dr. timothy canty

robert E. Menzer Director of Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences Graduate Program

Timothy Canty began his role as the graduate program director on August 1, 2019 and is also an associate research professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP).

Canty joined UMCP in 2007 as a research scientist. He helped to launch AOSC’s undergraduate program and has served as its director since 2013. He also oversees the mandatory research component of the AOSC undergraduate program and serves as director for the department’s Master of Professional Studies program.

A co-author of more than 40 peer-reviewed research publications, Canty is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physics from Hartwick College in New York and his master’s degree and Ph.D., both in physics, from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Canty’s research focuses on stratospheric ozone, climate change, and air quality science and policy. He uses observations from satellites, balloons, aircraft and ground-based instruments, combined with various physical and chemical modeling platforms, to improve our understanding of Earth’s atmospheric composition. Since 2010, he has provided air quality modeling support and multiplatform data analysis to the Maryland Department of the Environment and other member states of the Ozone Transport Commission.