John D. Albertson

Research Area(s): Hydrology
Atmospheric Science
Climate Modeling
Air quality
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Impacts

John Albertson received his B.S. in civil engineering from SUNY Buffalo; an MBA in Finance from the University of Hartford; a Masters in hydrology from Yale; and a Ph.D. in hydrologic science from the University of California at Davis. Before coming to Duke, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia.

Dr. Albertson's research interests include surface hydrology and boundary layer meteorology; semi-arid vegetation dynamics; Large eddy simulation of turbulence and turbulent transport; urban air quality; hydroclimatic controls on infectious disease dynamics.

Contact via john.albertson@duke.edu or +1 919 660 5468 (office phone)
Visit via http://www.duke.edu/%7Ejda4h/home.html or CIEMAS, Rm 2465 (office location)

TEACHING (Fall 2008)

EGR 75L.003, MECHANICS OF SOLIDS, TuTh 11:40 AM-12:55 PM
EGR 75L.05L, MECHANICS OF SOLIDS, M 02:50 PM-04:05 PM
EGR 75L.06L, MECHANICS OF SOLIDS,

Representative Publications (More Publications)

1. Lakshmi, V., J.D. Albertson, and J. Schaake, Observations and Modeling of Land Surface Hydrological Processes, , (2001), ppt. 246pp
   
2. Parlange, M.B., J.D. Albertson, W.E. Eichinger, A.T. Cahill and T.J.Jackson, Evaporation: Use of fast response turbulence sensors, raman lidarand passive microwave remote sensing, , (1999)
   
3. Albertson, J.D., G. Kiely, and M.B. Parlange, Surface fluxes of momentum, heat, and water vapor, , vol. 45 (1996), ppt. 59-82
   
4. Scanlon, T.M., J.D. Albertson, K.K. Caylor, and C.A. Williams, Determining land surface fractional cover components from NDVI an rainfall time series for a savanna ecosystem, Remote Sensing of Environment, (2006)
   
5. Katul, G.G., J. D. Albertson, C.-R. Chu, and M.B. Parlange, Intermittency in atmospheric surface layer turbulence: The orthonormal wavelet representation, , (1994), ppt. 81-105
   
6. Kustas, W.P., and J.D. Albertson, Effects of surface temperature contrast on land-atmosphere exchange, Water Resources Research, (2006)
   
7. Katul, G.G., P. Wiberg, J.D. Albertson, and G.W. Hornberger, A mixing layer theory for flow resistance in shallow streams, Water Resources Research, (2006)
   

Honors and Awards

• USDA-ARS, Natural Resource Institute Outside Collaborator of the Year Award (2000)
• NASA, New Investigator Program (NIP) in the Earth Sciences Award (1999)
• Packard Fellowship Nominee for University of Virginia (1998, 1999)
• AGU, Hydrology Section, Outstanding Student Paper Award (1996)
• NASA Graduate Student Fellowship in Global Change Research (1994-1996)
• Hutchinson Fellowship, Institute of Biospheric Studies, Yale University (1992-1993)
• Charles Wood Scholarship, Yale University (1991-1993)
• Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship, Hudson River Foundation (1992)
• Northeast Utilities Chairman's Award for Outstanding Performance (1989)

Professional and Service Activities

• Water Resources Research, Associate Editor (2000-2003)
• National Science Foundation, Hydrology Grant Selection Panel, Member, (2001, 2002, 2006)
• Journal of Applied Meteorology, Associate Editor, (1998-2002)
• AGU, Committee on Large Scale Field Experimentation, Chair, (1996-2001)
• AGU, AIP, and AMS Journals, Frequent Manuscript Reviewer
• NSF, NASA, DOE, Proposal Reviewer
• AGU, Committee on Student Paper Awards, Member, (1999-2002)
• EPA/NSF, Water and Watersheds Program, Proposal Review Panel Member, (1998, 1999)
• AGU, Convener of several special sessions over past four years
• European Union, Advisor to Project on Volga’s River Water Resources (1998-2001)
• American Geophysical Union, member
• Irish EPA, Advisor to Project on Eutrophication from Agricultural Sources (2001-2004)
• American Society of Civil Engineers, member
• Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society), member<//li>
• Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Connecticut