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Research and Teaching Experience
May 2001 - Current Research Scientist, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL May 1998 - April 2001 Research Associate, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Spring 2000 Adjunct Physics Professor, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, taught stellar astronomy course and supervised the Wheaton College Observatory Fall 1998 Adjunct Physics Professor, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, taught planetary astronomy and supervised undergraduate physics laboratory 1997-1998 National Research Council Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 1994-97 Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University (ISU) Study of dynamical processes in the middle atmosphere in pursuit of Ph.D. 1992-93, 95-97 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship Provided tuition and stipend for graduate study at ISU. 1995-97 Guest Graduate Student, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Graduate research within the Environmental Research Division. 1992-94 Graduate Teaching Assistant, ISU Administered recitations, exams, quizzes, labs, and homework. 1992 Science and Engineering Research Semester, ANL Developed model for radioactive waste disposal on small islets. 1989-91 Laboratory Assistant and Technician, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL Maintained lab equipment. Designed and built graphite adsorption cell. 1990 PEW Fellows Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Computer modeling of one-dimensional lattice fracture. 1989 PEW Scholars Program, Luther College, Decorah, IA Eight-week introduction to science research and writing.
Education
Ph.D., Iowa State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1997. 
B.S., Cum Laude, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1991, Physics. High School, Wheaton Central, Wheaton, IL, sixth in class of approximately 400.
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
National Research Council Research Associate (1997-1998) Iowa State University Research Excellence Award (1997) Best Student Paper-Honorable Mention, American Meteorological Society Tenth Conference on the Middle Atmosphere (1997) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship (1992-93, 95-97) Guest Graduate Student, Argonne National Laboratory (1995-97) Science and Engineering Research Semester, Argonne National Laboratory (1992) PEW Fellows Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (1990) PEW Scholars Program, Luther College, Decorah, IA (1989) Illinois Science Teachers Association Science Award: ``For outstanding leadership, academic achievement, and interest in the field of science'' (1988)
Membership in Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union American Meteorological Society
Other Activities
Co-organizer of the Hudnall Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Institute of Meteorology at the University of Chicago, 22 September 2000, Chicago, IL. Organizer of Professor John Stanford's Retirement Symposium, 30 April 1999, Ames, IA. Assistant coach of Wheaton College Men's Soccer Team (1995,1996,1998,1999,2000) Publications
10. Allen, D. R., 2001: The founding of the Institute of Meteorology at the University of Chicago, accepted to Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc..
9. Allen, D. R., 2001: Hudnall Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Institute of Meteorology at the University of Chicago, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 82, 977-980.
8. Allen, D. R., and N. Nakamura, 2001: A Seasonal Climatology of Effective Diffusivity in the Stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 7917-7936. Online version (PS)
7. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, N. Nakamura, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, M. Lopez-Puertas, F. W. Taylor, and J. J. Remedios, 2000: Antarctic polar descent and planetary wave activity observed in ISAMS CO from April to July 1992, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 665-668. abstract GRL Online Version (HTML) GRL Online Version (PDF)
6. Allen, D. R., M. R. Schoeberl, and J. R. Herman, 1999: Trajectory modeling of aerosol clouds observed by TOMS , J. Geophys. Res., 104, 27,461-27,472.
5. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, N. Nakamura, D. J. Lary, A. R. Douglass, M. C. Cerniglia, J. J. Remedios, and F. W. Taylor, 1999: Observations of Middle Atmosphere CO from the UARS ISAMS During the Early Northern Winter 1991/1992, J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 563-583.
4. Allen, D. R., and R. A. Reck, 1997: Daily Variations in TOMS Total Ozone Data, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 13,603-13,608.
3. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, L. S. Elson, E. F. Fishbein, L. Froidevaux, and J. W. Waters, 1997: The 4-day wave as observed from the upper atmosphere research satellite microwave limb sounder, J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 420-434.
2. Stone, E. M., J. L. Stanford, J. R. Ziemke, D. R. Allen, F. W. Taylor, C. D. Rodgers, B. N. Lawrence, E. F. Fishbein, L. S. Elson, and J. W. Waters, 1995: Space-time integrity of improved stratospheric and mesospheric sounder microwave limb sounder temperature fields at Kelvin wave scales, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 14,059-14,096.
1. Welland, R. W., M. Shin, D. Allen, and J. B. Ketterson, 1992: Fracture in one dimension, Phys. Rev. B, 46, 503-506.
Papers Presented
10. Allen, D. R. and N. Nakamura, Analysis of Total Ozone Anomalies in the Northern Hemisphere Extratropics, 2001 Spring AGU Meeting, 29 May - 2 June 2001, Boston, MA.
9. Allen, D. R. and N. Nakamura, Comparison of Arctic and Antarctic winter-to-summer transition in the stratosphere, 11th Conference on the Middle Atmosphere. In conjunction with the 80th AMS Annual Meeting, 9-14 January 2000, Long Beach, CA.
8. Allen, D. R. and N. Nakamura, Examination of Stratospheric Mixing from an MLM Viewpoint. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 26-28 October 1999, Virginia Beach, VA.
7. Allen, D. R., N. Nakamura, J. L. Stanford, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, M. Lopez-Puertas, F. W. Taylor, and J. J. Remedios, Highlights from ISAMS CO Data, Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 26-28 October 1999, Virginia Beach, VA.
6. Allen, D. R., N. Nakamura, and J. L. Stanford, Observations of ISAMS CO in the Southern Hemisphere Late Fall and Early Winter 1992. AGU Chapman Conference on Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause, 19-22 April 1999, Annapolis, MD.
5. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, N. Nakamura, D. J. Lary, A. R. Douglass, M. C. Cerniglia, J. J. Remedios, and F. W. Taylor, Observations of middle atmosphere CO from the UARS ISAMS during the early northern winter 1991/1992. American Meteorological Society Tenth Conference on the Middle Atmosphere, 23-27 June 1997, Tacoma, WA. (Received Best Student Paper-Honorable Mention Award).
4. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, D. J. Lary, A. R. Douglass, S. E. Strahan, M. C. Cerniglia, F. W. Taylor, Observations of middle atmosphere CO from the UARS ISAMS during the early northern winter 1991/1992. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 19-21 March 1997, San Antonio, TX.
3. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, L. S. Elson, E. F. Fishbein, L. Froidevaux, and J. W. Waters, The 4-day wave in the stratosphere and mesosphere as observed from the microwave limb sounder. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 December 1995, San Francisco, CA.
2. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, L. S. Elson, E. F. Fishbein, L. Froidevaux, and J. W. Waters, The 4-day wave in microwave limb sounder data. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 28-30 March 1995, Pasadena, CA.
1. Allen, D. R., J. L. Stanford, J. W. Waters, L. Froidevaux, L. S. Elson, and E. F. Fishbein, The 4-day wave in MLS data. American Meteorological Society Ninth Conference on the Middle Atmosphere, 6-10 June 1994, Monterey, CA.
Miscellaneous Talks
12. "Analysis of Low Ozone Anomalies in the Northern Hemisphere Extratropics." The University of Chicago (Noon Balloon), April 2001.
11. "Analysis of Low Ozone Anomalies in the Northern Hemisphere Extratropics." Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., March 2001.
10. "Northern Hemisphere Low Ozone Anomalies and Their Influence on Surface Ultraviolet Radiation." GeoUnion Meeting. The University of Chicago Department of the Geophysical Sciences. February 2001.
9. "The Founding of the Institute of Meteorology at the University of Chicago." University of Chicago Department of Geophysical Sciences (Noon Balloon) June 2000.
8. "Trajectory Modeling of Volcanic Ash and Desert Dust Clouds Observed by the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)." The Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, April 2000.
7. "Examination of Stratospheric Mixing from an MLM Viewpoint." Jon Abbatt's Group Meeting at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, February 2000.
6. "Examination of Stratospheric Mixing from an MLM Viewpoint." Ames Earth Science Seminar, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, January 2000.
5. "Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Stratospheric Mixing Barriers." Prof. John Stanford's Retirement Celebration, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, April 1999.
4. "Stratospheric Meteorology and Arctic Ozone Depletion." Physics Colloquium, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, March 1999.
3. "Stratospheric Dynamics and Arctic Ozone Depletion." University of Chicago Department of Geophysical Sciences (Noon Balloon) February 1999.
2. "Stratospheric Dynamics and Arctic Ozone Depletion." Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, September 1998.
1. "Trajectory Modeling of Aerosols Observed by TOMS." Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, February 1998.
Scientific Meetings/Symposiums Attended
15. 2001 Spring AGU Meeting, 29 May - 2 June 2001, Boston, MA.
14. Hudnall Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Institute of Meteorology at the University of Chicago, 22 September 2000, Chicago, IL
13. 11th Conference on the Middle Atmosphere. In conjunction with the 80th AMS Annual Meeting, 9-14 January 2000, Long Beach, CA
12. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 26-28 October 1999, Virginia Beach, VA
11. Mini-Symposium in recognition of the retirement of Prof. John Stanford, 30 April 1999, Ames, IA
10. AGU Chapman Conference on Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause, 19-22 April, 1999, Annapolis, MD.
9. Hudnall Mini-Symposium on Mesoscale Meteorology and Severe Storms, 16 April 1999, Chicago, IL.
8. Pritzker Symposium on the Status of Inflationary Cosmology, 29-31 February 1999, Chicago, IL.
7. TOMS Science Team Meeting, 20-22 April 1998, Bowie, MD.
6. Environmental Fluid Mechanics Conference, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
5. American Meteorological Society Tenth Conference on the Middle Atmosphere, 23-27 June 1997, Tacoma, WA.
4. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 19-21 March 1997, San Antonio, TX.
3. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 December 1995, San Francisco, CA.
2. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Science Team Meeting, 28-30 March 1995, Pasadena, CA.
1. American Meteorological Society Ninth Conference on the Middle Atmosphere, 6-10 June 1994, Monterey, CA.
Research Grants
1. Co-Investigator: NSF Grant ATM-9980676 (2000-2002): $365,323 for 3 years, entitled "Annual and Interannual Variabilities in the Kinematics and Dynamics of the Polar Stratosphere, NSF Award Number 9980676."
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