Director, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
Professor, School of Meteorology
mcfarq@ou.edu | (405) 325-3041
As Director of CIMMS, Greg works with CIMMS scientists and associates to promote collaborative research between NOAA and OU scientists on projects of mutual interest to improve basic understanding of mesoscale meteorological phenomena, weather radar, and regional climate to help produce better forecasts and warnings that save lives and properties. His personal research projects are centered on improving our knowledge of the microphysical properties of clouds, and hence the representation of cloud processes in weather and Earth system models. All of this is further described in Prof. McFarquhar’s website.
Educational Background
1993, Ph.D. University of Toronto, cloud physics
1989, M.Sc. University of Toronto, cloud physics
1987, B.Sc. University of Toronto, mathematics & physics
Academic Positions
1993-1994, Research Associate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
1994-2001, Project Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
2001-2017, Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
2012, Visiting Faculty, Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2015-2016, ASP Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
2017-Present, Director, CIMMS and Professor School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK