
Erik Crosman, Ph.D.
Professional Profile
Dr. Crosman joined the Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences (LEES) in August 2019. He received a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Utah in 2011 and was a research assistant professor at the University of Utah from 2015-2019 studying atmospheric modeling, air quality, mountain and boundary-layer meteorology, and fire weather.
Teaching and Related Service
Research and Creative Activity
Dr. Crosman's research interests include air quality, weather modeling and weather model evaluation and applications, satellite meteorology, arid land and playa surface meteorology, boundary-layer flows and transport, and fire weather. In weather modeling, Dr. Crosman's research aims to improve numerical weather models in mountain basins and to run high-resolution large eddy simulations. For remote sensing applications, Dr. Crosman is working to improve global satellite-derived temperature retrievals for lakes for climate studies and input into weather models. Dr. Crosman is involved with air quality sensors that are deployed on light rail trains and a news helicopter. Dr. Crosman is currently co-chairing the AQUARIUS (Air QUAlity Research In the western US) workshop which will bring scientists together from all over the world to conduct a major air quality and meteorology field campaign across the western US in 2021.
Personal Sketch
Dr. Crosman grew up in eastern New Mexico and is excited to get back to his roots after living in Utah for many years. He enjoys storm chasing, hiking, biking, and travel.