Jason C. Furtado
Home Address:
3442 Essex Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30339
Mobile: (401) 578-1242
Work Mailing Address:
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
311 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332
Fax: (404) 894-5638
E-mail: jason.furtado@eas.gatech.edu
EDUCATION
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D. - Earth and Atmospheric Science
 Advisors: Dr. Emanuele Di Lorenzo & Dr. Robert X. Black
 4.0 GPA
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
 Specialization in Environmental Policy
Atlanta, GA
Expected December 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
M.S. - Atmospheric Science
 Thesis: On The Balanced Response of the Troposphere to Variability in the
Extratropical Stratosphere
 Advisor: Dr. David W.J. Thompson
 4.0 GPA
Fort Collins, CO
August 2005
LYNDON STATE COLLEGE
B.S. - Meteorology & B.S. - Mathematics
 4.0 GPA in Meteorology • 4.0 GPA in Mathematics
 Member, Sigma Zeta Honorary Science and Mathematics Society
Lyndonville, VT
May 2002
PRO FE S S IONAL & LEADER SHIP E X P ERI ENCE S
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
 Graduate research assistant with focus on climate dynamics
 Guest lecturer, EAS 2803 Honors
 Teaching assistant, EAS 1600 Honors
 Tutor for Georgia Institute of Technology Athletic Association
 Thermodynamics Tutor for Jeffrey Mielcarz from The Weather Channel
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
 Graduate research assistant with focus on stratosphere/troposphere coupling
 College Radio Station DJ – KCSU 90.5
 Graduate School Senator in Student Senate
 Teaching assistant, General Circulation
Atlanta, GA
2005-Present
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
2006-2007
Spring 2006
Fort Collins, CO
2002-2005
2003-2005
2004-2005
Spring 2004
LYNDON STATE COLLEGE
Lyndonville, VT
 President, Lyndon State College Chapter of the American Meteorological Society
2001-2002
And National Weather Association (LSC-AMS/NWA)
 Vice-President, Beta-Alpha Chapter of the Sigma Zeta Honorary Science and
2001-2002
Mathematics Society
 College Radio Station DJ – WWLR The Impulse 91.5
Spring 2002
 Mathematics Lab Tutor
2000-2001
 Treasurer, LSC-AMS/NWA
1999-2000
 Student Government House Representative
1999-2000
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RE FER E ED PUBLICATIONS
Furtado, J.C., E. Di Lorenzo, K. Cobb, and A. Bracco, 2008: Paleoclimate reconstructions of tropical sea
surface temperatures from precipitation proxies: Methods, uncertainties and nonstationarity. J.
Climate, in review.
Thompson, D.W.J., J.C. Furtado, and T.G. Shepherd, 2006: On the tropospheric response to anomalous
stratospheric wave drag and radiative heating. J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 2616 – 2629.
CONFER ENCE PR E S EN TA TIONS
 5th Annual EAS Graduate Student Symposium, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
 IUGG XX1V 2007, Perugia, Italy
 Advanced Study Program “The Art of Climate Modeling”, Boulder, CO
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 3 Annual EAS Graduate Student Symposium, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
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 30 Annual Northeastern Storm Conference, Burlington, VT
November 2007
July 2007
June 2006
November 2005
March 2005
INVI TED TA LKS
 NASA-GISS, New York City, New York
March 2005
CONFER ENCE S /WORKSHOP S ATTENDED
 5th Annual EAS Graduate Student Symposium, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
 IUGG XX1V 2007, Perugia, Italy
 Advanced Study Program “The Art of Climate Modeling”, Boulder, CO
 AGU Ocean Sciences Conference, Honolulu, HI
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 81 Annual AMS Conference, Atlanta, GA
rd
 3 Annual EAS Graduate Student Symposium, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
th
 30 Annual Northeastern Storm Conference, Burlington, VT
 The Role of the Stratosphere In Tropospheric Climate, Whistler, BC, Canada
rd
 83 Annual American Meteorological Society Conference, Long Beach, CA
th
 27 Annual Northeastern Storm Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY
nd
 82 Annual American Meteorological Society, Orlando, FL
th
 26 Annual Northeastern Storm Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY
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 1 Annual Southern New England Weather Conference, Dedham, MA
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 24 Annual Northeastern Storm Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY
November 2007
July 2007
June 2006
February 2006
January 2006
November 2005
March 2005
May 2003
February 2003
March 2002
January 2002
March 2001
November 2000
March 1999
PRO FE S S IONAL ME MB ER SHI P S
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Knights of Columbus Council #12386, Smyrna, GA
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member, Gamma Beta Phi Honorary Fraternity
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Knights of Columbus Council #1214, Fort Collins, CO (3 Degree Knight)
American Liver Foundation
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
National Weather Association (NWA)
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2007-Present
2006-Present
2005-Present
2004-2007
2002-Present
2001-Present
1999-Present
Jason C. Furtado
jason.furtado@eas.gatech.edu
PRO FE S S IONAL S ER V IC E
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Peer reviewer for 2008 NOAA State of the Climate Report
Peer reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research
Peer reviewer for Journal of Climate
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Organizer and master of ceremonies for 27 Annual Northeastern Storm
Conference
April 2008
2003-Present
2003-Present
March 2002
AWARDS AND HONORS
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WxChallenge Forecasting Contest Champion, Tucson, AZ
National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest Champion, Pensacola, FL
National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest Champion, Salt Lake City, UT
Georgia Institute of Technology Presidential Fellowship
Knights of Columbus Council 1214 Knight of the Month
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
AMS/NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Graduate Fellowship
Colorado State University 3F Fellowship Award
Sigma Zeta Honorary Science and Mathematics Research Award
AMS Howard T. Orville Scholarship in Meteorology
Fairbanks Scales Award for Academic Distinction
Lyndon State College Robert E. Long Scholarship
Lyndon State College Presidential Scholar
Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation Scholar
Portuguese-American Foundation Scholar
March 2006
April 2006
February 2006
2005-2009
July 2005
2004
2002-2003
2002-2003
May 2002
2001-2002
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1999-2002
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COMPUTER SKI LLS
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C, C++, FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90, XHTML Programming Languages
Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Apple/Macintosh, and UNIX
MS Office Software, iLife Software, iWork Softwarem, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Professional
GEMPACK, McIDAS, GrADS, MATLAB, NCL
V O LUNTE ER WORK
 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Atlanta, GA
September 2007
 Helped in search party for missing Georgia Tech Student
March 2006
 Speaker to visiting elementary school students to Earth and Atmospheric Science 2005-Present
Department at Georgia Institute of Technology
 Colorado State University atmospheric science department spokesperson for
2003-2005
tours for prospective students
 Judge for Sigma Zeta Honorary Science and Mathematics Society Science Fair
March 2002
 Founding Member of RI American Liver Foundation Chapter
2002
 Speaker at various elementary schools in RI about weather
1999-2002
 Lyndon State College meteorology department spokesperson for tours and
1999-2002
presentations for prospective students and visiting schools
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PA S T INTERN SHIP S
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Greenbelt, MD
Code 913, Climate and Radiation Branch
Summer 2001
 Conducted research and wrote paper on cold air outbreaks and the Arctic Oscillation
WPRI-TV 12
Weather Team Intern
 Prepared daily weather graphics for on-air presentations
 Assisted on-duty meteorologist with daily forecast
BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY
Asst. Observer and Climate Recorder
 Observed current weather variables at 12Z, 15Z, and 18Z
 Analyzed instrument readings for data errors
 Structured new spreadsheet design for more efficient data-logging
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East Providence, RI
Summer 2000
Milton, MA
Summer 1999