Robert Gillies

Plants, Soils, & Climate (PSC)

Professor, Climate Science, State Climatologist


Robert Gillies

Contact Information

Office Location: AGRS 115
Phone: 435-797-2233
Email: robert.gillies@usu.edu

Awards

American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016

Utah Section

Certificate of Appointment - Visiting Professor, 2016

National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

CLE International, 2008

CLE International, 2007

UCAR Member Renewal Application for USU, 2007

Certificate of Appreciation - Governor's Blue Ribbon Advisory Council, 2007

Chi Epsilon Pi, 1989


Publications | Books

  • Wang, S., Yoon, J., Funk, C., Gillies, R.R, (2017). Climate Extremes: Patterns & Mechanisms. AGU / Wiley
  • Wang, S., Gillies, R.R, (2012). Modern Climatology. InTech
  • Gillies, R.R, Wang, S., (2011). Climate Change. Kendall Hunt
  • Gillies, R.R, (2009). Aviation Weather - A Series of Interactive Exercises on Weather Reports and Forecasts. *
  • Gillies, R.R, (2008). Utah Climate 2nd Edition. *

    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Gillies, R.R, 2013 National Climate Assessment (Southwest climate assessment): The weather and Climate of the Southwest United States.
  • Wang, S., Gillies, R.R, (2017). The California Drought: Trends and Impacts: Climate Extremes: Patterns and Mechanisms. Ameri. Geophy. Union
  • Jin, J., Wang, S., Gillies, R.R, (2011). An Improved Dynamical Downscaling for the Western United States: Climate Change / Book 2. InTech
  • Wang, S., Gillies, R.R, (2011). Climatology of the U.S. Intermountain West: Climatology. InTech
  • Gillies, R.R, Ramsey, R., (2009). Climate of Utah: Rangeland Resources of Utah, 2nd ed. USU Extension *
  • Gillies, R.R, (2007). Growth of Impervious Surface Coverage and Aquatic Fauna. Remote Sensing of Impervious Surfaces
  • Arentsen, P.R, Gillies, R.R, Mesner, N., (2004). Satellite derived impervious surface area as an indicator for water resource impacts in a semi-arid environment, Utah, U.S.A.: Management Information Systems. WIT Press
  • Gillies, R.R, (2004). Coupling Thermal Infrared and Visible Satellite Measurements to Infer Biophysical Variables at the Land Surface. In: Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing and Land Surface Processes

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    Bulletins

    Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Fall 2023
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2023
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Fall 2022
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2022
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Fall 2021
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2021
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2021
    PSC 2040 - Aviation Weather, Fall 2020
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2020
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2020
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2019
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2018
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2017
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2016
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2015
    PSC 6990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Fall 2014
    PSC 6990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Summer 2014
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2014
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2013
    PSC 3250 - Aviation Weather, Spring 2012
    PSC 3250 - AVIATION WEATHER, Spring 2011
    PSC 3820 - CLIMATE CHANGE (DSC)(QI), Spring 2011
    WATS 3820 - CLIMATE CHANGE (DSC)(QI), Spring 2011
    CLIM 3250 - Aviation Weathr, Spring 2010
    CLIM 3280 - Climate Change, Spring 2010

    Creative Works | Other

    • Building the Basics: Waves, Other, Science Unwrapped
    • Building the Basics: Waves, Other, Science Unwrapped
    • Another #$@%! climate talk, Other, TedxUSU Talk - 2015
    • Another #$@%! climate talk, Other, TedxUSU Talk - 2015

    Graduate Students Mentored

    Martin Schroeder, Plants, Soils, and Climate, August 2013