Curriculum Vitae, Robert M. Yantosca

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Cambridge, MA, USA)
Email: yantosca [at] seas.harvard.edu
Phone: 1-617-496-9424

Professional Experience

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

• Senior Software Engineer (2012-present)
• Software Engineer (2002-2012)
• Scientific Programmer (1996-2002)

Quincy College (Quincy, MA)

• Summer Physics Instructor (1996)

Quincy High School (Quincy, MA)

• Student Teacher (1996)

Center for Space Physics, Boston University (Boston, MA)

• Research Assistant (1994-1996)

Education

• M.A.T. in Science Education, Boston University, 1996
• M.A. in Astronomy, Boston University, 1994
• B.S. in Astronomy, Case Western Reserve University, 1991
  • with minor concentration in Classics
• Diploma, Boston College High School, 1987

Expertise

• 30+ years of experience in computer programming, data analysis, and visualization
• Implementation of chemical tracer models (CTMs) for atmospheric chemistry applications
• Integration of CTMs with Earth System Models (ESMs)
• Benchmarking CTM performance with standard simulations
• Creation of automatic forecasting and hindcasting systems to support of aircraft field campaigns
• Providing documentation and technical support for CTM users
• Co-developer of the GCPy (Python) and GAMAP (IDL) packages for visualization of CTM output

Technology and Tools

Current Responsibilities

• Senior member, GEOS-Chem Support Team.
• Serves on GEOS-Chem Steering Committee as Model Engineer.
• Co-chairs the GEOS-Chem Software Engineering Working Group.
• Serves as Co-Investigator on several proposals.
• Collaborates on various scientific projects.
• Provides feedback and shares best practices with colleagues at other institutions
  • EPA, NASA, NCAR, NOAA, + universities

Honors

• Received the NASA Group Achievement Award for the ARCTAS mission (2009).
• Admitted to Pi Lambda Theta (1996).
• Received the Boston University Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award (1994).
• Admitted to Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Ohio (1991).
• Received a Case Alumni Association Scholarship (1989-1991).
• Received the J. J. Nassau Prize for Outstanding Senior in Astronomy (1991).
• Received the Abraham Lincoln Fuller Prize for Excellence in the Study of Latin (1989).

Five Recent Publications

Why is ozone in South Korea and the Seoul Metropolitan Area so high and increasing?

Colombi, N. K., Jacob, D. J., Yang, L. H., Zhai, S., Shah, V., Grange, S. K., Yantosca, R. M., Kim, S., and Liao, H.: Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 4031–4044, 2023.

Tropospheric NO2 vertical profiles over South Korea and their relation to oxidant chemistry: Implications for geostationary satellite retrievals and the observation of NO2 diurnal variation from space

Yang, L.H., D.J. Jacob, N.K. Colombi, S. Zhai, K.H. Bates, V. Shah, E. Beaudry, R.M. Yantosca, H. Lin, J.F. Brewer, H. Chong, K.R. Travis, J.H. Crawford, L. Lamsal, J.-H. Koo, and J. Kim, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 2465–2481, 2023.

An adaptive auto-reduction solver for speeding up integration of chemical kinetics in atmospheric chemistry models: implementation and evaluation in the Kinetic Pre-Processor (KPP) version 3.0.0

Lin, H., M.S. Long, R. Sander, A. Sandu, R.M. Yantosca, L.A. Estrada, L. Shen, and D.J. Jacob, JAMES, 15, e2022MS003293., 2023

Improved Advection, Resolution, Performance, and Community Access in the New Generation (Version 13) of the High Performance GEOS-Chem Global Atmospheric Chemistry Model (GCHP)

Martin, R.V., S.D. Eastham, L. Bindle, E.W. Lundgren, T.L. Clune, C.A. Keller, W. Downs, D. Zhang, R.A. Lucchesi, M.P. Sulprizio, R.M. Yantosca, Y. Li, L. Estrada, W.M. Putman, B.M. Auer, A.L. Trayanov, S. Pawson, and D. J. Jacob, Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 8731–8748, 2022.

Global methane budget and trend, 2010–2017: complementarity of inverse analyses using in situ (GLOBALVIEW plus CH4 ObsPack) and satellite (GOSAT) observations

Lu, X., D.J. Jacob, Y. Zhang, J.D. Maasakkers, M.P. Sulprizio, L. Shen, Z. Qu, T.R. Scarpelli, H. Nesser, R.M. Yantosca, J. Sheng, A. Andrews, R.J. Parker, H. Boesch, A.A. Bloom, S. Ma, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 4637–4657, 2021

Service and Leadership

• Focolare Movement
  • Volunteer of God (vocation)
• Watertown (MA) Catholic Collaborative
  • Eucharistic Minister

Personal

• Citizenship: United States
• Languages:
  • English (native)
  • Italian (fluent)
  • Neapolitan (can understand)