People

Education

• B.A. (1983) Clark University, Worcester, Mass.
• M.A. (1984), M.A. (1987) Clark University
• Ph.D. (1990) MIT

Research Interests

• Earth remote sensing
• Land-atmosphere interaction and boundary layer processes
• Dynamics of winter-time extra-tropical atmosphere and its predictability
• Data Assimilation: Techniques development and applications
• Land evaporation retrieval using multi-platform remotely sensed data
• Sensor network model-integration closed-loop control
• Surface water-groundwater interaction and hillslope hydrology

Research Projects

Science Team Lead: NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite mission

Teaching Interests

• 1.070AJ/12.320AJ Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources (Undergraduate)
• 1.070BJ/12.320BJ Introduction to Hydrologic Modeling (Undergraduate)
• 1.106 Environmental Fluid Transport Processes and Hydrology Laboratory (Undergraduate)
• 1.S980 Land-Atmosphere Interactions (Graduate)

Awards and Honors

• American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fellow
• American Meteorological Society (AMS), Fellow
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Fellow
• National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Member
• National Science Foundation (NSF), Presidential Young Investigator
• American Geophysical Union (AGU), Macelwane Young Scientist Medal
• American Meteorological Society (AMS), Robert E. Horton Lecture
• American Geophysical Union (AGU), Hydrologic Sciences Award
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Outstanding Public Leadership Medal
• American Meteorological Society (AMS) Dave & Lucille Atlas Remote Sensing Prize
• National Academy of Engineering, Member

Selected Publications

Curriculum vitae