Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Physics
    University of Colorado    1978

Master of Science, Physics and Astrophysics
    University of Colorado    1972

Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude, Physics
    St. Olaf College    1968

Georgia Tech Department of Continuing Education
    Mandarin Chinese I    1987
    Millimeter Wave Systems and Technology    1979

American Management Association
    Basic Project Management:
    Planning, Scheduling, and Control    1984
    Project Management    1979

IEEE Research Activities Board
    Leadership Training Course    2001


Employment History

Georgia Institute of Technology
    Principal Research Scientist    1986-Present
    Adjunct Associate Professor Electrical Engineering    1992-Present
    Adjunct Professor Earth and Atmospheric Sciences    2002-Present

Michigan Technological University
    Senior Research Scientist    1982-1986
    Research Scientist    1978-1982
    Associate Professor of Physics    1984-1986
    Assistant Professor of Physics    1979-1984
    Assistant Director of Keweenaw Research Center    1981-1982

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
    Guest Worker    1974-1978

Appleton Laboratory (England)
    Higher Scientific Officer    1975
    Visiting Scientist    1974


Experience Summary

At the Georgia Institute of Technology:

1) As Senior Faculty Leader in Remote Sensing Technology, directed development of several innovative optical remote sensing instruments for characterization of the natural atmosphere and battlefield obscurants.  Presented results at technical meetings including the International Laser Radar Conference.  Made Georgia Tech a node in an international network, the Experimental Cloud Lidar Pilot Study.  Co-chaired the 1995 Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing meeting with a member of Georgia Tech’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.  Initiated atmospheric refractive turbulence research, which led to funded research projects and a provisional patent.

2) As Glen Robinson Chair in Electro-Optics, supervised the development of several eye safe, unattended laser radar systems including a real time ozone profiler and a turbulence profiler. Serves as a reviewer for technical journals (Applied Optics and Optical Engineering), supervises Georgia Tech student research, and serves as a thesis committee member.  EOEML representative to General Faculty Assembly, 1998-2001.

3) Initiated transportation research in GTRI-EOEML, resulting in several projects with combined funding of millions of dollars, and contacts with transportation researchers and officials world wide, through presentations and visits.  Served on program committee for the International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation.  Initiated a licensing agreement with a Georgia business to commercialize transportation technology developed in EOEML.

At Michigan Technological University

1) As Research Scientist and Assistant Director, helped to develop a research center (KRC) from the ground up.  Developed an atmospheric transmission range and studied infrared obscuration due to fog and snow.  Supervised the development of a computer model to simulate the infrared signatures of ground vehicles and natural backgrounds.  Developed infrared countermeasures.  Organized and hosted an annual vehicle signature symposium for eight years.  Conducted numerous thermal imaging studies.

2) As Assistant and Associate Professor of Physics, taught engineering physics and modern physics, supervised student research, and served on thesis committees.  Also served in the Faculty Senate and on numerous other faculty committees.

At the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and Appleton Laboratory:

Performed the definitive study of the millimeter-wave spectrum of Oxygen, measuring over 100 line parameters to a new level of accuracy.

At the University of Colorado:

Performed numerous laboratory and field measurements of the submillimeter spectra of atmospheric gasses.


Registrations, Professional Affiliations

Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics honor society)
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE)
International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)


Special Honors

Fellow of SPIE, 2007
Fellow of IEEE, 2005
Glen P. Robinson Chair in Electro Optics, 2002
Award of Excellence, California Alliance for Advanced Transportation Systems, 2002
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2002
AFOSR Summer Research Program Fellow, 1992
Named Senior Faculty Leader in Remote Sensing Technology at Georgia Tech, 1988
Awarded a University Research Instrumentation Grant, 1986
Outstanding publication award, U.S. Dept. of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, July 1979.


Major Reports and Publications

1. “Atmospheric Laser Radar as an Undergraduate Educational Experience,” West, L.L., Gimmestad, G., Bowling, A., Roberts, D., Stewart, J., and Wood, J., American Journal of Physics 74, 665-669 (2006)

2. “Differential Absorption Lidar for Ozone and Industrial Emissions,” G.G. Gimmestad, in Lidar – Range-Resolved Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Claus Weitkamp, Ed., Springer, New York (2005)

3. “Comment on Two-wavelength Lidar Inversion Techniques,” G.G. Gimmestad, Applied Optics 40, 2004-2009 (2001)

4. “Experimental Validation of the Differential Image Motion Lidar Concept,” M.S. Belen’kii, D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, and G.G. Gimmestad, Optics Letters 25, 518-520 (2000)

5. “The Experimental Cloud Lidar Pilot Study (ECLIPS) for Cloud-Radiation Research,” with C.M. Platt and others, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 75, 1635-1654 (1994)

6. “Design and Performance of a 100-inch Lidar Facility,” D. W. Roberts, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Optical Engineering 30, 79-87 (1991)

7. “Initial Measurements Using a 1.54 Micron Eyesafe Raman Shifted Lidar,” E. M. Patterson, D. W. Roberts, and G. G. Gimmestad, Applied Optics 28, 4978-4981 (1989)

8. “Scattering Corrections to Extinction Coefficients Measured in Falling Snow,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., and G. G. Gimmestad, Optical Engineering 22, 86-89 (1983)

9. “An Examination of the Correlation Between Infrared and Visible Extinction Coefficients in Fog,” G. G. Gimmestad, L. W. Winchester, Jr. and others, Optics Letters 7, 471-473 (1982)

10. “The Diurnal Temperature Variations of An Object in an Outdoor Environment,” G. G. Gimmestad, A. M. Millman and others, Applied Mathematical Modeling 6, 410-414 (1982)

11. “Measurements of Near Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Attenuation in the Temperature Range 258K to 282K,” G. G. Gimmestad and H. A. Gebbie, International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 3, 77-82 (1982)

12. “Excess Absorption by Water Vapor and Comparison with Theoretical Dimer Absorption,” R. A. Bohlander, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Atmospheric Water Vapor, 241-254, edited by A. Deepak, T. D. Wilkerson, and L. H. Ruhnke, Academic Press, New York (1980)

13. “Calculation of Clear Air Refractivity,” H. J. Liebe and G. G. Gimmestad, Radio Science 13, 245-251 (1978)

14. “Atmospheric Spectra in the Range 5 cm-1 to 30 cm-1 Observed from 4 Kilometers Altitude,” G. G. Gimmestad, R. H. Ware and others Astrophysical Journal 218, 311-313 (1977)

15. “Atmospheric Oxygen Microwave Spectrum - Experiment versus Theory,” H. F. Liebe, G. G. Gimmestad, and J. D. Hopponen, IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation AP-25, 327-335 (1977)

16. “Atmospheric Absorption in the Range 12 cm-1 to 32 cm-1 Measured in a Horizontal Path,” G. G. Gimmestad and H. A. Gebbie, Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics 38, 325 (1976)

17. “Millimeter Wave Oxygen Attenuation Measurements,” G. G. Gimmestad, D. T. Llewellyn-Jones, and H. A. Gebbie, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 16, 899-900 (1976)

18. “Support for Atmospheric Origin of Anomalous Submillimeter Wave Spectral Features,” H. A. Gebbie, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Nature 247, 456 (1974)

19. “Measurements of Atmospheric Absorption of Millimeter Waves,” G. G. Gimmestad, H. A. Gebbie and others, Astrophysical Journal 178, 267 (1972)

20. “The Study of Dimeric Molecules in Ammonia Vapor by Submillimeter Wave Spectroscopy,” G. G. Gimmestad, G. W. F. Pardoe, and H. A. Gebbie, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 12, 559 (1972)


Presentations and Conference Proceedings

1. “Development of a LIDAR system for Range Profiles of Turbulence,” G. G. Gimmestad, D. W. Roberts, J .M. Stewart, and J. W. Wood, Annual ITEA Technology Review, Cambridge, MA, 7-10 August (2006)

2. “A New Type of Lidar for Atmospheric Optical Turbulence,” G. G. Gimmestad, D. W. Roberts, J. M. Stewart, J. W. Wood, M. W. Dawsey, and F .D. Eaton, 23rd International Laser Radar Conference, pp. 81-84, Nara, Japan (2006)

3. “Undergraduate Lidar Education at Georgia Tech,” L. L. West, A. K. Garrison, G. G. Gimmestad, D. W. Roberts, J. M. Stewart, J. W. Wood, and A. L. Bowling, 23rd International Laser Radar Conference, pp. 303-306, Nara, Japan (2006)

4. “Lidar to Support Ground-Based Astronomy,” M. Dawsey, G. Gimmestad, D. Roberts, J. McGraw, P. Zimmer, and J. Fitch , 7th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling, Boulder CO, 11-17 June (2006)

5. “Lidar system for atmospheric refractive turbulence profiles,” G. G. Gimmestad, D. W. Roberts, J. M. Stewart, J. W. Wood, M. W. Dawsey, and F. D. Eaton, 7th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling, Boulder, CO, 11-17 June (2006)

6. “LIDAR system for monitoring turbulence profiles,” G. G. Gimmestad, M. W. Dawsey, D. W. Roberts, J. M. Stewart, J. W. Wood, and F. D. Eaton, Proc. SPIE 6267 (2006)

7. “LIDAR for measuring atmospheric extinction,”, M. W. Dawsey, G. G. Gimmestad, D. W. Roberts, J. T. McGraw, P. Zimmer, and J. A. Fitch, Proc. SPIE 6270 (2006)

8. “Remote Sensing Techniques to Support Beam Control Tests,” (Invited) G. G. Gimmestad, Directed Energy Systems Symposium, Monterey, CA, 20-24 March 2006

9. “Development of LIDAR System for Range Profiles of Turbulence,” G.G. Gimmestad, Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Conference, 2-4 August 2005, Albuquerque, New Mexico

10. “Development of LIDAR System for Optical Turbulence Profiles,” G.G. Gimmestad, J.M. Stewart, and Ian Gatland, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 25-29 July 2005, Seoul, Korea

11. “1.5 Microns: the Future of Unattended Aerosol Lidar?,” G.G. Gimmestad and D.W. Roberts, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 20-24 September 2004, Anchorage, Alaska

12. “LIDAR Technique for Range Profiles of Turbulence – First-year Field Measurement Plan,” G.G. Gimmestad, F. Eaton, and R.L. Stovall, Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Conference, 3-5 August 2004, Albuquerque, New Mexico

13. “Target edge response,” M.S. Belen’kii, P.S. Gillespie, G.G. Gimmestad, K. Hughes, D.W. Roberts, V. Rye, J.M. Stewart, and J.W. Wood,  Proceedings SPIE 5550, 2-6 August 2004, Denver, Colorado

14. “A Simple and Rugged Micropulse Lidar,” G. G. Gimmestad, D. W. Roberts, J. M. Stewart, L.L. West, J.W. Wood, and A.L. Bowling, 22nd International Laser Radar Conference, 163-166, 12-16 July 2004, Matera, Italy

15. “The Georgia Automated Adverse Visibility Warning and Control System,” G.G. Gimmestad, W.D. Daley, M.M. Moses, C.T. Usher, and R.A. Carey, National Highway Visibility Conference, 18-19 May 2004, Madison, Wisconsin

16. “Electro-Optical Remote Sensing Research at Georgia Tech,” (INVITED), presented at the OSA Optics in the Southeast (OISE) Topical Meeting, 12-13 November 2003, Orlando, Florida

17. “Measurement of Tilt Anisoplanatism with Discrete and Extended Sources,” M.S. Belen’kii, K. Burgi, P. Gillespie, G.G. Gimmestad, K. Hughes, D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, and J.W. Wood, Proceedings SPIE 5160, 2003

18. “NEXLASER – An Unattended Tropospheric Ozone and Aerosol Lidar – First Results,” G.G. Gimmestad, D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, L.L. West, and J.W. Wood, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 21-25 July 2003, Toulouse, France.

19. “The Georgia Automated Adverse Visibility Warning and Control System,”  W.D. Daley, R.A. Carey, G.G. Gimmestad, M. Moses, and C. Usher, Proceedings of the ITS America Conference, May 2003, Minneapolis, MN

20. “System Verification of an Unattended DIAL LIDAR,” J.M. Stewart, G.G. Gimmestad, P. Haugen, D.W. Roberts, L.L. West, and J.W. Wood, Proceedings SPIE 5086, 189-196, 2003

21. “Augmenting the Micropulse Lidar Concept,” D.W. Roberts and G.G. Gimmestad, Proceedings SPIE 5086, 287-291, 2003

22. “Covert Camera for Screening of Vehicle Interiors and HOV Enforcement,” J.W. Wood, G.G. Gimmestad, D.W. Roberts, Proceedings SPIE 5071, 411-420, 2003

23. “Laser Sensing of Atmospheric Turbulence,” G.G. Gimmestad and D.W. Roberts, Proceedings SPIE 5087, 167-172, 2003

24. “Laser Sensing of Atmospheric Turbulence,” G.G. Gimmestad, Proceedings SPIE 4884, 104-109, 2002

25. “Optimizing lidar dynamic range by engineering the crossover region,” D.W. Roberts and G.G. Gimmestad, Proceedings of the 21st International Laser Radar Conference, 35-38, 2002.

26. “Development of a differential absorption lidar for NO2 monitoring,” G.G. Gimmestad, D. Tan, and D.W. Roberts, Proceedings of the 21st International Laser Radar Conference, 193-196, 2002.

27. “Optimizing lidar dynamic range by engineering the crossover region,” D.W. Roberts and G.G. Gimmestad, Proceedings SPIE 4723, 120-129, 2002.

28. “NEXLASER – an unattended tropospheric aerosol and ozone lidar,” J.M. Stewart, G.G. Gimmestad, D.W. Roberts, L.L. West, and J.W. Wood, Proceedings SPIE 4723, 172-181, 2002

29. Eye safe lidar as an undergraduate research experience,” G.G. Gimmestad, A.L. Bowling, D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, L.L. West, J.W. Wood, and E.M Patterson, Proceedings SPIE 4723, 182-188, 2002.

30. “A Next Generation Ground-Based Sensor for Tropospheric Ozone,” G.G. Gimmestad, E.M Patterson, D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, L.L. West, and J.W. Wood, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 9-13 July 2001, Sydney, Australia.

31. “Experimental Validation of the Differential Image Motion Lidar Concept,” M.S. Belen’kii, D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, G.G. Gimmestad, and W.R. Dagle, SPIE 4377, 307-316, 2001.

32. “A New Laser Probe for Atmospheric Turbulence,” Gimmestad, G.G., D.W. Roberts, J.M. Stewart, M.S. Belen’kii, and W.R. Dagle, Proceedings of the Military Sensing Symposia 2001 Meeting of the Specialty Group on Active E-O Systems, Huntsville, AL, April 3-5, 2001.

33. “Unattended Lidar Systems for Monitoring Tropospheric Ozone,” G.G. Gimmestad and R.M. Hardesty, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 24-28 July 2000, Honolulu, HI.

34. “Lidar Techniques for Measuring  ,” G.G. Gimmestad and M.S. Belen’kii, IEEE 1999 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 28 June - 2 July 1999, Hamburg, Germany.

35. “Georgia Vehicle Occupancy System,” Georgia Section ITE Summer Seminar, Jekyll Island, GA, 13-15 July 1998 (invited), with R.A. Carey and others

36. “The Georgia Vehicle Occupancy System,” Research Symposium on Science and Technology for a Sustainable Society, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 13-14 May 1998, with R.A. Carey and others

37. “The Georgia Automated Adverse Visibility Warning and Control System,” Highway Visibility Conference, Huntsville, AL, 6-7 November 1996, with R.A. Carey and others

38. “Single-ended Laser Wind Sensor,” in Image Propagation Through the Atmosephere, J. Christopher Dainty, Luc R. Bissonette, Editors, Proceedings SPIE 2828, 489-494, 7-9 August 1986, with M.S. Belen’kii and D.W. Roberts

39. “Design of an Optical Remote Sensing System for Measuring Refractive Turbulence in the Antarctic Boundary Layer,” in Image Propagation Through the Atmosephere, J. Christopher Dainty, Luc R. Bissonette, Editors, Proceedings SPIE 2828, 221-231, 7-9 August 1996, with M.S. Belen’kii and J.R. White

40. “The Georgia Automated Adverse Visibility Warning and Control System,” 29th International Symposium on Automated Technology and Automation, Road and Vehicle Safety, 269-272, 3-6 June 1996, with R.A. Carey and others

41. “The Georgia Automated Adverse Visibility Warning and Control System,” TRB Symposium on Visibility and Human Factors, Ames, IA, 28-30 April 1996, with R.A. Carey and others

42. “Prospects for Laser Remote Sensing of C2n,” in Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing IV, J. Christopher Dainty, Editor, Proc. SPIE 2471, 482-486, 17-19 April 1995, with M.S. Belen’kii

43. “Prospects for Laser Remote Sensing of Refractive Turbulence,” Proc. Second Topical Symposium on Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, Atlanta, GA, 151-153, 3-6 April 1995, with M.S. Belen’kii

44. “Development of a Lidar System at the Starfire Optical Range,” 17th International Laser Radar Conference, Sendai, Japan, 25-29 July 1994, with D.W. Roberts

45. “Monostatic Image Distortion Lidar Technique for Measuring Intensity of Atmospheric Turbulence,” Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III, Proceedings SPIE 2222, 5-7 April 1994, with M.S. Belen’kii

46. “Design Considerations for a Residual Turbulent Scintillation (RTS) Lidar,” Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III, Proceedings SPIE 2222, 5-7 April 1994, with M.S. Belen’kii

47. “A New Perspective on the Experimental Study of Atmospheric Turbulence,” Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III, Proceedings SPIE 2222, 5-7 April 1994, with M.S. Belen’kii

48. “A New Photocount Analysis Technique for Measuring Motion of Atmospheric Inhomogeneities,”  Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing III, Proceedings SPIE 2222, 5-7 April 1994, with M.S. Belen’kii

49. .Boundary layer height measurements with an eyesafe lidar,” in Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy, Proceedings SPIE 2112, 187-193 (1994), with E.M. Patterson and others

50. “A New Remote Sensing Technique for Lidar Monitoring of Atmospheric Turbulence,” M. S. Belenkii and G. G. Gimmestad, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II, Orlando, Florida, (14-15 April 1993)

51. “Boundary Layer Height Measurements with an Eyesafe Lidar System,” E. M. Patterson, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere Technical Digest 5, pp. 57-60, Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, (1993)

52. “Remote Sensing Technique for Simultaneous Determination of Turbulent and Scattering Parameters of the Atmosphere,” International Meeting for Wave Propagation in Random Media, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3-7 August 1992, with M.S. Belen’kii and J.W. Beletic

53. “Lidar Observations of Mt. Pinatubo Aerosol Above Atlanta,” G. G. Gimmestad, E. M. Patterson and others, Technical Digest on Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere 18, Addendum and Postdeadline Papers, pp. OTuE15-1 - OTuE15-3, Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, (1991)

54. “Atmospheric Density and Temperature Measurements Using MEGALIDAR,” A. K. Garrison, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Fifteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Tomsk, USSR, (23-27 July 1990)

55. “Sky Radiance Measurements and Cloud Characterization,” G. G. Gimmestad and C. E. Vaughn, Fifteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Tomsk, USSR, (23-27 July 1990)

56. “Eyesafe Raman-Shifted Lidar Systems for Atmospheric Measurements,” E. M. Patterson, D. W. Roberts, and G. G. Gimmestad, Fifteenth International Laser Radar Conference, Tomsk, USSR, (23-27 July 1990)

57. “Autonomous Lidar System for Cloud Climatology,” G. G. Gimmestad and S. C. Bauman, 1990 Technical Digest Series 4, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Incline Village, NV, (12-15 February 1990)

58. “Development of a 1.54 Micron Eyesafe Raman-shifted Lidar,” E. M. Patterson, D. W. Roberts, and G. G. Gimmestad, 1990 Technical Digest Series 4, Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Incline Village, NV, (12-15 February 1990)

59. “Lidar Systems Utilizing Raman-shifted Sources,” E. M. Patterson, G. G. Gimmestad, and D. W. Roberts, Lasers '89, New Orleans, LA, (3-8 December 1989)

60. “Initial Measurements using an Eyesafe Raman-Shifted Lidar,” E. M. Patterson, D. W. Roberts, and G. G. Gimmestad, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, (24-28 April 1989)

61. “Lidar Density and Temperature Measurements at 40-90 km Altitudes,” G. G. Gimmestad, A. K. Garrison and others, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, Orlando, FL, (15-20 October 1989)

62. .Atmospheric Measurements Using an Eyesafe Raman Shifted Lidar,” E. M. Patterson, D. W. Roberts, and G. G. Gimmestad, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, Orlando, FL, (15-20 October 1989)

63. “Lidar Density and Temperature Measurements at 40-90 km Altitudes,” G. G. Gimmestad, J. M. Cathcart and others, AGU Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, (8-12 May 1989)

64. “Megalidar - A Multilidar Facility Using a 100 Inch Mirror,” A. K. Garrison, G. G. Gimmestad and others, 14th International Laser Radar Conference, Innichen-San Candido, Italy, (20-24 June 1988)

65. “Airborne Instrumentation Pod for Atmospheric Characterization,” G. G. Gimmestad, J. Gallagher and others, IRIS Atmospheric Physics Specialty Group meeting, Laurel, MD, (19-21 May 1987)

66. “Directional Infrared Optical Measurements of Natural Snow Surfaces,” G. G. Gimmestad and Q. B. Zhou, Proceedings of Beijing International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Beijing, China, (18-22 November 1986)

67. “Bidirectional Reflectance of Snow Surfaces in the Thermal Infrared,” G. G. Gimmestad and Q. B. Zhou, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, (12-18 October 1985)

68. “Bidirectional Reflectance of Snow Surfaces in the Thermal Infrared,” G. G. Gimmestad and Q. B. Zhou, Proceedings of Snow Symposium V, Hanover, NH, (13-15 August 1985)

69. “Analysis of Snow Ground Truth Data,” G. G. Gimmestad, Proceedings of Snow Symposium V, Hanover, New Hampshire, (13-15 August 1985)

70. “Environmental Effects on Vehicle-Terrain Contrast in the Thermal Infrared,” G. G. Gimmestad, W. R. Reynolds and others, DoD Conference on Effects of the Environment on Systems, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, (11-12 April 1985)

71. “Snowpack Ground Truth Measurements I. Overview,” G. G. Gimmestad and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of Snow Symposium IV, Hanover, New Hampshire, (14-16 August 1984)

72.  “Snowpack Ground Truth Measurements II. Snow Surface Characterization,” G. G. Gimmestad, S. M. Lee, and L. H. Bolio, Proceedings of Snow Symposium IV, Hanover, New Hampshire, (14-16 August 1984)

73. “The Measurement of Snow Properties for  Mobility Applications:  The Unfrozen Water Content,” W. L. Harrison, G. G. Gimmestad, and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, Cambridge, England, (5-11 August 1984)

74. “Standard Background Scenes for Thermal Imaging,” W. R. Reynolds, G. G. Gimmestad, and D. K. Wilburn, Proceedings of the Infrared Information Symposium Specialty Group Meeting on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, Camp Pendleton, CA, (1-2 February 1984)

75. “Alcohol Mixing Method of Determining Snow Moisture Content,” G. G. Gimmestad, seminar at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, (25 October 1983), and at the Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, (1 November 1983)

76. “Standard Scenes for Thermal Imaging,” W. R. Reynolds, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Proceedings of the Tri-Services Infrared Backgrounds Symposium, Burlington, MA, (18-20 October 1983)

77. “Retroreflective Devices as Countermeasures,” G. G. Gimmestad and H. R. Young, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Signatures 11, pp. 139-160, Houghton, Michigan, (28-29 September 1982)

78. “Surface Radiance of Deposited Snow,” S. J. Lee, A. M. Millman, and G. G. Gimmestad, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Signatures 1, pp. 63-71, Houghton, Michigan, (28-29 September 1982)

79. “Transmission of Visible and Infrared Radiation in Falling and Blowing Snow,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad, and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of Snow Symposium II 1, 113-127, Hanover, New Hampshire, (10-12 August 1982)

80. “Performance of the M1 Thermal Sight and Laser Rangefinder in Falling and Blowing Snow,” G. G. Gimmestad, L. W. Winchester, Jr., and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of Snow Symposium II II, Hanover, New Hampshire, (10-12 August 1982)

81. “Effects of Snow on M1 Thermal Sight and Laser Rangefinder Performance,” G. G. Gimmestad, L. W. Winchester, Jr., and S. M. Lee, Infrared Information Symposium 27, pp. 185-193, Monterey, California

82. “Propagation of Visible and Infrared Radiation In Snow and Rain,” G. G. Gimmestad, L. W. Winchester, Jr., and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Miami Beach, Florida, (7-12 December 1981)

83. “Measurement of the Optical Phase Function of Small Volcanic Ash Particles from Mt. St. Helens,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad, and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of NATO Advanced Study Institute on Chemistry of the Unpolluted and Polluted Troposphere, Corfu, Greece, (28 September-10 October 1981)

84. “Measurements of the Phase Function of Natural Particles,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad and others, Proceedings of S.P.I.E. International Technical Symposium 305, pp. 106-118, San Diego, California, (24-28 August 1981)

85. “Measurements of Infrared and Visible Extinction in Adverse Weather,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad, and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of S.P.I.E. International Technical Symposium 305, pp. 99-105, San Diego, California, (24-28 August 1981)

86. “Computation of Scattering by Atmospheric Particles,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad, and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of the Third Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Signatures 1, pp. 67-79, Houghton, Michigan, (18-19 August 1981)

87. “Measured Transmission & Scattering by Atmospheric Particles,” G. G. Gimmestad, L. W. Winchester, Jr., and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of the Third Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Signatures 1, pp. 60-66, Houghton, Michigan, (18-19 August 1981)

88. “Measurement of the Optical Phase Function of Small Volcanic Ash Particles from Mt. St. Helens,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad, and R. B. Wetzel, URSI General Assembly, Washington, D.C., (10-19 August 1981)

89. “Importance of Scattering Effects of Snow Crystals,” L. W. Winchester, Jr., G. G. Gimmestad and others, Proceedings of Snow Symposium I, pp. 277-287, Hanover, New Hampshire, (4-5 August 1981)

90. “Long Path Absorption Cells for Millimeter Waves,” G. G. Gimmestad and R. A. Bohlander, Proceedings of S.P.I.E. Huntsville Electro-Optical Technical Symposium 259, 67-72, Huntsville, Alabama, (29 September - 2 October 1980)

91. “The KRC/TARADCOM Ground Vehicle Infrared Signature Model,” S. M. Lee, G. G. Gimmestad, and S. B. Guitar, Proceedings of the IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, pp. 31-50, Arlington, Virginia, (26-27 August 1980)

92. “KRC/TARADCOM Vehicle IR Signature Prediction Modeling Program,” S. M. Lee, G. G. Gimmestad, and S. B. Guitar, Proceedings of the Second Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 7-14, Houghton, Michigan, (15-16 July 1980)

93. “Measurement of IR Transmission in Adverse Atmospheric Conditions,” G. G. Gimmestad, W. K. Choi, and P. N. Parks, Proceedings of the Second Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 148-159, Houghton, Michigan, (15-16 July 1980)

94. “Signature Suppression Techniques Utilizing Living Vegetation,” F. H. Erbisch, G. G. Gimmestad, and S. M. Lee, Proceedings of the Second Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 100-103, Houghton, Michigan, (15-16 July 1980)

95. “KRC-TARADCOM Background Irradiance Modeling Program,” L. W. Winchester Jr. and G. G. Gimmestad, Proceedings of the Second Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 144-147, Houghton, Michigan, (15-16 July 1980)

96. “Modeling of IR Obscuration in Adverse Atmospheric Conditions,” G. G. Gimmestad, S. M. Lee and others, Proceedings of the Second Annual KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 123-131, Houghton, Michigan, (15-16 July 1980)

97. “Infrared Obscuration by Falling and Blowing Snow,” G. G. Gimmestad and S. M. Lee, Infrared Information Symposium, pp. 227-235, Seattle, Washington, (12 May 1980)

98. “Study of IR Obscuration in Adverse Atmospheric Conditions,” N. D. Jotwani, G. G. Gimmestad and others, Proceedings of the First KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 54-58, Houghton, Michigan, (14-15 June 1979)

99. “KRC Vehicle Facet Temperature Data Acquisition Method,” S. M. Lee, G. G. Gimmestad, and R. L. Smith, Proceedings of the First KRC Symposium on Ground Vehicle Infrared Signatures 1, pp. 7-13, Houghton, Michigan, (14-15 June 1979)

100. “Two Problems in Understanding the Role of Water Dimers in Atmospheric Absorption,” R. A. Bohlander and G. G. Gimmestad, Workshop on Millimeter and Submillimeter Atmospheric Propagation, pp. 57-66, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, (20-22 March 1979)

101. “Cold Weather Propagation Problems,” G. G. Gimmestad and H. A. Gebbie, Workshop on Millimeter and Submillimeter Atmospheric Propagation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, (20-22 March 1979)

102. “Calculation of Atmospheric 02 Zeeman Patterns at EHF,” H. J. Liebe and G. G. Gimmestad, National Radio Science meeting, Boulder, Colorado, (5 November 1978)

103. “Pressure Broadening of Oxygen Microwave Lines by other Atmospheric Gasses,” G. G. Gimmestad and H. J. Liebe, American Physical Society meeting, San Francisco, California, (9-13 January 1978)

104. “The EHF Spectrum of Atmospheric Oxygen,” H. Liebe, G. G. Gimmestad, and J. Hopponen, URSI Commission F, LaBaule, France, (28 April to 6 May 1977)

105. “Pressure Broadening of Molecular Oxygen Microwave Lines by Noble Gases,” G. G. Gimmestad, AAAS Meeting, Denver, Colorado, (20-25 February 1977)