Contact Me!
Email: [email protected]
Location
Climate & Space Research Building University of Michigan 2455 Hayward Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
Research Interests
I study the impacts of the changing climate on the cryosphere, capabilities of current atmospheric and oceanic global climate models in projecting future polar conditions, ice shelf surface processes and fracturing, ice/atmosphere interactions, and formation of icy moons.
Additionally, I am committed to advocating for women in STEM, enhancing inclusivity, and fostering mentorship within the interdisciplinary network to empower the next generation of scientists.
Education
Ph.D. – University of Michigan ( Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering) – Expected May 2026
- Topic: Antarctic Ice Shelf Surface Melt and Fracture Mechanics
- Advisors: Jeremy Bassis and Mark Moldwin
B.S. – University of Maryland (Atmospheric and Oceanic Science ) with Honors – May 2021
B.S. – University of Maryland (Astrophysics ) – May 2021
College Park Scholars – Science Discovery and the Universe Certificate – December 2019
Academic Honors and Awards
- AGU Outstanding Presentation Award – January 2024
- AGU Cryosphere DEI Travel Grant – December 2023
- University of Michigan Regents Fellowship – August 2021 – August 2022
- College Park Scholars Outstanding Achievement Award – October 2019
- Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship – April 2019
Research Experience
Jeremy Bassis’ Vintage Glaciology Group – August 2022 – Present Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mark Moldwin’s Magnetics Laboratory (MagLab) – August 2022 – Present Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Dr. Cheng Li’s Planetary Sciences Laboratory – August 2021 – August 2022 Graduate Student Researcher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Detection and EUV Flare Tracking (DEFT) – May 2020 – May 2021 Researcher, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Gemini Atmospheric Survey Experiment (GASEx) – November 2018 – May 2020 Researcher, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
NASA Plume Research – October 2017 – November 2018 Research Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Presentations
Oral
Fields, M., Wroblewski, A., Cowger, D., Taylor, J., Kunz, M. (2019). Star Formation Rate Due to Accretion in NGC 772 Versus Star Formation Rate Due to a Collision in PGC 2248. University of Maryland Open House Night. College Park, MD.
Fields, M. (2019, July 20). Lightning: When Nature Attacks! First Look at the Gemini Atmospheric Survey Experiment: GASEX. Gemini Observatory, Hilo, HI.
Fields, M. and Bassis, J. N., Moldwin, M. B., & Kachuck, S. B. (2023). Forecasting the onset of surface melt over Antarctic ice shelves using CMIP6 models. AGU23
Poster
Fields, M. (2020, January 12-16). Life and DEFT: Space Weather Preparedness. Virtual American Metrological Society (AMS) Conference.
Fields, M. (2020, December 1-17). Life and DEFT: Space Weather Preparedness. Virtual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference.
Fields, M. (2020, August18-19). Life and DEFT: Space Weather Preparedness. Virtual Solar Physics Division (SPD) Conference.
Volunteer Experience
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) GISE Summer Camp – June 19-20th, 2024 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Co-Facilitator of Climate Bits and Bites: A Climate Discussion Space – October 2023 – Present University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Climate and Space Science and Engineering Volunteer Committee – August 2023 – Present Student Representative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Climate and Space Science and Engineering Curriculum Committee – August 2023 – Present Student Representative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
President of Graduate and Undergraduate Student Organization – August 2022 – Present University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Vice President of American Meteorological Society – August 2020- May 2021 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Teaching Experience
Graduate Student Instructor for CLIMATE105: Our Changing Atmosphere – January 2024 – Present University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Grader for CLIMATE321: Earth and Space Systems – January 2022 – May 2022 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching Assistant for CPSD200: Public Perception of Science – August 2020 – May 2021 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Teaching Assistant for CPSD100: Science and Pseudoscience – August 2019 – May 2020 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Teaching Assistant for ASTRO230: The Science and Fiction of Planetary Systems – August 2018 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Workshops
COLDEX Early Career Researcher Leadership and Team Skills Workshop – July 18-19th, 2024 Brown University, Providence, RI
Ice Sheet Modeling Intercomparison Project (ISMIP7): Protocol Planning Workshop – June 9 – 13th, 2024 Sterling, VA
Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop – November 3rd – 4th, 2022 Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
Rossby Palooza: Clouds and Convection in Diverse Climates – July 11th – 22nd, 2022 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL