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Biography
Dr. Curtis Walker, M.ASCE is a Scientist at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) as part of the Research Applications Laboratory (RAL) Transportation Meteorology Applications Program (TMAP) specializing in research at the intersections of transportation, weather / climate, and artificial intelligence. He previously served as a Section Co-Lead for Faculty Programs/University Partnerships within NSF NCAR Education, Engagement, and Early-Career Development (EdEC). Further, he is an Affiliate Research Scientist at Howard University. He has over 15 years of research, development, and project management experience. Past work includes leading the development of a winter severity index for transportation stakeholders, leading development of a roadway flood severity index, leading modeling of road construction air quality impacts, co-developing a survey of practice for winter maintenance operations, co-leading machine-learning applications for winter maintenance operations to enhance safety and mobility, contributing to development of a maintenance decision-support system, leading an investigation of pavement temperature sensitivity, and engagement with the weather enterprise and automotive industry to facilitate all-weather capable connected, electric, and automated vehicles. He is a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and an active member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Association of American Geographers (AAG), Association of Certified Meteorologists (ACM), Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA), Transportation Research Board (TRB), and American Geophysical Union (AGU) serving on several organizational committees.
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Education/Academic qualification
Meteorology, BS, SUNY College at Oneonta
Atmospheric Science, PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Atmospheric Science, MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems to Support Weather And Climate-Resilient Operations through the Clean Energy And Equitable Transportation Solutions NSF-UKRI Global Center
Siems-Anderson, A., Walker, C., Welch, B., Chapman, L. & Jaroszweski, D., 2026, Proceedings of the 17th World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation. World Road Association (PIARC)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Assessing Electric And Autonomous Vehicle Operability In Adverse Weather With Large Eddy Simulations
Welch, B., Walker, C., Siems-Anderson, A., Sauer, J., Kumar, R., Chapman, L. & Jaroszweski, D., 2026, Proceedings of the 17th World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation. World Road Association (PIARC)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Roadway Grip Sensing During Winter Weather
Brummet, T., Walker, C. L., Fay, L. & Siems-Anderson, A. R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Transportation Research Record.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a Predictive Department of Transportation Winter Severity Index
Kauzlarich, T. S., Walker, C. L., Anderson, M. R. & Chen, L., Sep 2025, In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 64, 9, p. 1147-1162 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ensemble learning for enhancing critical infrastructure resilience to urban flooding
Bhattarai, Y., Chaudhary, V., Walker, C., Talchabhadel, R. & Sharma, S., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 36901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Retro Film Series: Winter Driving Safety & Road Weather Research
Walker, C. (Speaker)
Feb 10 2026Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Weather Patterns and Extreme Events: Forecasting and Reporting
Walker, C. (Speaker)
Feb 6 2026Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Intersections of Surface Transportation and Meteorology
Walker, C. (Speaker)
Jan 23 2026Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Future Intersections of Surface Transportation and Meteorology
Walker, C. (Speaker)
Sep 26 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Tara Goddard
Walker, C. (Host)
Jul 7 2025 → Jul 18 2025Activity: Host a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor