Peter C. Chu

Distinguished Professor of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA  93943

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

EDUCATION:

· Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Chicago, March 1985

CITIZENSHIP: USA

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

1986 – Present: Naval Postgraduate School

· Distinguished Professor (2011-present)

· Associate Chair, Department of Oceanography (2011-present)

· Professor (2000-present)

· Associate Professor (1992-1999)

· Adjunct Professor (1986-1991)

· NPS Academic Council Member, 1992-1999

· NPS Undersea Warfare Academic Committee Member, 1999-present

· NPS Library Council Member, 1992-present

· NPS Dean Search Committee Member, 2001

· Affiliated Professor of the Wayne Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering

· Affiliated Professor of the Modeling, Virtual Environment, and Simulation (MOVES) Institute

1980 – 1986: University of Chicago

· Research Associate (1985-1986), Research Assistant (1980-1985)

1978-1980: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

· Research Assistant

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

· Visiting Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1998

EDITORIAL BOARDS:

· Chief Editor, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (Ocean Section), American Meteorological Society, 2009-present

· Editor-in-Chief, The Open Remote-Sensing Journal, 2008-present

· Editor, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 2007-2008

· Associate Editor, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 1998-2006

· Associate Editor, Geophysical Research Letters, 1996-2001

· Associate Editor, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 1988-2011

· Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2002-present

· Editorial Board, International Journal of Ocean System Engineering, 2011 - present

· Editorial Board, The Scientific World Journal, 2012 - present

· Editorial Board, International Journal – Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 2010 - present

· Editorial Board, International Journal of Oceanography, 2008 - 2011

· Editorial Board, The Open Ocean Engineering Journal, 2007 - 2010

· Editorial Board, The Open Civil Engineering Journal, 2007 – 2010

· Editorial Board, The Open Hydrology Journal, 2008 - present

· Editor - Elsevier Oceanography Series, Vol 57

TEACHING INTERESTS:

· Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation

· Air-Sea Interaction

· Ocean Dynamics

· Statistical Data Analysis

· Decision Analysis in Uncertain Ocean Environment

· Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy

· Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction

· Modeling and Simulation in Ocean Environment

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

· P-vector Inverse Method

· Three-Point Sixth-Order Numerical Schemes

· Ocean Optimal Spectral Decomposition (OSD)

· First Passage Time for Model Predictability

· 3D Mine Impact Burial Prediction

· 3D Underwater Bomb Trajectory Prediction

AWARDS/HONOURS:

· Fellow, American Meteorology Society (to date)

· Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, 2011

· Science Adviser, Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP), Joint IOC-WMO Program

· Certificate of Appreciation, Korean Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Society, 12 November 2010

· GESEA Meritorious Award for Research, Naval Postgraduate School, 2009

· Outstanding Instructional Performance Award, Naval Postgraduate School, 2000

· Keynote Speaker, “Fundamental problems in coastal ocean prediction,” Oceanology International 99, Singapore, 27-29 April, 1999

· Outstanding Research Achievements Award, Naval Postgraduate School, 1998

· President Guest Lecturer, Taiwan Naval Academy, ‘Meteorology and Physical Oceanography in the South China Sea’, Kao Hsiung, Taiwan, 14 May 1996

· Outstanding Research Achievements Award, Naval Postgraduate School, 1992

BOARDS/MEMBERSHIPS:

· Organizer, International Monterey Colloquium on Deep Convection and Deep Water Formation in the Ocean, 1990

· Panel Member, Earth in Space, American Geophysical Union, 1992-1994.

· Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) Committee on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, 1995-1997

· Scientific Committee, International South China Sea Monsoon Experiment (SCSMEX), 1994-1998

· Scientific Working Group, NSF/ONR Sponsored Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) Project, 1996-1998

· Organizing Committee, the Fourth Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Conference, American Meteorological Society, Dallas, Texas, 9-13 January 1995

· Co-Chairman, Independent Modeling Review Panel, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, 1996-present

· Organizing Committee, International Workshop on Polar Processes in Global Climate, American Meteorological Society, Cancun Mexico, 13-15 November 1996

· Panel Member on the Environmental Effects, Military Operations Research Society, 1997

· Panel Member, NASA Physical Oceanography Peer Review Board, 2000

· Member, International Council for Sciences, Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research (SCOR), Working Group-111, 2001

· Secretary of the Ocean and Atmospheric Section, Asia-Oceania Geophysical Society, 2002-2004

· Scientific Program Committee, Asia and Oceania Geophysical Society, 2003-2005

· Board of Directors, Society of Counter-Ordnance Technology, 2002-present

· Scientific Adviser, International Symposium on Clean Environment. Cheonan, Korea, 21-22 November 2003

· International Scientific Advisor, International Symposium on Clean Environment, Cheonan, Korea, 21-22 November 2003

· Scientific Advisor, Third International Symposium on Air Quality Management at Urban, Regional, and Global Scales & 14th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA) Regional Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-30 September 2005

· Panel Member, ONR Review Panel on Coastal Geosciences 2007-present

· Member, NOAA/NODC Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) Working Group, 2008-present

· Office of Naval Research BAA Review Panel, 2006, 2007, 2009

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:

· Adviser, National Research Council Associateship Program

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

· American Meteorological Society (1980 –present)

· American Geophysical Union (1986-present)

· The Oceanography Society (1988-present, Founding Member)

· The Society for Counter-Ordnance Technology (Member from 2000, Board of Directors, 2002-present)

· The International Association for Physical Sciences of the Oceans (1987 – present)

· The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (1987- present)

· Asia Oceania Geophysical Society (2003-present)

PUBLICATIONS

· More than 260 papers (142 refereed journal articles with 117 as the sole/first author), three authored books, and two edited books.

RESEARCH FUNDING

2011-2012 Principal Investigator, Mine Detection and Localization, Naval Oceanographic Office

2001-Pres. Principal Investigator, Littoral Oceanography for Mine Warfare, Naval Oceanographic Office

2010-2011 Principal Investigator, New Algorithm (BEMD) Development for Mine Detection and Change Detection, Naval Oceanographic Office

2009-2011 Principal Investigator, Underwater Bomb Trajectory Prediction for JABS from Very Shallow Water to Deep Water, Office of Naval Research

2006-2009 Principal Investigator, Optimal Spectral Decomposition (OSD) for Analysis of GTSPP/Argo Data, NOAA Office of Scientific Research

2008-2009 Principal Investigator, Wave Effect on Underwater Bomb Trajectory and Tail Separation, Office of Naval Research

2008-2009 Principal Investigator, Red Team IED Attack, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization

2007-2009 Principal Investigator, Priorities and Focus Areas of Chinese Oceanographic Research, Office of Naval Research International Field Office

2005-2006 Principal Investigator, Oceanography for Campaign Analysis on Undersea Warfare, Naval Oceanographic Office

2005-2006 Principal Investigator, Development and Verification of the Navy’s 3D Mine Impact Burial Prediction Model (IMPACT35), Office of Naval Research

2003-2004 Principal Investigator, Upgrade of the Hydrodynamic Component of the Navy’s Mine Impact Burial Prediction Model (IMPACT28), Office of Naval Research

2002-2004 Principal Investigator, Value-Aided of Altimetry Data to Undersea Warfare Using Mark 48 Table Group Selection, Space and Naval Warfare Command

2001-2002 Principal Investigator, Distance Learning, CNET

2001-2002 Principal Investigator, Synthetic Ocean for Modeling, Virtual Environment, and Simulation (MOVES) Using the ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS), CNO-N6M

2001-2002 Principal Investigator, Assessment and Reconstruct of Navy’s Mine Impact Burial Prediction Model, Office of Naval Research

2001-2002 Principal Investigator, Theoretical Analysis of Predictability, Office of Naval Research

2001-2002 Principal Investigator, South China Sea and Japan Sea Modeling, Naval Oceanographic Office

2001-2002 Principal Investigator, Assessment of the Navy’s South China Sea and Japan Sea Modeling, Naval Oceanographic Office

2000-2001 Principal Investigator, Laboratory Development for Modeling and Simulation in Ocean Environment, CNO-N6M

2000-2001 Principal Investigator, Determination of Coastal Ocean Sampling Rate, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

2000-2001 Principal Investigator, Effectiveness Increase of Joint Simulation System Using the Navy METOC Data and Models, Naval Oceanographic Office

1999-2000 Principal Investigator, Mine Burial Modeling, Naval Oceanographic Office

1999-2000 Principal Investigator, Environmental Effects on Joint Warfare Simulations, Naval Oceanographic Office

1998-2000 Principal Investigator, Coastal Ocean-Atmospheric Coupled System, Office of Naval Research

1998-1999 Principal Investigator, Oceanography for Mine Warfare in the South China Sea, Naval Oceanographic Office

1998-1999 Principal Investigator, Mine Impact Burial Model Sensitivity Study, Naval Oceanographic Office

1998-1999 Principal Investigator, Environmental Effects on Naval Warfare Simulation, Naval Oceanographic Office

1998-1999 Co-Principal Investigator, Oceanography for Mine Warfare in the East China Sea, Naval Oceanographic Office

1998-1999 Principal Investigator, Rapid Environmental Assessment from Lagrangian Observations, Office of Naval Research International Field Office

1997-1999 Principal Investigator, Improvement of the South China Sea Prediction System Using NSCAT Winds, NASA/JPL (through California State University, Monterey Bay)

1997-1998 Principal Investigator, Environmental Effects on Naval Warfare Simulations, Naval Oceanographic Office

1997-1998 Principal Investigator, Shallow Water Analysis/Forecast System for the South China Sea, Office of Naval Research

1995-1996 Principal Investigator, Analysis of the U.S. Navy’s MOODS data set for the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) Experiment, Office of Naval Research

1995-1996 Principal Investigator, Circulation and Diffusion Studies in the South China Sea, Office of Naval Research

1995-1996 Co-Principal Investigator, Studies in the California Current Systems, Office of Naval Research

1993-1996 Principal Investigator, Littoral Zone Naval Ocean Prediction Systems, Naval Oceanographic Office

1994-1995 Principal Investigator, Coastal Ocean Diagnostic/Prognostic System, Office of Naval Research

1993-1994 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Naval Ocean Prediction Systems, Naval Oceanographic Office

1993-1994 Principal Investigator, Cloud-Mixed Layer Feedback Using NPS Surface Mixed Layer Model, Office of Naval Research

1991-1993 Co-Principal Investigator, Enhancement to Deep Oceanic Convection in the Arctic System, National Science Foundation

1991-1992 Principal Investigator, Naval Ocean Analysis and Prediction), Naval Postgraduate School Direct Fund (Reviewed by the Office of Naval Research).

1986-1990 Co- Principal Investigator, Coupled Oceanic and Atmospheric Boundary Layers, Naval Postgraduate School Direct Fund (Reviewed by the Office of Naval Research)

1986-1989 Investigator, Equatorial Mixed Layer, National Science Foundation