William J. Plant

Principal Research Scientist
University of Washington
Applied Physics Laboratory
1013 NE 40th Street
Seattle, WA 98105-6698
 Birth: September 18, 1944
Phone: (206)543-7836
Fax: (206)543-6785
E-Mail: plant@apl.washington.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Purdue University, 1972
M.S. Purdue University, 1968
B.S. Kansas State University, 1966

Employment History:

Principle Research Scientist at the University of Washington/APL September 16, 1991-Present
  Visiting Scientist at the University of Miami September 1, 2000-March 31, 2001

Visiting Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie September 1, 1994-August 31, 1995
Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution October 11, 1988-September 5, 1991
Supervisory Research Physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory February 3, 1985-September 9, 1988
Research Physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory September 17, 1973-February 3, 1985
National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship
at the Naval Research Laboratory		 September 13, 1971-September 13, 1973

Membership in Technical Societies and Organizations:

        USNC/URSI Commision F
        American Geophysical Union
        Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society
        Oceanography Society
        IEEE Ocean Engineering Society

Patents:

Patent No. 4,053,886,
November 15, 1977.		 Stepped Dual-Frequency Ocean-Wave
Spectrometer. John W. Wright,
William J. Plant, Dale L. Schuler.
Patent No. 4,054,879,
November 22, 1977.		 Dual-Frequency Remote Ocean-Wave
Spectrometer. John W. Wright,
William J. Plant, Dale L. Schuler.

Honors and Awards:

Affiliate Professor Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of Miami

Affiliate Professor Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of Washington

IEEE Ocean Engineering Society Distinguished Achievement Award

USGS John Wesley Powell Award

1997 to present

1991 to present

1993

2003

Books:

Surface Waves and Fluxes: Current Theory and Remote Sensing, Edited by G.L. Geernaert and W.J. Plant, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990
The Air-Sea Interface: Radio and Acoustic Sensing, Turbulence and Wave Dynamics, Edited by M.A. Donelan, W.H. Hui and W.J. Plant, University of Toronto Press, 1996

Professional Activities:

Adjunct Member, USGS Hydro21 Committee 1999 to present
Member, QuikSCAT Ocean Vector Winds Science Team 1999 to present
Associate Member, NSCAT Model Function Team 1991 to 1999
Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research 1985 to 1999
National Academy of Sciences NRL Marine Boundary Layer Panel 1992 to 1996
National Academy of Sciences ONR Remote Sensing Panel 1992
Member, NASA EOS SAR Team 1989 to 1994
Chief Scientist, SAXON Experiment 1989 to 1994
ONR Board of Visitors 1989
Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Ocean Engineering 1988 to 1991
Member Steering Committee - ONR/NASA Surface Wave Dynamics
Experiment of the Woods Hole URI

1987 to 1991
Panel Chairman - JHU/APL Symposium "Measuring Ocean Waves from Space" 1986
Chairman, NROSS Scatterometer Model Function Subcommittee 1986
Chairman, NROSS Wave Spectrometer Committee 1985 to 1986
Chairman, SAR Data Analysis Commettee, TOWARD Experiment 1985 to 1988
Guest Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 1985
ONR SAR/SIR-B Working Group 1983
MARSEN SAR Working Group 1981 to 1983
Chairman, MARSEN Modulation Transfer Function Working Group 1981 to 1983
NASA FIREX Oceanography Panel 1981
US Coordinator, NORDSEE Tower Operation, MARSEN Experiment 1979
NASA Apace and Terrestrial Applications Evaluation Panel 1977, 1978

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