DOUGLAS M. JORDAN
Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator

 

Education:

PhD, EE, University of Florida, 1990
MS, EE, Univesity of Florida, 1981
BSEE, University of Florida, 1980

Contact Information:

Email: jordan@ece.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-4933
Office: 235 Larsen Hall
Homepage: www.jordan.ece.ufl.edu

Program Affiliation:

Areas:  Electronics, Electromagnetics & Energy Systems
Lab: Lightning Research Laboratory

Fields of Interest:

• Optical properties of lightning
• Image processing

Employment:

2004 - Senior Lecturer, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida
2000 - Lecturer, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida
1994 - Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of West Florida

Refereed Journals in the Last 3 Years

R. C. Olsen III, D. M. Jordan, J. Jerauld, V. A. Rakov, M. A. Uman, K. J. Rambo, "Leader/return-stroke-like processes in the initial stage of rocket-triggered lightning," J. Geophys. Res., 2005.

J. R. Dwyer, H. K. Rassoul, M. Al-Dayeh, El. L. Caraway, A. Chrest, B. Wright, E. Kozak, J. Jerauld, M. A. Uman, V. A. Rakov, D. M. Jordan, K. H. Rambo, "X-ray Bursts Associated with Leader Steps in Cloud-to-Ground Lightning," Geophys. Res. Lett., vol. 32, L01803, doi:10.1029/2004GL02172, 2005.

Joseph R. Dwyer, Martin A. Uman, Hamid K. Rassoul, Maher Al-Dayeh, Lee Caraway, Jason Jerauld, Vladimir A. Rakov, Douglas M. Jordan, Keith J. Rambo, Vincent Corbin, and Brian Wright, "Energetic Radiation Produced During Rocket-Triggered Lightning," Science, 299:694-697, 2003

Honors & Awards

• 1998 - UWF IEEE Student Chapter Teacher of the Year
• 1994 - Space Technology Hall of Fame
• 1971 - Lions Club Citizenship Award

Patents

Provisional Patent Application #60/635,100, "Lightning Detector and Related Systems", with J. Dwyer, J. Jerauld, V. Rakov, K. Rambo, and M. Rossoul