David R. Brooks, Ph.D.
Institute for Earth Science Research and
Education
2686 Overhill Drive, Eagleville, PA 19403
(610)-584-5619
brooksdr@InstESRE.org
Professional Preparation:
1987, Ph.D.
(atmospheric physics)
1969, M.S. College of William & Mary (physics)
1963, B.S.
Positions:
2004-present: Founder and President, Institute for Earth Science
Research and Education, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
corporation.
2007-2010: Consultant,
Institute for the Promotion of Teacher of Science and Technology, Bangkok,
Thailand
2002-2010: Adjunct
Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems,
Drexel University.
2007-2008: Visiting Scholar, King Mongkut's
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok,
Thailand.
2002-2007: Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Mechanics, Drexel University.
1998-2006: Principal Investigator/Project Director, GLOBE Aerosol
Monitoring, Water Vapor, and UV-A Projects, GLOBE-Certified Trainer.
2004-2005: Science
Consultant, Drexel University Center for Civic Engagement
1989-2002: Research
Associate Professor, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health
Systems, Drexel University.
1997-2002: Co-Director, Center
for Pre-College Science and Engineering Programs,
prior to 1989: Researcher, Atmospheric
Science Division,
Current
Projects:
Climate Science Research for
Educators and Students (CSRES), supported by NASA GCCE initiative (three-year
project started January, 2011)
NOAA/NSF Student Climate Research
Workshop (November 2010)
Recent Publications:
Brooks, David R., Guide to HTML, JavaScript and PHP for Scientists and Engineers.Bringing the Sun Down to Earth: Designing
Inexpensive Instruments for Monitoring the Atmosphere. Springer, 2011.
Brooks, David R., Bringing the Sun Down to Earth: Designing Inexpensive Instruments for
Monitoring the Atmosphere. Springer, 2008.
Brooks, David R., An Introduction to PHP
for Scientists and Engineers, Springer 2008.
Brooks, David R., An Introduction to
HTML and JavaScript for Scientists and Engineers, Springer 2007.
Brooks, David R., Forrest M. Mims, III, Richard Roettger. Inexpensive Near-IR Sun Photometer for Measuring Total Column Water Vapor, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24, 1268-1276, 2007.
Brooks, David R., Inexpensive Sun Photometers For Monitoring the Atmosphere, 1st International Conference on Applied Science, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 5-7 November, 2006, in Laos Journal on Applied Science, Vol. 1, No. 1, November, 2006.
Brooks, David R., Alan Czarnetzki, Wade Geery, Kelen Panec, Richard Roettger. Current Scientist/Teacher/Student Collaborations in Atmospheric Science. Ninth Annual GLOBE Conference, 31 July – 05 August, Prague, Czech Republic, 2005.
Brooks,
David R., F. Niepold, G. D’Emilio,
J. Glist, G. Hatterscheid,
S. Martin, K. Dede, I.
Neumann, Scientist-Teacher-Student Partnerships for
Aerosol Optical Thickness Measurements in Support of Ground Validation Programs
for Remote Sensing Spacecraft. 54th
International Astronautical
Brooks,
David R., Forrest M. Mims III, Arlene S. Levine, Dwayne Hinton: The GLOBE/GIFTS
Water Vapor Monitoring Project: An Educator's Guide with Activities in Earth
Sciences. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
EG-2003-12-06-LARC, 2003.
Brooks, David R., and Mims, Forrest M. III: Development of
an inexpensive handheld LED-based Sun photometer for the GLOBE program. J. Geophys. Res. 106(D5), 4733-4740, 2001.
Brooks,
David R.: Spacecraft-Based Earth
Science in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges for
Student/Teacher/Scientist Partnerships. Workshop on
Environmental Education at the School Level in the Field of Air Quality, Santorini, Greece, 8-9 September, 2000. Online at
http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~dbrooks/globe/santorini/santorini_paper.htm.
Brooks,
David R., and Forrest M. Mims III: Calibration and Data Collection with the
GLOBE Sun Photometer. Fourth Annual GLOBE Conference, University of New
Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA, July 19-23, 1999. online
at http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ_unh1999.cgi?Brooks-Calib&lang=en&nav=1
Brooks,
David R., Forrest M. Mims III, George Strachan, Susannah Kim, Jean Yeung, Brent Holben, Alexander Smirnov: Calibrating the GLOBE Sun Photometer. AGU
Spring Meeting,
Brooks.
David R., Forrest M Mims III, Tran Nguyen, and Stephen Bannasch:
Characterization of LED-based sun photometers for use as GLOBE instruments.
Third Annual GLOBE Conference,
Other
textbooks by David R. Brooks:
C
Programming: The Essentials for Engineers and Scientists (Springer, 1999)
Fortran
90 For Engineers and Scientists (Springer, 1997)