Lawrence D. Carey, Ph.D. Department Chair & Professor of AES, Associate Director of ESSC Contact 320 Sparkman DriveCramer Research HallRoom 4042Huntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.961.7518lawrence.carey@uah.edu Biography Dr. Carey studies the environmental, kinematic and microphysical processes that lead to cloud electrification and lightning using polarimetric radar and mesoscale meteorological observations. Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 1999 M.S., Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 1994 B.S., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1989 B.S., Electrical Engineering, Boston University, 1988 Expertise Radar Meteorology Lightning Meteorology Cloud Electrification Recent Publications Amiot, C. G., T. J. Lang, S. C. van den Heever, R. A. Ferrare, O. O. Sy, L. D. Carey, S. A. Christopher, J. R. Mecikalski, S. W. Freeman, G. A. Sokolowsky, C. A. Hostetler, and S. Tanelli, 2025: Observed impacts of aerosol concentration on maritime tropical convection within constrained environments using airborne radiometer, radar, lidar, and dropsondes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25, 12335-12355. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12335-2025. Leffler, Z. W., X. Chen, L. D. Carey, K. Knupp, W-C. Lee, 2025: Boundary layer observations and near surface wind estimation during the landfalls of hurricanes Ida (2021) and Zeta (2020). Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL117487. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL117487.