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Dr. Mark E. Weber - Biography
Dr. Mark E. Weber is Leader of the Weather Sensing Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The group develops sensors, forecast algorithms, and processing technologies supporting the U.S. commercial aviation industry. Dr. Weber lead’s the group’s efforts to develop enhanced weather surveillance capabilities for deployed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) national radar networks. In addition, he is supporting these agencies in the development of a research and acquisition program for a next-generation multifunction phased-array radar network.
His research interests have included experimental studies of thundercloud electrification phenomena, active sonar and radar data processing, radar-based low-altitude wind-shear detection systems, and technologies to improve the management of air traffic during convective weather. Before joining the Laboratory in 1984, he worked at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Dr. Weber holds a BA degree in physics from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD degree in geophysics from Rice University.
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