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David Randall

Also known as David A. Randall, Dave Randall

David Randall is a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, and he is one of the authors of ClimSim, a NeurIPS 2023 dataset for machine-learning climate emulation. He began studying atmospheric science in the 1970s as a graduate student at UCLA. He joined the faculty at Colorado State in 1988, and the American Geophysical Union named him a Fellow for 2002. Colorado State gave him its 2005 Scholarship Impact Award, and the American Meteorological Society gave him its Charney Award in 2014. In 2012 CSU President Tony Frank named him a University Distinguished Professor, and in May 2025 he is one.

Works
498
Citations
34,084
h-index
91

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1970s

    Graduate study at UCLA

    He begins studying atmospheric science in the 1970s as a graduate student at UCLA.

  2. 1988

    Joining Colorado State

    He joins the faculty at Colorado State in 1988, after posts at MIT and NASA, as a researcher in cloud-climate studies and climate dynamics.

  3. 2002

    AGU and AAAS fellowships

    The American Geophysical Union names him a Fellow for 2002, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science also names him a Fellow.

  4. 2005

    The Scholarship Impact Award

    He receives the 2005 Scholarship Impact Award from Colorado State.

  5. 2012

    A University Distinguished Professorship

    In April 2012, CSU President Tony Frank names him a University Distinguished Professor.

  6. 2014

    The Jule G. Charney Award

    The American Meteorological Society gives him the Jule G. Charney Award in 2014 for research on atmospheric convection and cloud processes.

  7. 2023

    A climate dataset for machine learning

    He is one of the authors of ClimSim, a NeurIPS 2023 dataset for machine-learning climate emulation.

  8. Since 2025

    Professor of atmospheric science

    In May 2025, he is a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science and a University Distinguished Professor.

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  1. The Art of Research: David A. Randall | Colorado State University source.colostate.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Colorado State University Professor Awarded Prestigious American Geophysical Union Fellowship | News & Media Relations | Colorado State University newsmediarelations.colostate.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Colorado State University Professor Awarded Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science | News & Media Relations | Colorado State University newsmediarelations.colostate.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. International Leader in Atmospheric Science Awarded Colorado State University's Top Annual Research Honor | News & Media Relations | Colorado State University newsmediarelations.colostate.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Art, Atmospheric Science Professors Named University Distinguished Professors, the Top Honor at Colorado State University | News & Media Relations | Colorado State University newsmediarelations.colostate.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. ASR Research at American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting asr.science.energy.gov. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. ClimSim: A large multi-scale dataset for hybrid physics-ML climate emulation proceedings.neurips.cc. Checked 15 October 2026.