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People > Graduate Students > Zachary Fair

Zachary Fair

Portrait of Zachary Fair

Ph.D. Candidate

zhfair@umich.edu

Education Research Interests Biography Professional Service Awards Publications

Education:

M.S., Climate & Space Science and Engineering

University of Michigan (2018)

 

B.S., Meteorology

Minor, Physics

North Carolina State University (2015)

Research Interests: ^top

  • Remote sensing and laser altimetry
  • Glacier/snowpack hydrology
  • Data validation and assessment
  • Atmosphere-cryosphere interactions
  • Radiative transfer

 

Research Synopsis

My research emphasizes remote sensing of the cryosphere. Currently, I have a particular interest in the assessment of remote sensing retrieval techniques. I recently completed a project analyzing the effects of impurities and solar geometry on the retrieval of snowpack properties. I am now performing validation work for the Ice, Clouds, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission. This work utilizes airborne lidar, satellite altimetry, and airborne hyperspectral data to examine the effects of snow on ICESat-2 surface height measurements.

CV2019

Biography: ^top

I am a fifth year Ph.D. student currently working under Dr. Mark Flanner. Before my graduate studies, I was a student at NC State University for meteorology. There, I focused on aerosols and photochemistry before transitioning to radiative transfer and remote sensing.

I have performed additional work at NASA Langley Research Center as an intern for the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) and Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) missions.

In addition to conducting research, I have an interest in teaching and science communication.

 

Professional Service: ^top

  • Co-President for the Graduate and Undergraduate Student Organization (GUStO), 2019-2020
  • Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Member of American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Awards: ^top

  • NASA Earth and Space Science Fellow, 2017-2020
  • NCSU Dean’s List, 2013-2015
  • Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association Scholarship, 2015-2016

Publications: ^top

Fair, Z., M. Flanner, K. M. Brunt, H. A. Fricker, A. S. Gardner, (2020). Using ICESat-2 and Operation IceBridge altimetry for supraglacial lake depth retrievals. The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-136, in review.

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