 2008. Co-Chair, UCAR Steering Committee for the NOAA Postdoctoral Program
in Climate and Global Change, July 2004 - June 2007.
Special Lectures: Invited Speaker, Climate Change as a Human Security
Concern: From Evidence to Action, University of Miami, November 2009; Invited Invited
Speaker, Florida State University, April 2009; Invited Speaker, UC Berkeley, April 2009;
Invited Speaker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, March 2009; Invited Speaker,
Harvard University, Title: Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Changes in a Warmer
World ,Oct 2008; Invited Speaker, Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Changes in a
Warmer World, Boston University, Title: ,Oct 2008; Invited Speaker/Member, Thematic
Working Group of the International Ocean Drilling Program. Boulder, CO, May 2007;
Invited Lecturer, University of California, Irvine. Lecture title: “Global warming and the
tropical Pacific: El Nino or La Nina-like climate change?” Irvine, CA, April 2007.Invited
Speaker, Congressional Briefing on ‘From Knowledge to Action: Making Use of Climate
Predictions.’ Washington, D.C., May 4, 2006.
Outreach and education: Invited speaker, Miami Science Museum FYI Lecture
Series. Title: ‘Puzzles from the Earth’s Past: Ice Ages, Abrupt Warmings and other
Climate Curiosities.” March 7, 2008. Organizer, speaker, Sigma Xi University of Miami
Chapter forum on “Global warming: From past ice ages to a warmer future. Miami, Nov
2006. Invited speaker, William B. Dean Memorial Lecture Series. Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
June 2007.
Collaborators & Other Affiliations.
Collaborators: Anthony Broccoli (Rutgers), Robert Burgman (RSMAS), Mark
Cane (Columbia University), Clara Deser (NCAR), Joel Norris (UCSD), Ben Kirtman
(RSMAS), Richard Seager (Lamont-Doherty), Brian Soden (RSMAS), Gabe Vecchi
(NOAA-GFDL)
Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors: Wallace Broecker (Lamont-Doherty),
Mark Cane (Lamont-Doherty), Pascale Delecluse (University of Paris), Arnold Gordon
(Lamont-Doherty), Richard Seager (Lamont-Doherty), Steve Zebiak (International
Institute for Climate Prediction),
Graduate and Undergraduate Students Advised: Carlos Alvarez, Ph.D.in
Marine Geology and Geophysics, RSMAS. Kelly Bergman, Ph.D.in Marine Geology and
Geophysics, RSMAS. Lexie Brown B.S. Honors Thesis in Marine Science, Univ. Miami.
Emily Collins, M.A.in Marine Affairs and Policy, RSMAS. *Pedro DiNezio PhD.in
Meteor. and Phys. Oceanography, RSMAS. *Kelly Esslinger M.S. in Meteor. and Phys.
Oceanography, RSMAS. *Damianos Mantsis Ph.D. in Meteor. and Phys.
Oceanography, RSMAS. Saundra McGlaughlin, M.A.in Marine Affairs and Policy,
RSMAS. Vivian Melendez, M.A. in Marine Affairs and Policy, RSMAS. Christopher
Moses, Ph.D.in Marine Geology and Geophysics, RSMAS. Angeline Pendergrass B.S.
Honors Thesis in Meteorology, Univ. Miami. Ana Spalding, M.A.in Marine Affairs and
Policy, RSMAS. Hua Song Ph.D.in Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook Univ. Marissa
Steketee M.A. in Marine Affairs and Policy, RSMAS. Pietro Tabbalione, M.A.in Marine
Affairs and Policy, RSMAS.
*denotes chair