W. Timothy Liu holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington. He has been a Principal Investigator on studies concerning air-sea interaction and satellite oceanography since he joined JPL in 1979. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist, the leader of the Air-sea Interaction and Climate Team, and the NSCAT Project Scientist. He received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement for his pioneering work in ocean surface heat flux, a NASA Group Achievement Award on Topex, and a number of NASA Certificates of Recognition. Dr. Liu is also a Principal Investigator on both the NSCAT and Topex/Poseidon Projects. He has served on the Earth Science and Application Division Advisory Subcommittee and various science working groups of NASA. He has also served on numerous science working groups and advisory panels of the World Climate Research Program and editorial boards of scientific journals.

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