In 2003, Dr. Hallar completed her Ph.D. in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Supported by a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, she worked at NASA Ames Research Center from 2004 2006. In 2006, Dr. Hallar also worked as an adjunct faculty at Santa Clara State University. Most recently as an Assistant Research Professor with the Desert Research Institute, she directs Storm Peak Laboratory, a high elevation atmospheric science facility in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This laboratory has undergone major changes under her leadership including new instrumentation, new research foci, new field courses, and a significant building expansion. Currently, at Storm Peak Laboratory, Dr. Hallar also work as adjunct faculty for the University of Nevada, Reno and teaches a graduate level field course in Mountain Meteorology.

Cloud Microphysics, In Situ Trace Gas Measurements