Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Currently I am a post-doctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. I am currently working on the development and validation of the NASA CoReSSD project. Prior to that, I completed my PhD at The Ohio State University working with Dr. Michael Durand. My dissertation was titled "Merging remote sensing observations and land surface models to improve estimates of the spatial and temporal dynamics of snow water equivalent and surface density". I have numerous research interests, but they are all centered around my fascination with the world of snow hydrology. Most recently, I have been extremely interested in developing statistical downscaling algorithms to improve our SWE modeling capabilities. In general, I am interested in snow modeling, algorithm development, and the application of least squares and non-linear optimization to geospatial problems in the cryosphere.
Worked with students in the introductory course sequence on comprehending class material as well as completing homework and laboratory assignments.
Spent 8 weeks working as a research intern under the Airborne Science division of NASA, as part of the Student Airborne Research Program (SARP). My research was on tracking debris flows in the Santa Barbara Channel using remote sensing.