Our People
At NSIDC, we are a diverse and dedicated group of data and research scientists, project managers, software developers, technical experts, and communications specialists — united in our shared dedication to provide trustworthy data, analyses and research about Earth’s frozen regions and how they’re changing.
Featured researchers and leadership
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Senior Associate Scientist
Senior Associate Scientist
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Sea ice, snow cover dynamics, glacier hydrology, scientific software development, open science
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IT Project Management
IT Project Management
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Systems engineering, data management, data systems, project management, and strategic planning.
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User Services Lead
User Services Lead
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Project management, data user support, accessibility and usability of scientific data
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Senior Associate Scientist
Senior Associate Scientist
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC), Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Optical and passive microwave remote sensing of snow and ice, remote sensing data gridding schemes, design and development of reliable scientific software, self-describing data set definition, and effective scientific visualization techniques
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Scientist
Specialties:
Joshua is a postdoctoral researcher with the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic, focusing on Indigenous data and storytelling. These projects also co-produce knowledges that Indigenous communities employ in documenting and sharing their history, lifeways, and languages, along with information about climate change and ecological changes in their areas.
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Physical Geographer
Physical Geographer
Specialties:
Climate change, glaciology, natural hazards, GIS, remote sensing, ArcGIS products, ArcPy, Python
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Senior Associate Scientist
Senior Associate Scientist
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Polar weather and climate, synoptic climatology, self-organizing maps, extreme events, Arctic cyclones
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NSIDC Lead Scientist, Teaching Faculty
NSIDC Lead Scientist, Teaching Faculty
Leadership, Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Polar weather and climate, atmosphere - ice - ocean - land interaction, weather and climate modeling, atmospheric boundary layer, autonomous observing systems (atmosphere), artificial neural networks (self-organizing maps)
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Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Specialties:
Environmental policy, air pollution, groundwater pollution, Arctic weather and climate, Arctic amplification, impacts of sea-level rise, national and global security issues related to climate change
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Technical Services Manager
Technical Services Manager
Leadership
Specialties:
Archive management, data systems metrics and performance modeling, Newton's method for nonlinear systems and optimization, mathematical models of computing
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General Project Manager
General Project Manager
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Publication, archiving and management of data products, project management, data stewardship best practices.
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Technical Writers Lead
Technical Writers Lead
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Data stewardship, project management, and documentation best practices.
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Research Scientist III
Research Scientist III
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Science policy, coastal sea-ice dynamics, collaborating with Indigenous experts and traditional knowledge holders, community-based monitoring, data management, Arctic observing systems, sea ice and marine mammals, and communicating the societal implications of Arctic change.
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Associate Scientist, NOAA@NSIDC Program Manager
Associate Scientist, NOAA@NSIDC Program Manager
Data Management (NOAA@NSIDC), Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Sea ice, applications-oriented remote sensing, data rescue, data product development, climate data records of sea ice
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Data Operations Supervisor
Data Operations Supervisor
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Data management, data curation, digital preservation, archival science
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DAAC Data Product Team Lead
DAAC Data Product Team Lead
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Project management, data management, climate change, remote sensing
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Research Scientist II
Research Scientist II
Data Management (ELOKA), Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Arctic environmental governance, Indigenous food security and sovereignty, equity in climate change research and policy, community-based monitoring, data management for Indigenous and community-driven research
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DAAC Data Product Team Lead
DAAC Data Product Team Lead
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Project management, data management
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Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
Emeritus, CU Research Affiliate with NSIDC
Specialties:
Multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing, geographic information systems, machine learning and natural language processing, data modeling and metadata, data tool development
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Research Affiliate
Research Affiliate
CU Research Affiliate with NSIDC
Specialties:
Light-absorbing particles in the cryosphere, black carbon, snow algae, snow and glacial hydrology, spectral geophysics, surface optical properties, aquatic biogeochemistry
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Research Scientist III
Research Scientist III
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Mountain meteorology, cloud and precipitation microphysics, mesoscale meteorology, radar meteorology
2023 Visiting Fellow
Postdoctoral Scientist
Specialties:
Polar region research, including sea ice, icebergs, and ice sheets; Geographic Information Systems (GIS): remote sensing; machine learning and data models
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Manager, NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Manager, NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC), Leadership
Specialties:
Earth science data management and data stewardship, project management, and program management
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General Project Manager
General Project Manager
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Data management, project management, data stewardship and preservation best practices, metadata curation
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Science Communications Manager
Science Communications Manager
Leadership
Specialties:
Communications strategy, public relations, digital marketing, social media, management/engagement, brand management/messaging, website content management, team leadership, project management
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Senior Research Scientist, DAAC Scientist
Senior Research Scientist, DAAC Scientist
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC), Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Sea ice, passive microwave remote sensing, climate data records of sea ice, Arctic climate change, climate change
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Research Scientist III, Deputy NSIDC Lead Scientist
Research Scientist III, Deputy NSIDC Lead Scientist
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Ice dynamics, ice sheet-ocean interaction, ice loss and freshwater flux, ice-ecosystem connections, hydrology of glaciers and ice sheets, glacier-sea ice interaction, observational science, GIS data tool development, research community organization, science communication
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Visiting Fellow
Visiting Fellow
Specialties:
Atmospheric sciences, polar atmosphere, modeling and simulations.
CU Research Affiliate with NSIDC
Specialties:
Remote sensing, earth ice cover including ice sheets, ice shelves and sea ice.
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Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Specialties:
Arctic weather and climate, snow and ice, extreme weather, artificial neural networks (self-organizing maps)
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Senior Associate Scientist
Senior Associate Scientist
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC), Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Remote sensing of glaciers, software development for geospatial and remote sensing applications, web-based client interfaces, data tool development, algorithm development
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Software Developer / Engineer
Software Developer / Engineer
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Software engineering for scientific inquiry, data processing, and data visualization with expertise in cloud data access services. Expert in passive microwave sea ice processing, distribution and visualization, mentorship and supervision.
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Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
Emeritus
Specialties:
Permafrost dynamics, fire impacts on permafrost, economic impacts of thawing permafrost, subsea permafrost and methane hydrates, land surface modeling, carbon cycle modeling, mercury cycle modeling, land-atmosphere interactions, soil thermodynamics, soil hydrology, atmospheric and soil radiative transfer modeling, inversion theory, remote sensing, project management, orbital mechanics, mercury dynamics in plants and soils
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Programs and Projects Lead
Programs and Projects Lead
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC), Leadership
Specialties:
Organizational process development and administration, Earth science data management, project management
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Research Scientist III
Research Scientist III
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Polar meteorology and climatology, measurement of precipitation, meteorology field work in the polar regions, Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, self-organizing maps (SOMs), python applications with meteorology and climate data, semi-automated quality control of observations
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NSIDC Director, Distinguished Professor of Geography
NSIDC Director, Distinguished Professor of Geography
Leadership, Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Arctic climate, climate warming in the Arctic, sea ice variability and trends, water and energy cycles, permafrost, economic and geopolitical aspects of Arctic change
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General Project Manager
General Project Manager
Data Management (ELOKA)
Specialties:
Project management and communications
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IT Project Management
IT Project Management
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Earth data user training, project management, data tools and services
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Senior Research Scientist
Senior Research Scientist
Staff Scientist
Specialties:
Remote sensing of sea ice concentration, ice thickness, snow depth, surface albedo and temperature; sea ice-ocean-atmopshere interactions; short and long-term sea ice forecasting, ocean primary productivity, global climate change
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General Project Manager
General Project Manager
Data Management (NOAA@NSIDC)
Specialties:
Data management and curation, project management, and technical documentation expertise.
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DAAC Data Product Team Lead
DAAC Data Product Team Lead
Data Management (NASA NSIDC DAAC)
Specialties:
Data management and stewardship, project management. Other interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as authentic employee engagement.
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Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Scientist
Specialties:
Arctic weather and climate, climate warming in the Arctic, atmospheric dynamics, data science, big data analysis