About UChicago Argonne, LLC
Board of Governors
Timothy L. Killeen
- Member, UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors for Argonne National Laboratory
- Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Timothy L. Killeen is the Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), with overall responsibility for the scientific, technical, and educational activities of the Center. Concurrent with his role as NCAR Director, Killeen continues his research as a Senior Scientist at NCAR's High Altitude Observatory (HAO), where his research interests include the experimental and theoretical study of the Earth's upper atmosphere. He is a principal investigator and instrument developer for a space-borne Doppler interferometer on the NASA TIMED spacecraft, and Co-Principal Investigator for an NSF Science and Technology Center devoted to numerical modeling of Space Weather.
Prior to joining NCAR, Killeen was Professor of Atmospheric and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan, where he still maintains an Adjunct Professor appointment. During his tenure at Michigan, he also held positions as Director of the University of Michigan's Space Physics Research Laboratory and Associate Vice President for Research. Killeen taught many courses at Michigan at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including an innovative introductory course sequence for non-science majors dealing with the physical and human impacts of global change.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Killeen received a BSc in Physics in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics in 1975 from University College, London. He is a U.S. citizen. He is President of the American Geophysical Union ( AGU ), a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), a former AMS Councilor, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Killeen has served as President of the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union, and on numerous NASA, NSF, AGU and university committees. He served as co-chair of the NASA Sun-Solar System Connection Strategic Roadmap Committee, and is a past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.
