Research

 
 

Research at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Refereed Publications
     Balling, Robert C. Jr., and Mark L. Hildebrandt 2000: Evaluation of the linkage between
               Schumann Resonance peak frequency values and global and regional temperatures,
               Clim Res, 16, 31-36.
     Hildebrandt, Mark L. 2000: A Climatological Analysis of Lower Atmospheric Ozone
               Transport Across Phoenix, Arizona, Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography
               Conferences, 23, 145-153.
     Ellis, Andrew W., Mark L. Hildebrandt, Wendy M.Thomas, and H.J.S. Fernando 2000:
               Analysis of the climatic mechanisms contributing to the summertime transport of
               lower atmospheric ozone within metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Clim Res,
               15, 13-31.
     Ellis Andrew W., Mark L. Hildebrandt, and H.J.S. Fernando 1999: Evidence of lower
               atmospheric ozone "sloshing" in an urbanized valley, Phys Geog, 20, 520-536.
     Balling, Robert C., Jr., Jeffrey M. Klopatek, Mark L. Hildebrandt, Cherie K. Moritz, and
               Christopher J. Watts 1998: Impacts of Land Degradation on Historical Temperature
               Records from the Sonoran Desert, Climatic Change, 40, 669-681.

Proceedings Publications
     Balling, Robert C., Jr., Mark L. Hildebrandt, Jeffrey M. Klopatek, Cherie K. Moritz, and
               Christopher J. Watts. 1997: Impacts of Land Degradation on the Temperature Records of
               Northwest Sonora, Proceedings of the American Meteorological  Society's 10th Conference
               on Applied Climatology, 248-252.
     Hildebrandt, Mark L. 1997: Changing Land Use Patterns Along the USA-Mexican Border:
              Effects on Climate Feedbacks, Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the
              Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 32.

Book Chapters
     2000: “La Niña, “ Dictionary of Physical Geography, 3rd Edition. Thomas, D., and A. Goudie,
               eds. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
     2000: “El Niño, “ Dictionary of Physical Geography, 3rd Edition. Thomas, D., and A. Goudie, eds.
               Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Other Miscellaneous Publications
     Hildebrandt, Mark L., and Robert C. Balling, Jr. 1998: Climate Variability at the World's Windiest
               Weather Station, Windswept: The Quarterly Bulletin of the Mount Washington Observatory,
               39 (4), 34-40.
     Hildebrandt, Mark L. 1995: The Observatory's Snow Record, Windswept: The Quarterly Bulletin
               of the Mount Washington Observatory, 46 (1), 24-26.
     Hildebrandt, Mark L. 1993: How Normal Are the Normals? Mount Washington Observatory News
               Bulletin, 44 (3), 86-87.

Presentations

    Please see Curriculum Vitae

Funded Research
     Internal
         2001: Funded University Research, “An Assessment of Diurnal Air Pollution
               Transport Across Kathmandu,” monies for research assistant (funded).
          2001: Excellence in Undergraduate Education, “Proposal to Develop and
               Procure Equipment for a ‘Snow and Ice Processes’ Field Course,”
               $6,228 (funded).
          2001: [with L.M Snell, W. Weiler, and W. Snell], Excellence in Undergraduate
               Education, “Proposal to Develop Laboratory Experiments in Geography,
               Education, and Construction Courses,” $9,075 (not funded).
          2001: [with C. Santanello, L. Laine-Timmerman, and S. Morgan], Excellence
               in Undergraduate Education, “Enlivening Teaching: Using Discipline-Based
               Cases to Improve Learning and Teaching” $ 3,860 (funded).
          2000: Institute for Urban Research, “Ozone Exceedances in Metro East,”
               $12,136 (funded).
          2000: Excellence in Undergraduate Education, “Proposal to Establish a Cooperative
               Weather Station on Campus,” $8,729 (funded).
          2000: Excellence in Undergraduate Education, “Proposal to Demonstrate Meteorological
               and Climatological Processes to Geography Students,” $4,447 (not funded).
          2000: Funded University Research, “Spatial Considerations in Understanding Lower
               Atmospheric Ozone Transport Across Metropolitan St. Louis, $1,785, Graduate School
               (funded).
          1999: Summer Research Fellowship, “The Synoptic Climatology Associated with Lower
               Atmospheric Ozone Exceedances in Metropolitan St. Louis,” $6,000, Summer 2000
               (funded).
          1999: Research and Development, Faculty Development Fund for Travel to Augment
               Dissemination of Results of Research; $870 (funded).
          1999: Faculty Development Fund ($376.50; $200 Department, $176.50 College of Arts and
               Sciences), September (funded).
     External:
          2000: [with L.M Snell, W. Weiler, and W. Snell], Environmental Benefits of Concrete:
               Development of Laboratory Experiments for High School Physics and Earth Science
               Courses, American Concrete Pavement Association, $20,000 (pending).
          2000: [with A.W. Ellis, A.J. Brazel, H.J.S. Fernando, and A. Grundstein], Cold Boundary
               Layer Dynamics: Turbulent Energy Transfer Over Snow, National Science Foundation,
               $ 326,742 (SIUE: $ 85,288; not funded).
          1999: [with M.J. Starr] Assess Weather Data in Striptrial Fields, Monsanto Corporation,
               $19,000 (not funded).
          1998: A Study of the Meteorological and Chemical Processes That Cause Exceeded Pollution
               Levels in the Phoenix Area During the Summer, Cyprus-Amax Minerals Company, $3640
               (funded).
          1998: (with Robert C. Balling, Jr.) Evaluation of Schumann Resonance as an Additional
               Method for Accurately Measuring Global Temperatures, Exxon Corporation, $50,000
               (funded).

Awards
        Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
                      Research Fellow, Institute of Urban Research, 2001
                      Summer Research Fellowship, 2000
                      Honorary Member, Gamma Theta Upsilon, 2000
        Arizona State University
                      Edna Bailey Sussman Trust Fellowship, 1998
                      ASU Forecasting Hall of Fame, 1997
                      Graduate Academic Scholarship, 1996
                      Graduate Tuition Scholarship, 1995-96
               Kent State University
                      Mount Washington Observatory Scholarship, 1995
                      APCO Conservation Service Award, 1991
                      John Allan Clark Service Award, 1991
                      Geography Major Award (4.0 GPA), 1991
                      Golden Key National Honor Society
                      Dean’s List, 1989-91
                      President's List (4.0 GPA), 1989