David James Delene

David James Delene is a Research Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of North Dakota, with a secondary appointment as Aerospace Research Fellow at the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. His expertise spans Cloud Physics, Atmospheric Aerosols, and Airborne Measurements, with a focus on Scientific Programming and Open Source Software development. He has taught advanced courses in Atmospheric Chemistry and Measurement Systems since 2006 and led significant research initiatives including the IMPACTS and FATIMA field campaigns.

• Education: Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science (University of Wyoming), MS in Geophysics (Michigan Tech), BS in Applied Physics (Michigan Tech)

Research Interests center on airborne measurement systems, cloud microphysics, aerosol dynamics, and machine learning applications in meteorology. He develops open-source tools like ADTAE and adpaa_readplot_ccncdata for atmospheric data analysis. His work bridges Remote Sensing with Statistical Analysis to improve weather modification techniques.

Scientific Awards include:

• UND's Spirit Faculty Achievement Award (2014)
• Golden Remer Awards (2007, 2013)
• Biggest Techie Award (2009)

Delene advises both undergraduate capstone projects and graduate students in Atmospheric Sciences, with recent master's advisees including Kendra Sand (2024) and Joseph O'Brien (2023). He manages the Ballooning Laboratory and maintains the department's Atmospheric Sciences Wiki, contributing to UNIDATA and NASA EPSCoR programs.