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(Teaching) I have more than 15 years college and university lecturing and laboratory instruction experience in elementary astronomy, astrophysics, general physics, mathematics, meteorology, and descriptive physical sciences. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide [ERAU-W], Adjunct Assistant Professor, February, 2013 to present. Since October, 2015 I have been instructing mathematics and physics courses for ERAU-W [MATH 112, Applications of Calculus in Aviation, via EagleVision, and MATH 111 Algebra and Trigonometry, in-person at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, and online. Also ERAU-W [PHYS 102, Explorations in Physics] online.

(Scientific Research/Engineering) My pure and applied science work has spanned more than 20 years of experience with main expertise in algorithm development for application to problems in atmospheric and oceanic remote sensing, planetary astronomy, physical optics, and spectroscopy. I am skilled in atmospheric correction for use in hyperspectral image exploitation. I created a radiative transfer computer code which calculates the polarization and intensity of multiply-scattered light propagating through planetary atmospheres. AWARDS AND HONORS Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 2009-2015. NASA Group Achievement Award,1998, Cassini Mission, Descent Imager-Spectral Radiometer (DISR) Data Analysis. Valedictorian, Basic High School, Henderson, Nevada. BIBLIOGRAPHY Books 1. Ultimate Commune: The Universe and Us, 1979, Exposition Press, New York 2. Inside Out: Looking for Ourselves in Time and Space, 2009, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-upon Tyne, UK, https://www.cambridgescholars.com/

Articles 1. Kerola, D.X. (2002) “Where is Reality”, Planetary Science Institute Newsletter, spring, 2002. 2. Kerola, D.X. (1996), “Real meaning of space exploration may yet reap broader knowledge”, The Arizona Daily Star, Nov. 16, A-17. 3. Kerola, D.X., (1988), “Dark Desert Highways”, Sky and Telescope, 75, 534-536.

Papers 1. Kerola, D.X. H.P. Larson, and M.G. Tomasko (1997), “Analysis of the Near-IR Spectrum of Saturn: A Comprehensive Radiative Transfer Model of Its Middle and Upper Troposphere”, Icarus, 127, 190-212. 2. Kerola, D.X. and S.M. Larson (1999), “Adaptation of Planetary Atmospheres Modeling Methods for Analysis of Coma Dust Optical Properties in Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp):I”, Icarus, 140, 439-445. 3. Kerola, D.X. and S.M. Larson (2001), “Analysis of Coma Dust Optical Properties in Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp):II Effects of Polarization”, Icarus, 149, 351-356. 4. Kerola, D.X. (2006),”Modeling Artificial Nightsky Brightness with a Polarized Multiple Scattering Radiative Transfer Computer Code”, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 365, 1295, Feb, 2006. 5. Kerola, D.X. (2006), “Calibration of Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) Upper Air Brightness Temperature Measurements Using a Comprehensive Radiative Transfer Model”, Radio Sci., 41, RS4001,doi:10.1029/2005RS003329. 6. Kerola, D.X., C.J. Bruegge, H.N. Gross, and M.C. Helmlinger (2009), “On-Orbit Calibration of the EO-1 Hyperion and Advanced Land Imager (ALI) Sensors Using the LED Spectrometer (LSpec) Automated Facility”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47, No. 4, April, 2009.