Perry Samson
Professor, University of Michigan, USA
Perry Samson is professor of atmospheric sciences in the College of Engineering Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. Prof. Samson has been awarded an Arthur F. Thurnau professorship in recognition of his contributions to undergraduate education at the University of Michigan. Perry has also the past recipient of the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award and the Teaching Innovation Award at the University of Michigan. He has been honored as the Distinguished Professor of the Year in the State of Michigan. Perry is a frequent speaker as an evangelist for active learning using technologies in the classroom.
In addition to teaching and research Perry is an entrepreneur as a co-founder of The Weather Underground. He also co-founded LectureTools which has been acquired by Echo360 and is a co-founder of the Wireless Indoor Location Device (WILD) Learning System.