<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cf4b9ffb-7fff-5f67-3954-4270f79b5fd0"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:24pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Graduate Student Research Opportunity</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2023-2024</span></h1><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></h1><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Student Research Opportunity: Evaluating the Planetary Boundary Layer Height Derived from GeoOptics GNSS RO Measurements</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Host: Dr. Manisha Ganeshan</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Scientist, Earth Sciences</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Email: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:manisha.ganeshan@nasa.gov">manisha.ganeshan@nasa.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/manisha.ganeshan" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/manisha.ganeshan</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Phone Number: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">301.614.6409</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Org Code: 613</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Description: </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This student position will support the work of Morgan State University research scientist Dr. Manisha Ganeshan’s in the Climate and Radiation Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NASA’s Climate and Radiation Laboratory</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">seeks a better understanding of Earth's climate on all time scales, from daily, seasonal, and interannual variability through changes on geologic time scales. Research focuses on integrated studies of atmospheric measurements from satellites, aircraft and in-situ platforms, numerical modeling, and climate analysis.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The planetary boundary layer (PBL) hosts all exchanges of heat, momentum, and moisture, between the atmosphere and the earth’s surface. Accurate PBL measurements from space are a high priority for NASA and the NASA Decadal Survey Incubation program.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, offer the opportunity to measure the PBL height using high vertical resolution Radio Occultation (RO) profiles that penetrate the lower troposphere under cloudy as well as clear conditions. Recent influx from new commercial satellite vendors (such as Spire and GeoOptics) supplement existing RO missions such as COSMIC-2, MetOp-C, and KOMPSAT-5, providing thousands of daily profiles of refractivity, temperature, and moisture that present a unique opportunity for comprehensive PBL studies, even in the remotest regions of the planet. GeoOptics, in particular, has been reported to offer better coverage of RO profiles in polar regions. Moreover, preliminary background investigations indicate a higher percentage of GeoOptics RO profiles penetrate to lower altitudes outside the tropics compared to other contemporary RO products.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The student researcher will work to evaluate the Level 2 products offered by GeoOptics, particularly the quality of refractivity profiles and derived PBL height, by comparing against similar estimates from contemporary RO data products (such as COSMIC-2, KOMPSAT-5, and Spire) that offer different penetration capabilities. The student researcher will also assist in comparing and evaluating the derived PBL height against radiosonde observations from field campaigns. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A background in atmospheric science, meteorology, remote sensing, data science, and/or computer science, is preferred. Candidates must currently be enrolled in a related master’s or doctoral program..</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This position is a one-year commitment with the possibility of extension dependent on funding and performance. The commitment will be part-time. Compensation will be between $15 and $22 based on the candidates experience and qualifications.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To apply, please send a message to Dr. Ganeshan and copy Halley Thompson (</span><a href="mailto:halley.thompson@morgan.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">halley.thompson@morgan.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) Please include your CV and a cover letter with a description of your program and a description of your research interests.</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Halley Thompson, MPA, PHR</b></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">she/they (<a href="https://www.glsen.org/activity/pronouns-guide-glsen" target="_blank">what's this?</a>)<br></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Program Specialist<br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">GESTAR II at MSU</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Hiring Specialist</p></span></font><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">GESTAR II Consortium</font></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><img width="96" height="93" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wpmfe974n4YScH_v1pR1JVgyc7K44vxoG9_-ZboF8TYCRUMf0umbTEWib29HXWnGvKu8oDeow"><br></font></p><span><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>