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People > Affiliated Faculty > Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi

Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi

Portrait of Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi

Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist

2455 Hayward Street

cgerlein@umich.edu

17346473445

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Education Research Interests Awards Publications

Education:

  • PhD, 2017, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
  • MEng, 2012, Geophysical Engineering, Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST), France
  • MSc, 2011, Environmental Engineering, Uni. of Strasbourg, France
  • BSc, 2009, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Uni. of Strasbourg, France

Research Interests: ^top

Using CYGNSS data to understand canopy water dynamics, inundation, and rainfall interception and remotely sensed solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to study carbon-water relations. Combining multiple sensors to look at reforestation in drylands.

Specializations and Research Interests

  • Remote sensing of vegetation
  • Ecohydrology
  • Canopy water dynamics
  • Non-meteoric water deposition
  • Land-use change

Awards: ^top

  • Michigan Society of Fellows (2017-2020)
  • NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (2014-2017)
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Strategic University Research Partnerships Program (2017)
  • Mary and Randall Hack ’69 Graduate Award, Princeton Environmental Institute (2016)
  • Science, Technology & Environmental Policy Fellowship, Princeton Environmental Institute (2014-2016)

Publications: ^top

Full list available on my Google Scholar profile

Recent publications

C. Gerlein-Safdi, G. Keppel-Aleks, F. Wang, S.E. Frolking, and D.L. Mauzerall, 2020. Satellite monitoring of natural reforestation efforts in China’s drylands, One Earth, 2(1), 98-108, doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.12.015

C.L. Tague, S.A. Papuga, C. Gerlein-Safdi, S. Dymond, R.R. Morrison, E.W. Boyer, D. Riveros-Iregui, B. Arora, Y.G. Dialynas, A. Hansen, S. Krause, S. Kuppel, S.P. Loheide, and S.J. Schymanski, 2020. Adding our leaves: a community-wide perspective on research directions in ecohydrology, Hydrological Processes, doi: 10.1002/hyp.13693

C. Gerlein-Safdi and C.S. Ruf, 2019. A CYGNSS-based algorithm for the detection of inland waterbodies, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, doi: 10.1029/2019GL085134

C. Gerlein-Safdi , M.C. Koohafkan, M. Chung, F.E. Rockwell, S. Thompson, and K.K. Caylor, 2018, Dew deposition suppresses transpiration and carbon uptake in leaves, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 259, 305-316, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.05.015

C. Gerlein-Safdi, P.P.G. Gauthier, and K.K. Caylor, 2018, Dew-induced transpiration suppression impacts the water and isotope balances of Colocasia leaves, Oecologia, 187 :4, 1041-1051, doi: 10.1007/s00442-018-4199-y

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