Christopher Daly

Christopher Daly

Christopher Daly

Professor (Sr Res)
Organizations
Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering
Address

198J University Plaza
1600 SW Western Blvd
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States

Degrees
Founding director of Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate Group
Oregon State University Ph.D. (General Science) 1994
University of Colorado M.A. (Forest Geography) 1984
University of California at Davis B.S. (Atmospheric Sciences) 1978
Biography

Chris Daly has pioneered and advanced an emerging discipline of geospatial climatology, the study of the spatial and temporal patterns of climate and their relationships with features on the earth’s surface. Daly developed PRISM, a novel computational approach to the mapping of climate. He founded and directs Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate Group, a recognized world leader in spatial climate analysis, and is also Chief Scientist at the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering. His group creates the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 30-year climate average, and time series data sets of precipitation, temperature, and humidity extending back to 1895.

Awards/Accolades
2004 AMS Applied Meteorology Award