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EDUCATION

1970 - B.A. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (Mathematics and Computer Science)
1974 - Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (Meteorology)

EMPLOYMENT

2003 - International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska,
          Fairbanks President’s Professor of Global Change

1974–2003 University of Illinois, Department of Atmospheric Sciences

• Professor of Meteorology (1985–present);
• Associate Professor(1979–85);
• Assistant Professor (1974–79)

  Research:

  • Climate change and meteorology of polar regions;
  • Arctic sea ice; extreme events and impacts

  Course instruction:

  • Introduction to meteorology (ATMOS 100)
  • Severe and Unusual Weather (ATMOS 120)
  • Physical and Dynamical Oceanography (ATMOS 310/410)

1986–1987 Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Oceanography, Monterey, CA
          ONR Chair in Arctic Marine Science, Visiting Professor

1977, 1983 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
          Visiting Scientist: polar meteorology and climatology

OTHER EXPERIENCE

• Chair, Polar Research Board Committee to Review NASA’s Polar Geophysical Datasets, 2001
• Editor’s Award, American Meteorological Society, 1992; 1999
• Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 1997-
• Associate Editor, Journal of Climate, 1992–present
• Lead Author (Cryosphere chapter), International Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, 2001-
• Chair, Advisory Panel, NCAR Climate and Global Dynamics Division, 1998–
• Member, Board of Directors, Arctic Research Consortium of U.S., 1998–2001
• Member, U.S. delegation to Spitsbergen for U.S.-Norway collaborative research, 2000
• Member, Committee on NSF Arctic Marine Science Strategic Plan, 1998–1999
• Contributing Author, IPCC Scientific Assessment, 1995; 1999-2000
• Chief Scientific Editor, IGS Symposium on Role of Cryosphere in Climate, 1996
• Member, SPEC Review Committee, University Corp. for Atmospheric Research, 1990; 1996
• Member, Scientific Steering Group, WCRP Arctic System Climate Study, 1993–1997
• Member, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council, 1987–1990
• ONR Chair in Arctic Marine Science, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 1986-87
• Chair, AMS Committee on Polar Meteorology, 1983–1985

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Walsh, J. E., V. M. Kattsov, W. L. Chapman, V. Govorkova and T. Pavlova, 2002: Comparison of Arctic climate simulations in uncoupled and coupled global climate models. J. Climate, 15, 1429-1146.
• Alexander, M. A., U. S. Bhatt, J. E. Walsh, M. S. Timlin, J. S. Miller and J. D. Scott, 2003: The atmospheric response to realistic Arctic sea ice anomalies in an AGCM. Part I: Winter. J. Climate, in press.
• Walsh, J. E., and M. S. Timlin, 2003: Northern Hemisphere sea ice simulations by global climate models. Polar Research, 14, in press.
• Rauber, R. M., J. E. Walsh and D. J. Charlevoix, 2002: Severe and Hazardous Weather. Kendall-Hunt, 612 pp.
• Serreze, M. C., J. E. Walsh, F. S. Chapin III, T. Osterkamp, M. Dyurgerov, W. Oechel, J. Morison, T. Zhang and R. G. Barry, 2000: Observational evidence of recent change in the northern high-latitude environment. Climatic Change, 46, 159-207.
• Walsh, J. E., V. M. Kattsov, D. Portis and V. Meleshko, 1998: Arctic precipitation and evaporation: Model results and observational estimates. J. Climate, 11, 72-87.
• Zhang, Z., M. Ikeda and J. E. Walsh, Arctic sea ice and freshwater fluxes driven by the atmospheric leading mode in a coupled sea ice/ocean model. J. Climate, 16, in press.
• Polyakov, I. S.-I. Akasofu, U. Bhatt, R. Colony, M. Ikeda, A. Makshtas, C. Swingley, D. Walsh and J. E. Walsh, 2002: Trends and variations in the Arctic climate system. EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 83, 547-548.
• Walsh, J. E., and W. L. Chapman, 1998: Arctic cloud-radiation-temperature associations in observational data and observational reanalyses. J. Climate, 11, 3030-3045.
• Walsh, J. E., W. L. Chapman and T. L. Shy, 1996: Recent decrease of sea level pressure in the central Arctic. J. Climate, 9. 480-486.

RECENT COLLABORATORS

GRADUATE ADVISOR: N. A. Phillips (M.I.T.)

M.S. and Ph. D. THESIS ADVISEES:

D. Allen (M.S.), A. Barnston (M.S.), T. Bennett (Ph.D.), W. Chapman (M.S.), Y. Cheng (M.S.), M. Ferguson (M.S.), R. Gudgel (M.S.), C. Johnson (M.S.), T. Mayer (M.S.), B. Mills (M.S.), A. Mostek (M.S.), M. Peterson (M.S.), A. Phillips (M.S.), B. Rose (Ph.D.), T. Shy (Ph.D.), M. Timlin (M.S.), D. Tucek (M.S.), J. Weatherly (Ph.D.), B. Weinand (M.S.), R. Wu (M.S.), A. Yih (M.S.), X. Zhou (M.S.)