Dr. Robert Keislar is an air pollution meteorologist specializing in the transport and transformation of chemical species from point sources and urban sources to downwind receptor sites. He currently serves as Assistant Research Professor in the Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications (CIASTA) at the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Field Research Division in Idaho Falls. He is conducting research into atmospheric boundary layer transport and diffusion processes to improve prediction of trajectories and concentrations in current plume models. He is also involved in providing meteorological and climatological support to the US Department of Energy to enhance the safety and economy of operations at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. Dr. Keislar served as principal investigator for the Barstow Halocarbon Study to characterize transport of ozone and its precursors from the Los Angeles area into the Mojave Desert by using a "fingerprint" of halocarbon tracers of opportunity endemic to the Los Angeles area. He has investigated the causes of past ozone violations at Barstow, CA, and he participated in analysis of data collected during Project MOHAVE to distinguish between possible impacts on visibility in Grand Canyon National Park due to power generation and impacts due to long range transport of air pollutants from Los Angeles.
Other Work includes calculation of mercury flux from measurements taken over mine tailings in central western Nevada, and ambient measurements of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in Provo, Utah to assess the effectiveness of oxygenated fuels in reducing carbon monoxide emissions from automobiles. His dissertation centered on the Reno Basin Boundary-Layer Experiment (RBBLE) using tethersonde and lidar measurements to correlate turbulent and temperature structure of the winter inversion layer with surface pollutant concentrations. Prior to DRI, Dr. Keislar gained seven years of experience in satellite telecommuncations engineering working with the Air Force Satellite Control Network in Sunnyvale, CA. He holds a California Teaching Credential in physics and taught seven courses of physics for engineers at Mission Community College in Santa Clara, CA. He was a telecommunications lecturer at Bay Area Regional Technology Center, an extension of Northwestern University, and taught three quarters of introductory telecommunications for industry professionals.
Ph.D. Thesis, "Boundary Layer Structure and Carbon Monoxide Concentrations in the Reno Basin."
Keislar, R.E. and D.E. Schorran (1995).
Monitoring of Halocarbon Tracers of Opportunity at Barstow, California. Paper 95- MP6.06, presented at the A&WMA 88th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 18-23 June 1995.
Gustin, M.S., G.E. Taylor, T.L. Leonard, and R.E. Keislar (1996).
Atmospheric Mercury Concentrations Associated with the Geologically and Anthropogenically Enriched Sites in Central Western Nevada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30:2572-2579.
Keislar, R.E., J.L. Bowen, E.M. Fujita, D.R. Lawson and W.R. Pierson (1996).
Effect of Oxygenated Fuels on Ambient Carbon Monoxide Concentrations in Provo, Utah. Paper 96-WP89.07, presented at the A&WMA 89th Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 23-28 June 1996.
Keislar, R.E. and D.E. Schorran (1996).
Characterization of Ozone Transport into the Mojave Desert Using Halocarbon Tracers of Opportunity. Paper 96-WA63.07, presented at the A&WMA 89th Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 23-28 June 1996.
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