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Member Since 2006
Benjamin Kirtman
Professor, University of Miami
Member, Atmospheric Sciences Fellows Committee
Ben received his BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of California-San Diego in 1987, and his MS and Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Maryland-College Park. From 1993-2002,
 Dr. Kirtman was a research scientist with the Center for Ocean-Land- Atmosphere Studies and in 2002 joined the faculty of George Mason University as a tenured Associate Professor. In 2007, Dr. Kirtman moved to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School as a professor of atmospheric sciences.
Professional Experience
University of Miami
Professor
2007 - Present
Education
University of Maryland
Doctorate
1992
University of California San Diego
Bachelors
Benjamin's AGU Research

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2025 - 2027
Member
Atmospheric Sciences Fellows Committee
2012 - 2024
Associate Editor
JGR Atmospheres Section
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2023
Citation
For fundamental work on tropical climate dynamics and climate prediction on timescales from days to decades
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