Science is a contact sport!
Prof. Samson
with CLaSP chase team
Oklahoma, May, 2010
Blog
Experience
1979 to present:
Professor
Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
2013 to present:
Senior Vice President for Teaching Innovation
Echo360 Inc.
Dulles, VA
1997 to 2012:
Co-Founder
The Weather Underground, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
1994 to 1995, 1985 to 1986
Visiting Scientist
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado 80307-3000
Awards
2010:
Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year
President’s Council of State Universities
2009:
Teaching Innovation Award
University of Michigan
1995 to present:
Arthur Thurnau Professorship
University of Michigan
Current Projects
Courses
CLIMATE 102: Extreme Weather
CLIMATE 463: Air Pollution Meteorology
Recent Publications
Nam S., Samson P. (2019) Integrating Students’ Behavioral Signals and Academic Profiles in Early Warning System. In: Isotani S., Millán E., Ogan A., Hastings P., McLaren B., Luckin R. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11625. Springer.
Extreme Weather and Climate, 2010, Cengage Publishing, ISBN 0-495-11857-5
Samson, P.J., 2010, Deliberate engagement of laptops in large lecture classes to improve attentiveness and engagement, ASEE Computers in Education, May, 2010.