Kenneth L. Cummins

Kenneth L. Cummins

Research Associate, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Professor, Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology
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Kenneth Cummins

JW Harshbarger Building #11, Room 122

Expertise  Applied research on the physics and phenomenology of lightning.  Use of ground-based electromagnetic sensing in support of the upcoming launch (October 2016) of the world's first geostationery lightning mapper onboard GOES-R.  Use of multiple high-speed cameras, lightning location systems, and remote electric and magnetic field measurements to study the incidence and behavior of cloud-to-ground lightning in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, and Japan.

Degree(s)

  • PHD electrical engineering (digital and statistical signal processing and physiological modeling) 1978, Stanford University