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Matt Richardson

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Mathews S. Richardson

Colorado State University
Department of Atmospheric Science
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1371
(970) 491-3392

Education

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (August 2003 to present)
Ph.D., Atmospheric Science
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (August 2001 to August 2003)
Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering
- Thesis: A System for Continuous Sampling of Bioaerosols Generated by a Postal Sorting Machine
- Advisor: Andrew McFarland, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Texas, Austin, TX (August 1994 to May 1999)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Professional Experience

Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Houston, TX (August 2001 to May 2003)
Research Scientist
Served as a subcontractor to Raytheon working as a software engineer in the structural and mechanical group.
Developed training models for operation of the International Space Station.

Teaching Experience

MEEN 315 - Principles of Thermodynamics
Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Fall 2001)

Professional Affiliations

Presentations

Richardson, M., C.A. Ortiz, J. S. Haglund, and A. R. McFarland, Developement of a Bioaerosol Collection System for Postal Sorting Machines, Health Physics, 84 (6), 2003.
Cziczo, D.J., D. Murphy,D. Thomson, P. DeMott, S. Brooks, M. Richardson, A. Prenni, S. Kreidenweis, E. Dunlea, A. Aiken, J.A. Huffman, C. Gallar, J.-L.Jimenez, J. Snider, M. Petters, R. Borys, Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Ice Nuclei, AAAR Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, Pap. LB 39, September 2004.
DeMott, P., D. Cziczo, J. Jimenez, S. Brooks, M. Richardson, E. Dunlea, K. Koehler, A. Prenni, S. Kreidenweis, R. Borys and D. Murphy, Physical and Chemical Impacts on the Ice Nucleating Properties of Atmospheric Particles, 14th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, Bologna, Italy, July 2004.
Huffman, J., E. Dunlea, A. Aiken, C. Gallar, J. Jiminez, R. Borys, D. Cziczo, D. Murphy, S. Brooks, M. Richardson, A. Prenni, S. Kreidenweis, P. Demott, Measurements of Free Tropospheric Aerosol and Ice Nuclei at Storm Peak Laboratory with an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer, Eos Transactions AGU, 85(47), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract A41A-0010, San Franscisco, CA, December 2004
Richardson, M., P. DeMott, D. Cziczo, J. Jimenez, E. Dunlea, A. Prenni, S.Brooks, S. Kreidenwe J. Snider, M. Petters, D. Murphy, R. Borys, C. McDade, Investigations of the Physical and Chemical Properties of Free Tropospheric Ice Nuclei, Eos Transactions AGU, 85(47), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract A51E-0844, San Franscisco, CA, December 2004
Richardson, M., P. DeMott, S. Kreidenweis, A. Prenni, M. Petters, D. Cziczo, J. Jimenez, E. Dunlea, S. Brooks, J. Snider, D. Murphy, R. Borys, C. McDade, Measurements of Heterogeneous Ice Nuclei: Results from INPSECT-II, AAAR Annual Conference, Austin, TX, Pap. 8P177, September 2005.
DeMott, P.J., A. J. Prenni, M. S. Richardson, S. M. Kreidenweis, C. H. Twohy and D. C. Rogers, Ice Nuclei Variability, Relation to Ambient Aerosol Properties, and Impacts on Mixed-Phase Clouds, American Meteorological Society's 12th Conference on Cloud Physics, Madison, WI, June 2006.
M. S. Richardson, A. J. Prenni, DeMott, P.J., and S. M. Kreidenweis, An Examination of a Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber?s Performance: Implications for Field Measurements of Ice Nuclei, In Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols - 17th International Conference, Galway, Ireland, C.D. O'Dowd and P.E. Wagner, Ed., Springer, p. 450-454, August 2007.

Papers

Richardson, M. S., P. J. DeMott, S. M. Kreidenweis, D. Cziczo, E. J. Dunlea, J. L. Jimenez, D. Thomson, L. Ashbaugh, R. D. Borys, D. Westphal, G. Casuccio and T. Lersch(2007), Measurements of heterogeneous ice nuclei in the western United States in springtime and their relation to aerosol characteristics, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D02209, doi:10.1029/2006JD007500.
Prenni, A. J., P. J. DeMott, C. Twohy, M. R Poellot, S. M. Kreidenweis, D. C. Rogers, S. D. Brooks, M. S. Richardson, and A. J. Heymsfield (2007), Examinations of ice formation processes in Florida cumuli using ice nuclei measurements of anvil ice crystal particle residues, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D10221, doi:10.1029/2006JD007549.

Other Activites

Administrator for Texas on Mountain Project
Web developer for St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Fort Collins