Prof. David Sailor

Biography: Prof. David Sailor is the Director of the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning (SGSUP) at ASU. He directs the Southwest Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL), a US Department of Energy-funded center that integrates high-resolution observations, modeling, and civic engagement to provide new knowledge that addresses extreme heat and related urban environmental challenges. He served as the Director of the South Central Regional Center of the National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) at Tulane, was the founding Director of the Green Building Research Laboratory at Portland State, and founding Director of the Urban Climate Research Center at ASU. Prof. David served as chair of the American Meteorological Society's Board on the Urban Environment (2008-2011) and as secretary of the board of the International Association for Urban Climate (2014-2018). He received the 2024 Landsberg Award from the American Meteorological Society.