Bio
I am currently a Research Scientist at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the Physical and Environmental Sciences (PENS) department. My research involves analyzing surface vertical electric field data that I am collecting across the US, including Barrow, AK, Corpus Christi, TX, and Wallops Island Va. I received my MS and PhD at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi under my advisor Dr. Chuntao Liu.
Research Interests
My research interests include understanding the driving forces of the Global Electric Circuit (GEC) of the atmosphere. I use ground based electric field measurements alongside satellite precipitation feature data, to correlate charge separation in clouds to the overall GEC.
My interest is to understand how different type of clouds impact the electric field, as well as differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. I am particularly interested in the roll of non lightning producing Electrified Shower Clouds (ESCs) to in the GEC system. Monitoring the variability of the GEC allows for a unique perspective of Earth's changing electrical climate.
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Also of interest is the potential feedback nature of the GEC fair-weather return current. My work investigates the relationship between the magnitude of the return current and Arctic cloud properties during the polar night, such as cloud base height, thickness, and precipitation properties.
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Future work plans to investigate the potential coupling of the GEC and the lower ionospheric D and E layers.