Long S. Chiu



Associate Professor of Earth Observing and Remote Sensing
Center for Earth Sciences and Space Research
School of Computational Sciences
Building ST-1 Room 211
George Mason University
Fairfax Virginia 22030-4444
Phone: 703-993-1984  Email lchiu@gmu.edu

COURSES |EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE |RESUME

Projects:
 GES Precipitation Data and Information Services Center, Agricultural Information System
 Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Center, National Sea Ice Center
   Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission



COURSES:
CSI-759: Topics in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation
CSI-757: Techniques and Algorithms in Remotes Sensing and Earth Observations
CSI-656/EVPP-652/GEOG-570: Hydrosphere
EOS-725 - Advanced Hydrosphere

EOS-757 Techniques and Algorithm in Remote Sensing and Earth Observations

EDUCATION:

Sc. D., Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1980.
B. S. (Summa Cum Laude), Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1974.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Associate Professor of Earth Observing and Remote Sensing, Center for Earth Observing and Space Research (CEOSR), School of Computational Sciences, George Mason University, January 2001 - present
  • Professor of Computational Sciences and Remote Sensing, CEOSR, Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics, George Mason University, June 1998 - 2000..
  • Member, Hydrology Data Support Team (HDST), Distributed Active Archive Center, Goddard Space Flight Center (GDAAC), May 1996 - present.
  • Member, Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Center, code 974/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1994-present
  • Senior Atmospheric Scientist & Group Manager, Earth Science Division, SAIC/General Sciences Corporation, April 1992 - June 1998
  • Senior Support Scientist, TRMM Science Data and Information System, SAIC/General Sciences Corporation, January 1994 - May 1996
  • Senior Atmospheric Scientist & Task Manager, General Sciences Corporation, November 1989 - April 1992.
  • Senior Scientist, International Arctic Research Center (IARC) development, SAIC/General Sciences Corporation, under contract to National Space Development Agency (NASDA), January 1996 - February 1997
  • Senior Scientist and Program Co-manager, NASDAQ’s Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) Global Line Imager (GLI) and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) non-Japanese Science Team, SAIC/General Sciences Corporation under contract to NASDA, February 1997 - February 1999
  • Visiting Scholar, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University (NCU), Republic of China, September - December 1992
  • Scientist, Applied Research Corporation (ARC), December 1982 - November 1989
  • Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981 - November 1982

PROFESSIONAL and HONOR SOCIETIES:

  • Electromagnetics Academy
  • IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing (Senior Member)
  • American Meteorological Society
  • Sigma Xi
  • American Geophysical Union
  • Sigma Pi Sigma
  • Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (President and Board Member)