Petr Chýlek
Petr Chýlek is a researcher for Space and Remote Sensing Sciences at
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Chýlek received his diploma in theoretical physics from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He received his Ph.D. in physics from UC Riverside in 1970. Prior to becoming a government researcher in 2001, Chýlek was a professor at several US and Canadian universities, including SUNY Albany, Purdue University, University of Oklahoma and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Chýlek has published over 100 first authored scientific papers in remote sensing, atmospheric radiation, climate change, cloud and aerosol physics, applied laser physics and ice core analysis.