There are lots of blogs about leadership and many articles about the differences between leading and managing. My definition is … More
Author: Sean
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Watching the planet breathe: Studying Earth’s carbon cycle from space
Average carbon dioxide concentrations, Oct. 1 – Nov. 11, 2014, measured by the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite. NASA Berrien Moore … More
Communicating Across Disciplines
“The ass that tries to sit between two chairs ends up on the floor.” Evgeni Fedorovich I recently gave a … More
Forgiveness as Practice
I have been reading a lot about letting go of anger and forgiving those that do us harm. It’s clear … More
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 … More
Success and Failure in Research
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill