Curriculum Vitae
Gabriel G. Katul
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Box 90287, Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708-0287 (919) 613-8033 (office) 
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- Personal
Born on November 14, 1966, Beirut, Lebanon.
- Education
Ph.D. University of California - Davis 1993 MS Oregon State University 1990 BE American University of Beirut, Lebanon 1988
- Areas of Research
Micrometeorology and surface hydrology. Carbon and water cycling. Environmental fluid dynamics.
- Areas of Experience
Micro-meteorology
Hydrology
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Soil Physics
- Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
Membership (NAE), National Academy of Engineering, February, 2023
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology, American Meteorological Society, January, 2021
John Dalton Medal, European Geosciences Union
Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award, World Meteorological Organization, July, 2012
Hydrologic Sciences Award, American Geophysical Union, December, 2012
Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, Fulbright-Italy, January, 2010
Fulbright Distinguished Chair (Torino, Italy), Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Editor's citation for excellence in refereeing, American Geophysical Union, January, 2008
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, American Geophysical Union, January, 2002
James B. Macelwane Medalists, American Geophysical Union
Inspirational Teaching, The Students of the Nicholas School of the Environment, March 25, 1994
- Recent Grant Support
- Boundary layer theory for canopies covering complex terrain: Going from eddies in motion to biosphere-atmosphere exchanges and their representation in climate models, University of California - Los Angeles, 2021/08-2024/08.
- Collaborative Research: Precursors of long-distance aerial transport of microplastics from urban environments, National Science Foundation, 2020/09-2023/08.
- Parameterizing the effects of sub-grid land heterogeneity on the atmospheric boundary layer and convection: Implications for surface climate, variability and extremes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019/09-2023/08.
- The dynamics of embolism formation and repair in xylem conduits: from bubble scale to loss in plant hydraulic transport capacity, National Science Foundation, IOS-1754893, 2018/07-2022/06.
- Selected Recent Invited Talks
- Biosphere- Atmosphere CO2 and H2O Transfer in a Changing Climate: How Science can inform Public Policy , American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, January 10, 2008
- Professional Affiliations
Nicholas School of the Environment
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Publications (listed separately)
Last modified: 2023/06/01