Timothy A. Berkoff, Assistant Research Engineer

GEST Research Group:

Cloud Modeling and Analysis

GSFC Code:

613.1

Mailing Address:

Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch
Building 33, Room A423
NASA GSFC, Code 613.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA

Phone:

(301) 614-5770

Fax:

(301) 614-5492

Email:

timothy.a.berkoff@nasa.gov

Research Interests:

LIDAR, fiber optics, atmospheric measurements and remote sensing.

Biography:

Mr. Berkoff is a research engineer with the University of Maryland's Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center. He has more than 15 years of experience in optical instrumentation and measurements, and currently serves at the instrument manager for NASA's Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLNET), a global network of lidar systems to provide long-term observations of aerosols and clouds. His project responsibilities include technical leadership in the operation of the network, investigation of techniques to improve network data quality, engineering improvements of system components, and successful implementation of systems in the field. Mr. Berkoff's background includes lidar, fiber-optic sensing techniques, interferometry, spectroscopic gas detection, tunable diode lasers, optical design, opto-electronics, and optical diagnostics. He has more than 15 peer reviewed publications, numerous conference proceedings, and is an inventor on two patents in the field of optical sensing. Mr. Berkoff obtained a B.S. in optics from the University of Rochester in 1988.