Sebastián Torres

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Sebastián Torres

Assistant Director, CIWRO

RRDD CIWRO Division Lead,
ART Team Lead,
Sr. Research Scientist

sebas@ou.edu
sebastian.torres@noaa.gov
National Weather Center 4421

Education

PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
BS, Electrical Engineering, National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

About

Sebastián leads the Advanced Radar Techniques team and has 27+ years of experience conducting research and development of innovative signal processing and advanced remote-sensing techniques to improve the quality, coverage, and timeliness of meteorological products from weather radars. His principal projects are the exploration and demonstration of unique capabilities offered by phased-array radar (PAR) for weather observations; and the development and transfer of technology to existing radar systems in government, public, and private organizations.

Research Focus

Weather radar technologies
Weather radar system design
Phased array weather radar
Weather radar signal processing
Weather radar calibration
Weather radar application software
Weather radar concepts of operations

CIWRO Research Themes

Weather Radar and Observations

Affiliated CIWRO Team

Advanced Radar Techniques (ART)

Honors & Awards

American Meteorological Society (AMS) Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Editor’s Award, 2020
University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service, 2016
NOAA/OAR Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, 2003