PI, NASA Cloud and Skin Temperature Assimilation Project (2008- present)
Work with NASA GMAO global modeling group to assimilate near-real time cloud and surface properties in GOES-5 global numerical analysis

PI, FAA Contrail Retrievals from Satellite Data for ACCRI (2009-2013):
Work with ACCRI science team to develop climatology of contrails form MODIS data

PI, NOAA AVHRR Cloud Climatology (2010-present):
Develop a cloud climatology from AVHRR data extending form 1978- present

PI, NASA Satellite Intercalibration (2012-present):
Intercalibrate operational meteorological satellite imagers to a common standard.

Co-I, NOAA GOES-R Cloud Algorithm Working Group (2010-present):
Develop nighttime algorithms to derive cloud properties from GOES-R data at night

PI, SEAC4RS Science Team (2012- present):
Provide satellite support for SEAC4RS Field Experiment, validate satellite retrieval algorithms

PI, NASA HIWC Science Team (2012-present):
Provide satellite support for High Ice Water Content field expedient, develop algorithms to detect high ice water content in convective clouds for aircraft safety.

Co-I, EOS Clouds and the Earths Radiant Energy System (CERES) international Science Team (1992 to present):
Dr. Minnis leads Cloud Working Group responsible for deriving cloud properties globally from TRMM, Terra, and Aqua satellite imagery coincident with CERES radiation flux measurements.

PI, Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program (1993 - Present):
Dr. Minnis has two PI leadership roles on different aspects of ARM. Directs a research team implementing algorithms to operation ally derive cloud and radiation properties from satellite data over ARM sites. He also leads a group that develops and validates new methods for deriving clear radiance fields, surface temperature, emissivity, and albedo, and cloud properties from GOES and AVHRR data.

PI, ASAP Icing Detection Project (2002 - Present):
Leads a team developing a robust real-time satellite icing detection system for the USA. Currently implementing the system in an operational mode as part of the NCAR/FAA Current Icing Potential product.

PI, ESE Contrail Study (2004 - Present):
Dr. Minnis serves as PI for two separate proposals. Leads an international analysis group to relate contrail formation, optical properties, growth, and lifetimes to air traffic and meteorology using various model, FAA, and satellite datasets. Leads a research team to model contrails to more accurately assess their climate impact and predictability.

PI, Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Science Team:
Dr. Minnis leads an international research group to develop and apply a new group of state-of-the-art methods for deriving cloud properties and surface emissivity and reflectance.

PI, NASA Decision Support through Earth Science Results Project (2005 - Present):
With a NOAA Co-PI leads research effort to improve short-term weather forecasts by assimilating his real-time satellite-derived cloud properties into state-of-the-art (RUC) mesoscale numerical weather prediction models.

Co-I, NASA Energy- and Water-Cycle Supported (NEWS) Research (2005 - Present):
Leads a cloud retrieval working group to derive accurate 3-D cloud fields by combining and analyzing MODIS, CALIPSO, CloudSat data.