David W. DuBois
Education:
- Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, 2003, University of Nevada, Reno
- M.S., Physics, 1991, New Mexico State University
- B.A., Physics, 1988, Rutgers University
Experience:
2010 - present State Climatologist, New Mexico State University, Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Las Cruces, NM
2009 - 2010 Associate Research Air Quality Scientist, Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Las Vegas, NV
2003 - 2009 Assistant Research Air Quality Scientist, Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Las Vegas, NV
2001 - 2003 Manager, Dispersion Modeling and Emission Inventory Section, Air Quality Bureau, New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, NM
1999 - 2001 Environmental Engineering Specialist, Dispersion Modeling Section, Air Quality Bureau, New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, NM
1995 - 1999 Research Assistant, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV
1991 - 1995 Associate Scientist, SciTec, Inc., Princeton, NJ
Current Position
As the State Climatologist and Director of the New Mexico Climate Center, Dr. DuBois is the first contact person for climatic information in the state of New Mexico. Recently, he contributed to New Mexico’s Climate Adaptation & Resilience Plan and the 50-year Water Plan for the state. He serves as the Director and oversees the operations, maintenance, and data delivery from the state-wide ZiaMet weather station network. The ZiaMet network has recently expanded to 215 weather stations, https://weather.nmsu.edu/ziamet/. Dr. DuBois is involved in STEM outreach, citizen science, and climate literacy programs across the state of New Mexico.
Research Interests
Dr. DuBois maintains an active research program in air quality and climate. He recently led a monitoring project to measure PM2.5 at the US/Mexico Bridge of Americas to assess the levels inhaled by Custom and Border Protection staff at the port of entry. He conducted a study for the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to understand ozone along the US/Mexico border that impacts the USEPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards regional attainment status. He also directed studies for the New Mexico Department of Transportation to monitor the hazards of dust storms on interstate-10 on the Lordsburg Playa. Dr. DuBois is currently investigating the climatology of extreme heat and the urban heat island. In 2020 he led a project to map the urban heat island in Las Cruces with the help of a team of volunteers. Dr. DuBois is also a co-PI on the Climate Assessment for the Southwest or CLIMAS program covering Arizona and New Mexico.
Teaching Interests
I am the lead for the Introduction to Air Pollution, NMSU Environmental Sciences Program, ENVS 460 each year from 2011-present. This is an introductory course on air quality for both graduate and advanced undergraduate students and taught in a classroom setting.
I have taught a course Climate Change Strategies for a Changing World in our Environmental Sciences Program. This course served as an introduction for students to climate and climate change at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Internationally I have taught two-week summer courses at Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia in 2016 and 2017. In 2016 I taught Water Security in a Changing Climate and in 2017 World Food Security: Elements of Climate and Climate Change.