Average carbon dioxide concentrations, Oct. 1 – Nov. 11, 2014, measured by the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite. NASA Berrien Moore…
Managing with Mindfulness
There are lots of blogs about leadership and many articles about the differences between leading and managing. My definition is…
Leading Mindfully via the Pause
Leadership is a well-traversed topic in terms of books, articles, podcasts, and yes, blog posts. Much of that content pertains…
Estimation of Near Surface Tornadic Wind Speeds
My dissertation work was published in Applied Mathematics and Computation, and involves the estimation of near surface wind structures in…
Assimilation of Thermodynamic Observations from Boundary Layer Remote Sensors
My first year as a postdoc was spent at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, working with David Stensrud and Dave…
Carbon Flux Estimation with Satellite Observations
My current work revolves around using satellite observations to estimate the rate of emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…
Communicating Across Disciplines
“The ass that tries to sit between two chairs ends up on the floor.” Evgeni Fedorovich I recently gave a…
Forgiveness as Practice
I have been reading a lot about letting go of anger and forgiving those that do us harm. It’s clear…
Numerical Integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
I occasionally get to think about fun math problems while I’m doing work in applied science. The most recent example…
Success and Failure in Research
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill