Bio

Dr. Gamache is currently the Senior Vice-President, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and International Relations, The University of Massachusetts President's Office and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. He was the Dean of the University of Massachusetts School of Marine Sciences from 2005-2012.

He has been a member of the Lowell faculty since 1978. Starting at the Center for Atmospheric Research and moving to the Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences in 1994. He has a long-standing research relationship with universities in France. He has had a dozen invited professorships since 1990 and he spent his 2002 sabbatical leave as a CNRS research associate at the Laboratory of Molecular Photo-Physics of the University of Paris-XI. Numerous times he has been asked to serve as the international member on committees of France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).

Dr. Gamache is a very active and vigorous researcher. He has presented over 240 papers at professional conferences, published 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, published over 40 peer-reviewed scientific reports, and has presented numerous invited lectures in the United States, East and West Europe, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Africa. Of the list of the ten most cited publications by UMass Lowell faculty compiled in 2011, he was a co-author on five of the 10, including the top three papers.

In 2014, Thompson-Reuters listed Prof. Gamache as one of the "Worlds Most Influential Scientific Minds" Thompson-Reuters report

He was the co-recipient of the 1998 Sir Harold Thompson Memorial Award, which is presented by Pergamon Journals, Ltd. to the authors of the paper that makes the most significant contribution to spectroscopy.

He is a member of the HITRAN committee, the International Committee of the Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications Symposium, and the International Committee of the International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes. He is currently principal investigator over four hundred thousand dollars in federal grants, with over $3 million in external funding received to date.

Dr. Gamache's current work relates to the problem of line shapes for molecules important in planetary and exoplanet atmospheres in support of missions such as the Aqua and Aura satellite programs of NASA's Earth Observing System, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2), the Venus Express, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission, and several European Space Agency satellite programs of EUMETSAT and CNES.

Prof. Gamache is married to Suzanne and has 2 children, Justinne and Peter , and a very clever dog, Newton, who helps Prof. Gamache explain Newton's laws to his classes.


Education Professional Memberships Professional Honors Fun stuff


Education

  • Ph. D. Physical Chemistry, 1978, Chemical Physics Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research: "The Theory of Molecular Crystal Defects and Small Molecules Trapped in Matrices"

  • M. S. Molecular Physics, 1976, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research: "The Electronic Structure of Solids via the Hartree-Fock-Roothaan Method"

  • B. S. Chemistry, 1973, Southeastern Massachusetts University
Research: "Raman Studies of Nucleic Acids"


Professional Memberships

1978-present

Life Member of the American Physical Society
Chemical Physics Division
History of Physics Division
Northeast Section

1982-present

Union of Concerned Scientists

1987-present

Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications (ASA) Working Group
ASA Panel Member

1992-present

Co-Director: University of Massachusetts Lowell Peace and Conflicts Studies Institute (PACSI)

2007-present

Co-Director: Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies Endowment

1995-present

Sigma Xi, Vice-President of UMass Lowell Chapter




Professional Honors

  • Nov. 28, 2018- Invited Lecture

La dépendance en température de γ et δ pour les transitions moléculaires dans les régions micro-ondes, infrarouge proche et lointain, Groupe de Spectrometrie Moleculaire et Atmospherique, l'Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

  • November-December, 2018- Invited Professor

Laboratoire de Groupe de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique , l'Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France.

  • May-June, 2017- Invited Professor

Laboratoire de Groupe de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique , l'Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France.

  • December 20, 2016- Highly cited papers

5 most highly cited papers published in Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Ð "IUPAC critical evaluation of the rotational-vibrational spectra of water vapor, Part III: Energy levels and transition wavenumbers for H216O", published in 2013 is one of the most highly cited papers during 2014, 2015 and up until June 2016

  • August, 2015- Invited Lecture

Line Shape Parameters for Molecules Observed in Planetary Atmospheres, The 22nd Colloquium on High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Dijon, France, 24-28, 2015

  • June, 2014- The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014

Listed in Thompson-Reuters' The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014

  • May, 2014- Certificate of Excellence

Reviewing for 2013 from the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

  • October, 2013- Invited Lecture

Semi-classical line shape calculations for molecules of atmospheric interest, Royal Society Workshop on Line Shape, The Kavli Royal Society Centre, Chicheley Hall, Chicheley, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, UK

  • February, 2013- International jury member

Ph.D. Dissertation, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de le Paix, Faculté des Sceinces, Namur, Belgium, Paramétres collisionnels de raies d'absorption infrarouge d'hydrocarbures : des basses jusqu'aux hautes temperatures, par Laurent Fissiaux

  • June, 2011- Invited Lecture

"HDO Line Shape Parameters for Application to the Atmospheres of Venus and Mars,'' Université de Paris est Creteil, Paris, France

  • June, 2011- Invited Lecture

    • "Line Shape Parameters for the HDO-CO2 Collision System for Applications to CO2-rich planetary atmospheres,'' Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium

  • August, 2009- Invited Lecture

    • "Theoretical Determination of Line Shape Parameters for Atmospheric Molecules,'' Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 2009

    • August, 2008- Invited Lecture

    "Half-widths and Their Temperature Dependence for N2-Broadening of ν5 Transitions of HNO3,"8th Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications Congress, Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France, 2008

    • April, 2008- Speech writer

    Wrote a speech for Bishop Desmond Tutu, which he used to introduce the Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies at UML

    • April, 2006- Hot Papers

    co-authored (see professional publications) the paper ''Einstein A-coefficients and statistical weights for molecular absorption transitions in the HITRAN database,'' was recognized as the paper receiving the third greatest number of citations in the Journal Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

    • November, 2005- Invited Lecture

    "Half-widths and Line Shifts of Water Vapor for Atmospheric Applications: Measurement and Theory,'' NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere for Environmental Security, Rabat, Morocco, November 17-November 19, 2005

    • June, 2005 Jury Member

    Habilitation á Diriger des Recherches for Dr. Marie-Renee Barilly-De Backer, Laboratoire de Groupe de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique, Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France

    • January, 2005 Member

    International Committee of the Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications Symposium

    • August, 2004 - Present Member

    Fulbright Specialist Review Committee on Meteorology

    • June, 2004- Elected Member

    International Committee of the International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes

    • June, 2004- Invited Lecture

    "Calculations of half-widths and line shifts for molecules in the terrestrial atmosphere,'' 17th International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes, June 21-25, 2004, Paris, France

    • June, 2003- Invited Lecture

    "Parametres collisionel pour vapeur d'eau: dependence vibrational et temperature'', Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Laboratoire de Groupe de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique, June 10, France

    • June, 2003- Invited Lecture

    "A survey of Measurements of Half-Widths and Line Shifts of Water Vapor: effects of vibration and temperature" Université Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique et Photophysique, June 3, Brussels, Belgium

    • May-June, 2003 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire de Groupe de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique , Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France

    • September, 2002 - Invited Lecture

    "Theoretical Determination of Line Shape Parameters for Atmospheric Molecules: Complex Robert-Bonamy Formalism," The 17th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, Prague, Czech Republic, September 1-5, 2002.

    • August, 2002 - Invited Lecture

    "A survey of Measurements of Half-Widths and Line Shifts of Water Vapor," International Workshop on Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications ASA-Moscow-2002, Moscow, Russia, August 25-28, 2002.

    • May 17, 2002 - External Examiner Ph.D. Thesis

    Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire et Applications, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France..  Thesis: Dévelopment d’une procedure d’adjustment simultané de plusiers specters obtenus dap transformation de Fourier et détermination des paramèters de raies de l’acétylene dans les régions á 5 μm et 13.6 μm, by David Jacquemart.

    • January-June, 2002 - Chercheur Associé,

    Chercheur Associé, Centre National de la Rescherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de PhotoPhysique Moleculaire, Université de Paris-Sud, Paris, France.

    • June, 2001 - Scientific Committee of Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications Workshop

    • July, 1999 - Sir Harold Thompson Memorial Award

    Co-recipient 1998 Sir Harold Thompson Memorial Award.  Awarded to the author(s) of the paper published in Spectrochimica Acta which makes the most significant contribution to spectroscopy,  Pergamon Journals, Ltd.

    • July, 1999 - Invited Lecture

    “Problem Solving in the Sciences,” Patricia A Golers Fellows Strategies for Success Summer Readiness Program, The University of Massachusetts Lowell.

    • June, 1998 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Moléculaire, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

    • June 26, 1998 - External Examiner Ph.D. Thesis.

    Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Hertzienne, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille , Lille, France. Asked to serve on the Ph. D. examination committee of D. Priem by Mr. H. Dubois, Director of Research. Thesis Title: "Analyse de la forme des Raies d'absorption de Molécules Atmosphérique: Ozone, Vapeur d'Eau, Protoxyde d'Azote, Monoxyde de Carbone. Determination de la Structure Geometrique du Chloroforme et du Cyanosilane"

    • Feb. 11, 1998 - Invited Lecture

    "The Complex Robert-Bonamy Formalism of Pressure-Broadening and Pressure-Shifting of Spectral Lines: Applications to H2O ," University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Physics.

    • June, 1997 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire et Applications, Université de Paris XI, Orsay, France.

    • June 16, 1997 - Invited Lecture

    "The Complex Robert-Bonamy Formalism of Pressure-Broadening and Pressure-Shifting of Spectral Lines: Applications to H2O," Institut Für Optoelektronik, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

    • September 1996 - Review Paper

    Asked to write a review paper on measurements and calculations of pressure-broadened halfwidths of ozone by the editor of Spectrochimica Acta.

    • September 1996 - Review Paper

    Asked to co-author a review paper on measurements and calculations of relaxation cross-sections of ozone by the editor of Spectrochimica Acta.

    • August 30, 1996 - Invited Lecture

    "New Developments in the Theory of Pressure-Broadening and Pressure-Induced Line Shifting of Spectral Lines: Complex Robert-Bonamy Formalism," University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

    • June 1994 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire de Spectronomie Moléculaire et Instrumentation Laser, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.

    • June 23, 1994 - External Examiner Ph.D. Thesis.

    Laboratoire d'Enerètique Moléculaire et Macroscopic-Combustion du CNRS, Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, France. Asked to serve on the Ph. D. examination committee of D. Scutaru by Dr. Jean-Loup Burgaud, Director of Research. Thesis Title: "Etudes théorique et expérimentale de l'absorption infrarouge par CO2 à haute temperature. Application à des modèles de rayonnement des gaz".

    • June 21, 1994 - Invited Lecture

    "The role of intermolecular potentials in Collision-broadening phenomena," Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire et Atmospherique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

    • April 4, 1994 - Most referenced paper

    The Scientist, April 4, 1994, p17. Hot Papers: co-authored (see professional publications) the paper " The HITRAN molecular database: Editions of 1991 and 1992," was recognized as the paper receiving the greatest number of citations in the past two years according to data from the Science Citation Index.

    • Sept. 23, 1993 - Invited Lecture

    "What is Fuzzy Science," Toxic Use Reduction Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell.

    • June 1993 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire d'Energètique Moléculaire et Macroscopic-Combustion du CNRS, Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, France.

    • Jan. 12, 1993 - Invited Lecture

    Validation of Ionospheric Models (VIM) Workshop, URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO.

    • June 1992 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire d'Energètique Moléculaire et Macroscopic-Combustion du CNRS, Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, France.

    • April 14-16, 1992 - Invited Participant.

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration Workshop on Spectral Line Parameters, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA.

    • June 18, 1990 - Invited Lecture

    "Partition Sums for Atmospheric Gases," Université de Paris Sud, Orsay, France.

    • June 1990 - Invited Professor

    Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire et Atmospherique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

    • May 27, 1990 - External Examiner Ph.D. Thesis

    Laboratoire d'Energètique Moléculaire et Macroscopic-Combustion du CNRS, Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, France, 1990. Asked to serve on the Ph. D. examination committee of C. Delaye by Dr. J. Taine of l’Ecole Centrale. Thesis Title: "Calcul des coefficients d'élargissement de raies de H2O et exploitation expérimentale d'intensités de raies de CO2 à haute température dans le domaine infrarouge. Applications,". L’Ecole Centrale provided round trip tickets and a week's accommodation in Paris.

    • Sept. 15, 1989 - Invited Lecture

    "The Hitran Molecular Absorption Database," Institut Für Optoelektronik, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

    • Sept. 8, 1987 - Invited Visit

    Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire et Atmospherique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

    • Sept. 6, 1987 - Invited Visit

    Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique, Université de Reims, France.

    • 1987-Present - Panel Member,

    Atmospheric Spectroscopy Applications Workshop.

    • Nov. 3, 1983 - Invited Lecture

    "Collision-Broadened Halfwidths of Ozone by the Quantum Fourier Transform Theory," Air Force Geophysics Laboratory Workshop on Stratospheric Ozone.

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