Link to my CV (updated Jan 2022)
Hello! My name is Brian Greene and I am a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, I received my Bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois in Physics and Atmospheric Sciences in 2016. I earned a Master’s degree in Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma in 2018, and then finished my PhD at OU in 2022.
My research interests are largely within the realm of atmospheric boundary layer dynamics, with both observations and numerical simulations. More specifically, I focus on the development of and observations collected by uncrewed aircraft systems (UASs) as part of the Boundary Layer Integrated Sensing and Simulation research group at OU/CIWRO/NSSL (and formerly with the Center for Autonomous Sensing and Sampling). So far, this research has included studies on UAS thermodynamic sensor placement, rotary-wing UAS development, validation against other established sensors, and estimating turbulent parameters using a gradient-based similarity theory. Additionally, I work with large-eddy simulations of turbulent boundary layer flows with my former PhD committee chair and current postdoc advisor, Dr. Scott Salesky. Together, we have focused on the characterization of UAS measurements in the stable boundary layer (SBL) through an analysis of random errors as well as the existence of coherent structures within SBL flows. My postdoctoral work focuses on the characteristics of uniform momentum, temperature, and humidity zones within the convective boundary layer as observed by ground-based remote sensors.
In addition to academia, I also enjoy cooking, traveling, hiking, camping, watching clouds, playing video games, Chicago Cubs baseball, and coffee. I also play the trumpet, and marched for 8 years through high school and college. I got married married to Elisa in February 2020 only a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic halted society in the United States. Elisa also graduated with her PhD in Meteorology at OU in December 2022, joining the ~1% of geoscience PhD holders that identify as Latina. Our dog, Rose, loves to play with her rock (yes, you read that correctly), go for long walks through the park, and cuddle on the couch.
