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Biography:
Dr. Alexander M. Chekalyuk is a GEST Investigator (NASA/GSFC, Wallops
Flight Facility, Code 972) and Research Associate Professor (Hampton
University, VA). Dr. Chekalyuk received a B.S. in physics, from
Moscow State University (MSU), in 1977, and a Ph.D. in physics, from
MSU, in 1982. He conducted laboratory research on new technologies
for phytoplankton taxonomic analysis (2001-present, NASA/GSFC Wallops
Flight Facility), airborne LIDAR technique for remote monitoring of
aquatic photosynthesis (1998 – present, NASA/GSFC Wallops Flight
Facility), submersible multispectral camera with laser illumination
for small-scale structure studies (1997, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, CA), pump-during-probe technique and instrumentation
for measurement of photosynthetic characteristics of phytoplankton
cells with micro-fluorometry and flow cytometry (1994-97, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, MA), pump-and-probe LIDAR prototype for
remote monitoring of photosynthetic activity of phytoplankton and
terrestrial vegetation (1990-93, MSU), pulsed saturation fluorometry
for retrieving quantitative characteristics of complex organic
molecules in liquid media (1975-89, MSU), nonlinear laser
spectrometer and its application for quantitative measurements in two-
component liquid media (1979-81, MSU), LIDAR applications in
biological oceanography and environmental monitoring in the sea
(1977-91, MSU), shipboard LIDAR system for remote monitoring of
phytoplankton and dissolved organic matter in the sea water (1976-89,
MSU), new technique and instrumentation for measurement of
concentration of fluorescent organic substances in liquid Raman-
active solutions (1975-76, MSU). Dr. Chekalyuk served as research
scientist at the Department of Physics, MSU, in 1977-94. He was a
visiting scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, in
1994-1997. He served as a project scientist at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography in 1997-1998. He was a National Research Council
Senior Research Associate with NASA/GSFC/WFF in 1998-2001. |
