Dr. Philip Cameron-Smith has over 25 years of experience developing Earth System Models. He is currently working on the economic attractiveness of small modular reactors, weather impacts on infrastructure, and satellite measurements of atmospheric turbulence.  He was the principal investigator of a strategic initiative studying weather impacts on California’s electrical grid; a member of the leadership team for a study on weather risks for the missions of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); and a group leader for 8 years. Prior to LLNL, Philip was a post-doc at Harvard University developing a coupled atmospheric chemistry model; earned a Ph.D. at the University of Oxford analyzing radiative transfer of Jovian clouds using the NASA Galileo spacecraft; and an M.Sc. at the University of Auckland analyzing theoretical quantum optics devices for measuring squeezed light.  He is on the Conventions Committee and Standard Names Committee for the international CF-Metadata Convention, and was on the Modeling Advisory Committee for the Bay Area Air-Quality Management District (BAAQMD).

Ph.D., Physics, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 1998

M.Sc., Physics, Auckland University, New Zealand, 1994

B.Sc., Physics and Mathematics, Auckland University, New Zealand, 1991

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8802-8627

Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/227597

2024 - American Geophysical Union - Open Science Prize: Major Contributors to CF

2023 - LLNL Global Security Gold Award (SOHIP space instrument)

2021 - LLNL Director’s Office Recognition (HPCIC Machine Learning for Industry Forum (ML4I))

2020 - Director’s Institutional Operational Excellence Award [“Virtual” Summer Student Program]

2018 - LLNL Division Award (AEED SPOT) [Toastmasters Advanced Leader Bronze award]

2011 - LLNL Directorate Award (PLS directorate) [Lead chapter author for government report]

2008 - LLNL Science & Technology Award (Lab Director) [Contribution to IPCC and Nobel Peace Prize]

2001 - LLNL Energy and Environment Program Award [Mass conservation in atmospheric chemistry models]

1994 - Commonwealth Scholarship to UK

1994 - Shirtcliffe Fellowship

1994 - Auckland University Doctoral scholarship

1993 - Fowlds Memorial Prize (Top in Science Faculty)

1992 - Auckland University Masters Graduate Scholarship

1991 - Senior Prize: Physics

1991 - Dennis Brown prize (Best Physics Labs)

1991 - Auckland University Summer Scholarship

1990 - Annual Prize: Chemistry

1988 - New Zealand Junior Scholarship

Toastmaster (Advanced Communicator -- Gold)

Glider pilot (Silver Badge)