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Michael T. Ritsche

SGP Site Manager

Biography

Site Manager for the Atmospheric Radiation Programs Southern Great Plains (SGP) Site. Responsible for safely managing thirty-six million dollars of climate research sensors deployed in Oklahoma in support of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM). Manages contracts, 30+ personnel and all logistics for multiple approved field campaigns. Instrument Engineering Manager responsible for tracking tasks and milestones for all instrument engineering tasks. Coordinate tasks that span instrument areas, developing uniform tools and procedures across instrument types. Coordinate with the sub-area leads to ensure the development of project plans, milestones, and delivery schedules. Participate in design reviews and interfacing with sub-area leads and the science community to understand needs and priorities. Member of the Aerosol Measurement and Science Group (AMSG). Responsible for leading the identification of scientific performance goals, objective task prioritization, measurement gaps, data products, data processing algorithms, approaches to quality assessment, and metrics necessary to couple measurement products to the needs of the climate science community and for reporting progress toward these goals and objectives to DOE ARM and ASR Management. Responsible for working with science communities to identify the measured parameters and the architecture of these parameters required at the ARM Climate Research Facility to improve understanding of the impact of aerosol and trace gases on climate processes that affect climate and related model simulations and forecasts. The role of the AMSG is not to set scientific priorities or objectives in aerosol research, but to provide expertise on the measurements and processes required to best meet the aerosol science objectives of the ARM and ASR programs.