Robert DeMaria
Robert DeMaria
Research Associate II, RAMMB
Office: CIRA, Rm 020, Fort Collins
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Robert DeMaria
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Colorado State University
1375 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375
Biography

Robert DeMaria received his BS in Computer Science from Colorado State University (2006). While a CSU student Robert worked as a student hourly at CIRA. During this time he was responsible for performing data processing jobs and miscellaneous programming support tasks. During the fall of 2006, he was the teaching assistant for the senior level computer graphics course at CSU. In 2007 he joined CIRA as a Research Associate I.

Recent Work

Currently, Robert DeMaria is providing programming support for a wide variety of projects. Primary programming languages include Java, Python and IDL and FORTRAN. Projects include the Joint Hurricane Testbed where algorithms are being transitioned to operations at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, research related to preparation for the next generation of geostationary environmental satellites and preparation of graphics for meteorological training and research publications. Recent accomplishments include performing code optimization that resulted in a 6x speed up of a new NHC hurricane wind probability product and assisting with the generation of a large database of simulated satellite imagery for the development of fire detection algorithms.

Selected Publications

DeMaria, M., D.W. Hillger, C. Barnet, R.T. DeMaria, 2006: Tropical Cyclone Applications of Next-Generation Operational Satellite Soundings. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.

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