Randal L. N. Mandock, Ph.D.Co-Principal Investigator, NASA-PAIRDirector, Earth Systems Science Program Director, Environmental Data Management and Analysis Center Professor, Department of Physics
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Randal LN Mandock, Ph.D., is the Director of the Earth System Science Program and an Associate Professor of Physics at Clark Atlanta University. He conducts research in energetics and radiative transfer near the air/ground interface, acoustical remote sensing and aerodynamics of the urban boundary layer, thermophysical properties of soils, environmental instrument development, and solar and wind energy availability in Georgia. This research seeks to improve our understanding of how the urban and regional environments impact living conditions and human activities. Dr. Mandock received the Ph.D. in atmospheric science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds degrees in geology and geophysics. He has worked as a geophysicist for Phillips Petroleum Company and the ARCO Exploration Company, served as a research fellow at various USAF installations for Universal Energy Systems, and served four years in the USMC near the end of the Vietnam conflict. Current Fields of Interest: Dr. Mandock is a geophysicist with research experience in atmospheric physics, wave propagation, remote sensing, health physics, seismic imaging and geophysical measurements. His most recent area of research specialization has been computer-directed measurements of the lower atmosphere. Recent studies include three-dimensional imaging of the plantary boundary layer turbulence field and measurement of the energy balance in the surface boundary layer over a shrimp farm in Eucador. Since joining Clark Atlanta Univerisity in July, 1998, he has begun enviromental research on projects such as the investigation of sediment buildup in Savannah Harbor, geophysical effects of dredging on the marsh, and how to improve shrimp production in Ecuador.
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