Paul J. Meyer
Paul J. Meyer
Atmospheric Scientist
NASA
320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805
Phone 256-961-7892
Fax 256-961-7788
paul.meyer@nasa.gov
Paul Meyer has a B.S. and M.S. in Meteorology and an M.S. in Computer Science. He has served as a team member at NASA MSFC for the past 24 years. His interests have been in scientific data visualization and image processing. He has conducted research in precipitation systems using weather radar and has developed algorithms to determine vortex centers for tornadic storm cells. He performed image analysis work for the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger investigation and for the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia accident. He is the co-developer of the Video Image Stabilization and Registration (VISAR) technique which earned NASA's 2003 Commercial Invention of the Year award. VISAR was developed in response to a request from the FBI to assist them in the investigation of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park bombings. Additionally, he and the VISAR technology have been inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame and VISAR has won numerous other awards. Mr. Meyer holds five United States patents and one Australian patent. Mr. Meyer develops interactive visualization techniques for remote sensing data using the World Wide Web. His recent interests are the use of multi-frequency GPS signals to characterize biogeophysical properties of vegetation.
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Education
- Master of Science in Computer Science (1995), The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Computer Science Department
- Master of Science in Meteorology (1985), Saint Louis University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department
- Bachelor of Science in Meteorology (1982), Saint Louis University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department
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Positions
- Atmospheric Scientist (1985 - Present), NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Earth Science Office, Huntsville, Alabama
- Baron Services, Inc., Consultant (1997 - 1999), Huntsville, Alabama
- NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellow (1982 - 1985)
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Special Assignments:
- Space Shuttle Challenger Accident Investigation Team, 1986
- CENTBOM task force with FBI (investigation of 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park bombing)
- Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Team, 2003
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Awards:
- 2003: NASA MSFC Invention of the Year Award (2002).
- 2003: NASA's Commercial Invention of the Year Award (2002).
- 2002: Federal Laboratory Consortium Excellence in Technology Transfer Award.
- 2001: Inducted to Space Technology Hall of Fame for Video Image Stabilization and Registration technique.
- 2000: Federal Laboratory Consortium Southeast Region Excellence in Technology Transfer Award.
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Patents:
- 249,392 Video Image Stabilization and Registration (September 24, 2007) Mexican patent
- 767,292 Video Image Stabilization and Registration (March 19, 2004 - 20 years from July 20, 2000) Australian Patent
- 6,560,375 Video Image Stabilization and Registration (May 6, 2003)
- 6,459,822 Video Image Stabilization and Registration (October 1, 2002)
- 6,356,843 System and Method for Detecting and Displaying Wind Shear (March 12, 2002)
- 6,272,433 System and Method for Detecting and Displaying Wind Shear (August 7, 2001)
- 6,163,756 System and Method for Detecting and Displaying Wind Shear (December 19, 2000)
