GESTAR II Visiting Fellows Presentations

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:23:25 -0400
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On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, two of our 2025 Visiting Fellows gave virtual presentations on the research projects they conducted with their mentors; additionally, a UMBC student who recently defended his doctoral thesis presented his research. Then, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, our third 2025 Visiting Fellow presented on her research, during the GESTAR II GRA Seminar Series – Fall 2025, held in the Physics Building at UMBC and hosted by Dr. Zhibo Zhang, Physics Professor and GESTAR II Senior Research Scientist.

Congratulations to all on your hard work this year!

Saameeriny Kalapala, Arizona State University

Mentor: Dr. Arif Albayrak (618/UMBC)
Title: “Flood Extent and Water Level Estimation from SAR with Data-Model Integration”

Joshua Mallay, Pennsylvania State University

Mentors: Mr. Thomas Eck (618/UMBC) and Dr. Pawan Gupta (618/GSFC)

Title: “Impacts of Aerosol Types on Cloud and Precipitation Formation”

Jennifer McGinnis, Colorado State University

Mentor: Dr. Rob Levy (GSFC/613)

Title: “Evaluating the Frequency, Size, and Duration of Dust Storms in the United States Using Satellite and Surface Data”

Kamal Aryal, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Advisor: Dr. Pengwang Zhai (Physics/UMBC)

Title: “Development of an efficient and accurate atmospheric correction algorithm for hyperspectral radiometer based on co-located multiangle polarimeter measurements”.