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Dr. Keith Blackwell joined the faculty of the Department
of Geology and Geography in September, 1996 after serving
thirteen distinguished years with the U.S. Air Force
where he achieved the rank of Major in 1994. Prior to
his appointment, Dr. Blackwell was the Director of Meteorology
at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.While
at the Academy, he served as Director of the Cadet Summer
Research Program (1994-96) and was Secretary of the
Weather Career Field Selection Board (1994-1996). Dr.
Blackwell was also a participant in the First International
Conference on Computer-Aided Learning in Meteorology,
Hydrology, and Oceanography (1993) as well as a participant
in COMET's Mesoscale Meteorology Course for University
Faculty at UCAR (1994).
Prior
to his service at the Academy, Dr. Blackwell was Lead
Scientist and Team Chief of the Regional Numerical Models
Team at Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) in
Omaha (1990-93). While at AFGWC, he was a Principal
Investigator (1990-93) in an Air Weather Service-sponsored
project: "The Relocatable Window Model for Military
Contingencies." Also, he was a research meteorologist
and modeler at the Defense Nuclear Agency during DESERT
STORM where he evaluated chemical/biological agent dispersion
capabilities and limitations within atmospheric dispersion
models and produced real-time chemical dispersion forecasts
for allied troops in the Middle East (1991). Dr. Blackwell
also served as a Weather Forecaster and Wing Weather
Officer at Detachment 20, 17th Weather Squadron, Little
Rock Air Force Base (1983-85).
In
addition to his teaching experience at the University
of South Alabama and the Air Force Academy, Dr. Blackwell
was a Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the
University of Nebraska-Omaha (1992-93) and Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University (1991-92). Also he served as
a Lecturer at the Department of Defense Mesoscale Modeling
and Forecasting Seminar at Air Weather Service Headquarters
(1992).
Dr.
Blackwell has also worked as a forecaster with Capitol
Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama and as an Air Pollution
Meteorologist with Air Pollution Control, Department
of Environmental Health, Jefferson County Health Department,
Birmingham, Alabama (1980-81).
Dr.
Blackwell has been involved in many other research studies
and has numerous publications and paper presentations
in the areas of tropical, synoptic, satellite, numerical
prediction, and mesoscale meteorology, as well as contributions
in climatology and the use of multimedia in meteorology.
Among
his many awards, Dr. Blackwell has received the Meritorious
Service Medal from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Outstanding
Educator Award for Teaching Excellence at the Air Force
Academy, and the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award for
Air Weather Service while at AFGWC.
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