Introduction for Dr Dusan Zrnic

Dr Zrnic was Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
He received his Ph.D. EE in 1969 University of Illinois
He Currently Leads the Doppler Radar and Remote Sensing Research group at the NSSL
Dr Zrnic is an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering & Meteorology at OU
For the past 20 years concentrated on

development of algorithms for NEXRAD and
polarimetric radar and its application to weather, which we hope will play a critical role in advancing QPE – and improving flash flood warnings

Dr Zrnic is both an AMS Fellow and IEEE Fellow
He co-authored the book Doppler Radar and Weather Observations with Dr. Doviak
He was a co-recipient of the IEEE 1988 Harry Diamond Memorial Award
A recipient of the 1993 IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Award
And a recipient of the World Meteorological Organization 1996 Vaisala award with Dr. Ryzhkov (also of NSSL and CIMMS)