Summary Report
Workshop: PAR 201
A short course in the basics of phased array radar concepts and technology.
November 17, 2009
Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, Opening Remarks
Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma, Welcome
Dr. Randolph M. Lyon, Chief, Commerce Branch—Housing, Treasury and Commerce Division; Office of Management and Budget, Keynote
Senior Leader Perspective: MPAR Potential and Interagency Collaboration
Moderator: Dr. John Snow, Dean, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma
- Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
- Mr. James Williams, Director of Systems Engineering, Federal Aviation Administration
- Mr. Kevin “Spanky” Kirsch, Director, Science and Technology Special Programs, Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. John Stubstad, Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Mr. Jud Stailey, Senior Staff Meteorologist, OFCM, MPAR Risk-Reduction Implementation Strategy
Dr. Paul Smith, Chair—NRC Committee on the Evaluation of the MPAR Planning Process, Evaluation of the MPAR Planning Process
Session 1: Multifunctionality—Agency Needs, Priorities, and Principles of Operation
Moderator: Dr. Fred Lewis, Air Force Director of Weather
- Mr. James Williams, Director of Systems Engineering, Federal Aviation Administration
- Mr. Kevin “Spanky” Kirsch, Director, Science and Technology Special Programs, Department of Homeland Security
- Mr. Don Berchoff, Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service (NOAA)
- Dr. John Stubstad, Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense
November 18, 2009
Dr. Jeff Kimpel, Director, National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA), Opening Remarks
Session 2: Underpinning for Service Improvements: Technology Innovation and Development—Laboratory Update
Moderator: Dr. Joe Friday, Oklahoma University School of Meteorology, Professor Emeritus
- Mr. Robert Sexton, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), Navy Phased Array Radar Research and Development
- Dr. David McLaughlin, Director, Engineering Research Center for CASA, Progress with the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere Initiative [presented by David Pepyne]
- Mr. Larry Bovino, US Army CERDAC, US Army Phased Array Research and Development
- Mr. Doug Forsyth, NSSL Division Chief for Radar R&D, National Weather Radar Testbed Research and Development
Session 3: Underpinning for Service Improvements: Technology Innovation and Development—Industry Update
Moderator: Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice President for Research and Regents’ Professor of Meteorology, Oklahoma University
- Mr. Michael Sarcione, Senior Principal Engineering Fellow, Sensor H/W, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
- Dr. Douglas Reep, Director, Airborne Early Warning and Advanced Programs, Lockheed Martin
- Mr. Jay Kralovec, Chief Antenna Technologist/Space Systems, Harris Corporation
- Mr. Frank Walker, Director, Surveillance and Fire Control Systems, Advanced Concepts and Technology, Northrop Grumman
- Dr. Jeff Barner, Program Manager, Foundry Services, Cree Inc
- Mr. Steve Nelson, VP MMIC Operations, Cobham
Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Karlin Toner, Director, NextGen Coordination Staff to the Secretary and Senior Policy Committee, U.S. Department of Transportation
Session 4: Potential Service Improvements for Air Surveillance and Weather—Part 1
Moderator: Mr. Kevin “Spanky” Kirsch, Director, Science and Technology Special Programs, Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. John Cho, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MPAR Characteristics and Potential Service Improvements
- Lt Col Bryan Miller, USAF, NORAD J3, Aircraft Surveillance Applications
- Mr. Gary Andrews, DeTect Inc, Bird Hazard Mitigation
- Dr. David Schneider, USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory, Volcanic Ash
- Mr. Andy James, Oklahoma Department of Forestry, Wildland Fire/Smoke
Session 5: Potential Service Improvements for Air Surveillance and Weather—Part 2
Moderator: Dr. John Cho, MIT Lincoln Lab
- Mr. Tim Maese, Basic Commerce and Industries, Extracting Weather Data from a Hybrid PAR
- Dr. Pam Heinselman, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Early Detection of Severe Storms
- Dr. David Stensrud, NSSL Division Chief for Forecasting R&D, Storm-scale NWP Models and Initialization using PAR Data
- Dr. Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma, Other Weather Applications
- Dr. Walter Bach, US Army, Biological/Chemical Threat Applications
November 19, 2009
Mr. James Williams, Director of Systems Engineering, Federal Aviation Administration, Opening Remarks
Session 6: Addressing the Risk Reduction Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Robert Serafin, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Director Emeritus
- Mr. Tracy Wallace, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Defining the Technical Issues
- Dr. Dusan Zrnic, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Dual Polarization—the Challenge
- Dr. Jeff Herd, MIT Lincoln Lab, Dual Polarization—Progress
- Mr. Garth Torok, William J. Hughes Technical Center (FAA), Technical Assessment Program
- Dr. Yasser Al-Rashid, Lockheed Martin, Leveraging DoD Capabilities to Demonstrate Dual Pol and Multi-mission Performance
- Dr. Bill Chappell, Purdue University, Digital Array Radar
Session 7: Moving Forward with Risk Reduction
Moderator: Dr. Paul Try, Senior Vice President, Science & Technology Corporation
- Dr. Jeff Kimpel, Director, National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA)
- Mr. James Williams, Director of Systems Engineering, Federal Aviation Administration
- Mr. Ted Hom, US Army Product Manager for Radars, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronics Warfare, and Sensors
- Lt Col Bryan Miller, USAF, NORAD J3
- CAPT Michael Angove, Naval Deputy to NOAA, US Navy
Review of Action Items and Closing Remarks
Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
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