About

Stelios Flampouris

Scientist and Executive in Earth Sciences

  • Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Hamburg (2010)
  • M.Sc. Coastal Engineering, University of Kiel (2006)
  • M.Sc. Numerical Modeling, University of the Aegean (2004)
  • B.Sc. Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean (2003)

Professional Experience

  • Vice President of Science and Technology, The Tomorrow Companies Inc. (Remote, 2021 - 2024)
  • Chief Engineer for Earth Prediction Innovation Center, Raytheon subontractor at NOAA, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (Remote, 2021 - 2024)
  • Program Engineer and Senior Scientist, Science and Technology Corporation at NOAA, National Weather Service, OSTI, USA (Remote, 2020 - 2021)
  • Team Lead for Marine Data Assimilation, I.M. Systems Group Inc. at NOAA, National Weather Service, NCEP/EMC (College Park, MD, USA, 2018 - 2020)
  • Support Scientist III for Wave Data Assimilation, I.M. Systems Group Inc. at NOAA, National Weather Service, NCEP/EMC (College Park, MD, USA, 2015 - 2018)
  • Scientist Seasurface Dynamics and Remote Sensing, Lynker Technologies at NOAA, National Ocean Service (Silver Spring, MD, USA, 2015 - 2016)
  • Researcher, USM at Naval Research Laboratory (Stennis Space Center, MS, USA, 2011 - 2015)
  • Research Scientist, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (Geesthach, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 2005 - 2011)

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting Scientist, Development of next generation of marine data assimilation , National Center of Atmospheric Research, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Boulder, CO (2020)
  • Visiting Scientist, Ocean and wave data assimilation and forecast , Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) (2019)
  • Visiting Scientist, Ground-based remote sensing for nearshore observations , National Research Council, Naples Area, Italy (2012)
  • Visiting Scientist, Comparative study of wave theories inversion and their impact on Level 2 remote sensing Products , National Oceanographic Center (previously known as Proudman), Liverpool, UK (2009)
  • Fellow, Applications of ARIMA models for forecast of oceanographic conditions , Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece (2003)
  • Summer Intern, Time series analysis of oceanographic observations , Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece (2002)
  • Summer Intern, Field campaign for monitoring of Careta's oviparity , Society for the Protection of Sea Turtles - ARCHELON, Zante, Greece (2001)

Membership

  • American Meteorological Society
  • American Geophysical Union
  • IEEE - Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society and Oceanic Engineering Society
  • European Geophysical Union

Reviewer

  • IEEE - Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society Journals
  • Ocean Dynamics
  • Several AMS Journals
  • Progress In Electromagnetics Research & Journal of Electromagnetic Waves

Sponsors

Over the years, my work has neem supported by several National and International Public, Non-Profit and Private Organizations.