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Curriculum Vita
Thomas Carlton Marshall

Personal  Information:
    Citizenship                USA
    Mailing address         University of Mississippi
                                     Department of Physics and Astronomy
                                     University, MS 38677
    Phone                       662-915-5325
    E-mail address          marshall <at> olemiss.edu

Education:
    1971         B. S. in Physics (with distinction),  Rhodes College
    1973         M. S. in Physics, The University of Florida
    1981         Ph. D. in Atmospheric Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Professional History:
    1997-present     Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
    1994-present     Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi
    1987-1994            Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi
     Jan-Jun, 1992       Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research (sabbatical leave)
     May-Dec, 1991    Visiting Research Scientist, University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute
                                  for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (sabbatical leave)
     Fall, 1986             Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
    1981-1987            Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi
     Summer, 1982      NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
    1978-1981            Research Assistant, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
    1975-1977            Research Technician, VA Hospital, Memphis, TN
    1973-1974            Mathematics Instructor, Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL

Memberships:
        American Geophysical Union
        American Meteorological Society
        American Association of Physics Teachers
        Sigma Xi



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Publications:
  • Maggio, C. R., L. M. Coleman, T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, M. Stanley, T. Hamlin, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and R. J. Thomas, Lightning initiation locations as a remote sensing tool of large electric fields, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 22, (7), 1059-1068, doi: 10.1175/JTECH1750.1, 2005.
  • Marshall, T.C., M. Stolzenburg, C.R. Maggio, L.M. Coleman, P.R. Krehbiel, T. Hamlin, R.J. Thomas, W. Rison, Observed electric fields associated with lightning initiation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L03813, doi: 10.1029/2004GL021802, 2005.
  • Davydenko, S. D., E. A. Mareev, T. C. Marshall, and M. Stolzenburg, On the calculation of electric fields and currents of mesoscale convective systems, Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, D11103, doi:10.1029/2003JD003832, 2004.
  • Coleman, L. M., T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, T. Hamlin, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and R. J. Thomas,  Effects of charge and electrostatic potential on lightning propagation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D9), 4298, doi:10.1029/2002JD002718, 2003.
  • Stolzenburg, M., T. C. Marshall, W. D. Rust, and D. L. Bartels, Two simultaneous charge structures in thunderstorm convection, J. Geophys. Res., (in press), 2002.
  • Marshall, T. C., and M. Stolzenburg,  Electrical energy constraints on lightning, J. Geophys. Res., D107, 10.1029/2000JD000024,2002.
  • Stolzenburg, M., T. C. Marshall, and W. D. Rust, Serial soundings of electric field through a mesoscale convective system, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12371-12380,  2001.
  • Marshall, T. C., M. Stolzenburg, W. D. Rust, E. R. Williams, and R. Boldi, Positive charge in the stratiform cloud of a mesoscale convective system, J. Geophys. Res.,106, 1157-1164, 2001.
  • Marshall, T. C., and M. Stolzenburg, Voltages inside and just above thunderstormsJ. Geophys. Res., 106, 4757-4768,2001.
  • Marshall, T. C.,  Comment on "'Spider' lightning in intracloud and positive cloud-to-ground flashes" by Vladislav Mazur, Xuan-Min Shao, and Paul Krehbiel, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 7397-7399,  2000.
  • Marshall, T. C. , W. D. Rust, M. Stolzenburg, W. Roeder, P. R. Krehbiel, A study of enhanced fair-weather electric fields occurring soon after sunrise, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 24455-24469,  1999.
  • Bateman, M. G., K. B. Eack, W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electrical current along balloon rigging line inside thunderstorms, Atmospheric Research, 51, 323-335, 1999.
  • Bateman, M. G., T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, and W. D. Rust,  Precipitation charge and size measurements inside a New Mexico mountain thunderstorm, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 9643-9653,  1999.
  • Rust, W. D., T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, and J. Fitzgibbon,  Test of a GPS radiosonde in thunderstorm electrical environments, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 16, 550-560,  1999.
  • Marshall, T. C., and M. Stolzenburg,  Estimates of cloud charge densities in thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 19,769-19,775, 1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., and T. C. Marshall,  Charged precipitation and electricfield in two thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 19,777-19,790, 1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., W. D. Rust, B. F. Smull, and T. C. Marshall,  Electrical Structure in Thunderstorm Convective Regions.  Part I:  Mesoscale Convective Systems, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 14,059-14,078 , 1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electrical Structure in Thunderstorm Convective Regions.  Part II:  Isolated Storms, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 14,079-14,096, 1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electrical Structure in Thunderstorm Convective Regions.  Part III:  Synthesis, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 14,097-14,108, 1998.
  • Eack, K.B., W.H. Beasley, W.D. Rust, T.C. Marshall, and M. Stolzenburg, Initial results from simultaneous observation of X rays and electric fields in a thunderstorm, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 29,637-29,640, 1996.
  • Rust, W. D., and T. C. Marshall,  On abandoning the thunderstorm tripole-charge paradigm, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 23,499-23,504, 1996.
  • Eack, K.B., W.H. Beasley, W.D. Rust, T.C. Marshall and M. Stolzenburg, X-ray pulses observed above a mesoscale convective system, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 2915-2918, 1996.
  • Shepherd, T. R., W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electric fields and charges near 0^o C in stratiform clouds, Mon. Wea. Rev., 124, 919-938, 1996.
  • Marshall, T. C., M. Stolzenburg, and W. D. Rust, Electric field measurements above mesoscale convective systems, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 6979-6996, 1996.
  • Marshall, T. C., W. Rison, W. D. Rust, M. Stolzenburg, J. C. Willett, and W. P. Winn,  Rocket and balloon observations of electric field in two thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 20815-20828, 1995.
  • Bateman, M.G., W. D. Rust, B. F. Smull, and T. C. Marshall, Precipitation charge and size measurements in the stratiform region of two mesoscale convective systems, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 16341-16356, 1995.
  • Marshall, T. C., and S. J. Marsh,  Reply, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 16869-16871, 1995.
  • Marshall, T. C., M. P. McCarthy, and W. D. Rust, Electric field magnitudes and lightning initiation in thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 7097-7103, 1995.
  • Marshall, T. C., W. D. Rust, and M. Stolzenburg, Electrical structure and updraft speeds in thunderstorms over the southern Great Plains, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 1001-1015, 1995.
  • Stolzenburg, M., and T. C. Marshall,  Testing models of thunderstorm charge distributions with Coulomb’s law, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 25921-25932, 1994.
  • Stolzenburg, M., T. C. Marshall, W. D. Rust, and B. F. Smull,  Horizontal distribution of electrical and meteorological conditions across the stratiform region of a mesoscale convective system, Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 1777-1797, 1994.
  • Bateman, M.G., W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, A balloon-borne instrument for measuring the charge and size of precipitation particles inside thunderstorms, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 11, 161-169, 1994.
  • Marshall, T. C., and W. D. Rust,  Two types of vertical electrical structures in stratiform precipitation regions of mesoscale convective systems, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 74, 2159-2170, 1993.
  • Marsh, S. J., and T. C. Marshall,  Charged precipitation measurements before the first lightning flash in a thunderstorm, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 16605-16611, 1993.
  • Marshall, T. C., and S. J. Marsh,  Negatively charged precipitation in a New Mexico thunderstorm, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 14909-14916, 1993.
  • Hunter, S. M., T. J. Schuur, T. C. Marshall, and W. D. Rust, Electrical and kinematic structure of the Oklahoma mesoscale convective system of 7 June 1989, Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 2226-2239, 1992.
  • Marshall, T. C. and B. Lin,  Electricity in dying thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 9913-9918, 1992.
  • Marshall, T. C., and W. D. Rust,  Electric field soundings through thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 22,297-22,306, 1991.
  • Weinheimer A. J., J. E. Dye, D. W. Breed, M. P. Spowart, J. L. Parrish, T. L. Hoglin, and T.  C. Marshall,  Simultaneous measurements of the charge, size, and shape of hydrometeors in an electrified cloud, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 20.809-20,829, 1991.
  • Schuur, T. J., B. F. Smull, W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electrical and kinematic structure of the stratiform precipitation region trailing an Oklahoma squall line, J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 825-842, 1991.
  • W. D. Rust, D. W. Burgess, R. Davies-Jones, R. A. Maddox, L. C. Showell, T. C. Marshall, D. K. Lauritsen,  Testing a mobile version of a cross chain loran atmospheric sounding system in severe weather environments, Bull. Am. Meteor. Soc., 71, 173-180, 1990.
  • T. C. Marshall, W. D. Rust, W. P. Winn, and K. E. Gilbert, Electrical structure of two thunderstorm anvil clouds, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 2171-2181, 1989.
  • W. D. Rust and T. C. Marshall,  Mobile, high-wind, balloon-launching apparatus, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 6, 215-217, 1989.
  • Marshall,T. C. and W. P. Winn,  Comments on "The 'rain gush,' lightning, and the lower positive charge center in thunderstorms," J. Geophys. Res., 90, 10753-10754, 1985.
  • Rust, W. D., W. L. Taylor, D. R. MacGorman, E. Brandes, V. Mazur, R. Arnold, T. Marshall, H. Christian, and S. J. Goodman, Lightning and related phenomena in thunderstorms and squall lines, J. Aircraft, 22, 449-454, 1985.
  • Marshall, T. C. and W. P. Winn,  Preliminary measurements of charge on individual precipitation particles, in Proceedings in Atmospheric Electricity, edited by L. H. Ruhnke and J. Latham, pp. 201-206, A. Deepak, Hampton, Va., 1983.
  • Marshall, T. C. and W. P. Winn, Measurements of charged precipitation in a New Mexico thunderstorm:  Lower positive charge centers, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 7141-7157, 1982.

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    Curriculum Vita
    Maribeth Stolzenburg

    Personal  Information:
           Citizenship                            USA
           Postal address                      University of Mississippi
                                                       Department of Physics and Astronomy
                                                       University, MS  38677
           Electronic address                 mstolzen <at> olemiss.edu
           Telephone number                 662-915-5252 (office)

    Education:
        1989        B. S., summa cum laude, majors in Atmospheric Science and Geography,
                                                           State University of New York at Albany.
        1993        M. S.  in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma  (W. D. Rust, advisor).
        1996        Ph. D. in Meteorology, University of Oklahoma  (W. D. Rust & W. H. Beasley, advisors).

    Professional  Experience:
        2004- present   Associate Director of Research, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs,
                                        University of Mississippi.
        2000- present   Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
                                        University of Mississippi.
        1996- 2000      Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
                                    University of Mississippi.
        1990- 1996      Graduate Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma, School of  Meteorology &
                                    Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies.
        1988- 1990      Research Assistant, Research Foundation of the State University of  New York,
                                    Department of Atmospheric Science and National Lightning Detection Network.

    Professional  Societies  and  Committees:
               American Geophysical Union
               American Meteorological Society
               University of Mississippi Phi Beta Kappa Chapter (Secretary-Treasurer)

    Special  Recognition:
               Phi Beta Kappa  1988
               Father James B. MacElwane Annual Award, American Meteorological Society   1990
               Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship, U. S. Department of Education     1990-1993



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    Refereed  Publications:
  • Stolzenburg, M.,  Characteristics of the bipolar pattern of lightning locations observed in 1988 thunderstorms, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 71, 1331-1338, 1990.
  • Stolzenburg, M.,  Electrical and meteorological conditions across the stratiform cloud region of a mesoscale convective system, M.S. Thesis, 153 pp., Univ. of Oklahoma, May, 1993.
  • Stolzenburg, M.,  Observations of high ground flash densities of positive lightning in summertime thunderstorms, Monthly Weather Review, 122, 1740-1750,  1994.
  • Stolzenburg, M., T. C. Marshall, W. D. Rust, and B. F. Smull, Horizontal distribution of electrical and meteorological conditions across the stratiform region of a mesoscale convective system, Mon. Weather Rev., 122, 1777-1797,  1994.
  • Stolzenburg, M., and T. C. Marshall,  Testing models of thunderstorm charge distributions with Coulomb's law, Journal of Geophysical Research, D99, 25,921-25,932, 1994.
  • Marshall, T. C., W. D. Rust, and M. Stolzenburg, Electrical structure and updraft speeds in thunderstorms over the Great Plains, J. Geophys. Res., D100, 1001-1015,  1995.
  • Marshall, T. C., W. Rison, W. D. Rust, M. Stolzenburg, J. C. Willett, and W. P. Winn,  Rocket and balloon observations of electric field in two thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., D100, 20,815-20,828,  1995.
  • Marshall, T. C., M. Stolzenburg, and W. D. Rust, Electric field measurements above mesoscale convective systems, J. Geophys. Res., D101, 6979-6996, 1996.
  • Eack, K. B., W. H. Beasley, W. D. Rust, .T. C. Marshall, and M. Stolzenburg, X-ray pulses observed above a mesoscale convective system, Geophysical Research Letters, 23, 2915-2918, 1996.
  • Stolzenburg, M.,  An observational study of the electrical structure in convective regions of mesoscale convective systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, 137 pp., Univ. of Oklahoma, May, 1996.
  • Eack, K. B., W. H. Beasley, W. D. Rust, .T. C. Marshall, and M. Stolzenburg, Initial results from simultaneous observations of x-rays and electric fields in thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., D101, 29,637-29,640,  1996.
  • Stolzenburg, M., W. D. Rust, B. F. Smull, and T. C. Marshall,  Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions. 1. Mesoscale convective systems, J. Geophys. Res., D103, 14,059-14,078,  1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions. 2. Isolated storms, J. Geophys. Res., D103, 14,079-14,096,  1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., W. D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions. 3. Synthesis, J. Geophys. Res., D103, 14,097-14,108, 1998.
  • Marshall, T. C., and M. Stolzenburg,  Estimates of cloud charge densities in thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., D103, 19,769-19,775,  1998.
  • Stolzenburg, M., and T. C. Marshall,  Charged precipitation and electric field in two thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., D103, 19,777-19,790,  1998.
  • Rust, W. D., T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, and J. Fitzgibbon,  Test of a GPS radiosonde in thunderstorm electrical environments, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 16, 550-560,  1999.
  • Bateman, M. G., T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, and W. D. Rust,  Precipitation charge and size measurements inside a New Mexico mountain thunderstorm, J. Geophys. Res., D104, 9643-9653, 1999.
  •  Marshall, T. C. , W. D. Rust, M. Stolzenburg, W. Roeder, P. R. Krehbiel, A study of enhanced fair-weather electric fields occurring soon after sunrise, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 24455-24469,  1999.
  • Marshall, T. C., and M. Stolzenburg, Voltages inside and just above thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 4757-4768,2001.
  • Marshall, T. C., M. Stolzenburg, W. D. Rust, E. R. Williams, and R. Boldi, Positive charge in the stratiform cloud of a mesoscale convective system, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 1157-1164, 2001.
  • Stolzenburg, M., T. C. Marshall, and W. D. Rust, Serial soundings of electric field through a mesoscale convective system, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12371-12380,  2001.
  • Marshall, T. C., and M. Stolzenburg,  Electrical energy constraints on lightning, J. Geophys. Res., D107, 10.1029/2000JD000024,2002.
  • Stolzenburg, M., T. C. Marshall, W. D. Rust, and D. L. Bartels, Two simultaneous charge structures in thunderstorm convection, J. Geophys. Res., (in press), 2002.
  • Coleman, L. M., T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, T. Hamlin, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and R. J. Thomas,  Effects of charge and electrostatic potential on lightning propagation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D9), 4298, doi:10.1029/2002JD002718, 2003.
  • Davydenko, S. D., E. A. Mareev, T. C. Marshall, and M. Stolzenburg, On the calculation of electric fields and currents of mesoscale convective systems, Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, D11103, doi:10.1029/2003JD003832, 2004.
  • Marshall, T.C., M. Stolzenburg, C.R. Maggio, L.M. Coleman, P.R. Krehbiel, T. Hamlin, R.J. Thomas, W. Rison, Observed electric fields associated with lightning initiation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L03813, doi: 10.1029/2004GL021802, 2005.
  • Maggio, C. R., L. M. Coleman, T. C. Marshall, M. Stolzenburg, M. Stanley, T. Hamlin, P. R. Krehbiel, W. Rison, and R. J. Thomas, Lightning initiation locations as a remote sensing tool of large electric fields, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 22, (7), 1059-1068, doi: 10.1175/JTECH1750.1, 2005.

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