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Caterina Mogno

(ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST)

Caterina Mogno's Contact Card & Information.
Email: caterina.mogno@nasa.gov
Org Code: 614
Address:
NASA/GSFC
 Mail Code 614
 Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO

Brief Bio

Dr. Caterina Mogno is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, as part of the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR-II) consortium. Her research integrates atmospheric modeling, satellite remote sensing, airborne measurements and ground-based measurements to improve aerosol representation and prediction in NASA's GEOS Earth System Model.

Her work also supports NASA field campaigns and applied research using GEOS.

She also serves as a trainer for NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET), contributing to capacity building and knowledge transfer of NASA Earth science data and products for Health and Air Quality.

Current Projects

GEOS composition modeling to support FarmFlux flight planning and to improve air quality predictions in US agricultural areas

Co-Investigator

Global Km-Scale Reanalysis for Assessing Uncertainties in Downscaled Climate Projections with Applications to End-Users

Co-Investigator

Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) for Health and Air Quality

Trainer

Positions/Employment

Assistant Research Scientist

UMBC / NASA GSFC - Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

June 2025 - Present

Postdoctoral Reseach Associate

UMBC / NASA GSFC - Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

May 2023 - June 2025

Visiting Researcher

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI, USA

January 2022 - April 2022

Modeling the impact of future electric vehicle fleets on air quality over Delhi, India.

Scientific Trainee

European Commission, Joint Research Centre - Ispra, IT

January 2018 - July 2018

Assessment of modeling tools that support EU policies on sustainable transportation and vehicle emissions standards and control.

Teaching Experience

Tutor and Teaching Assistant, The University of Edinburgh, UK, 2019-2021

Departments: School of GeoSciences, School of Physics and Astronomy.

Courses: Earth Modeling and Prediction, Scientific Programming (Python), Weather and Climate,

Science Outreach and Engagement


Associate Fellowship Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), UK, 2021

Education

Ph.D. Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK, 2023

Thesis Title: Quantifying the Impact of on-road transportation on fine particulate matter over Delhi megacity

Advisor: Prof. Paul Palmer

M.Sc. Theoretical Physics, University of Padua, IT, 2016

B.Sc. Physics, University of Padua, IT, 2014

Professional Societies

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Member

2023 - Present

American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Member

2024 - Present

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Member

2026 - Present

Publications

Refereed

2026. "From column to surface: connecting the performance in simulating aerosol optical properties and PM 2.5 concentrations in the NASA GEOSCCM.", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26 (4): 3025-3047 [10.5194/acp-26-3025-2026] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Impact of electric and clean-fuel vehicles on future PM2.5 and ozone pollution over Delhi.", Environmental Research Communications, [10.1088/2515-7620/ad507f] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Road transport impact on PM2.5 pollution over Delhi during the post-monsoon season.", Atmospheric Environment: X, 17 100200 [10.1016/j.aeaoa.2022.100200] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "The application of the CO2MPAS model for vehicle CO2 emissions estimation over real traffic conditions.", Transport Policy, 124 152-159 [10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.01.005] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Seasonal distribution and drivers of surface fine particulate matter and organic aerosol over the Indo-Gangetic Plain.", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21 (14): 10881-10909 [10.5194/acp-21-10881-2021] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "The impact of automation and connectivity on traffic flow and CO2 emissions. A detailed microsimulation study.", Atmospheric Environment, 226 117399 [10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117399] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Tools for Customized Consumer Information on Vehicle Energy Consumption and Costs - A European Case Study.", Transportation Research Procedia, 48 1493-1504 [10.1016/j.trpro.2020.08.194] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "A thermostatted kinetic theory model for event-driven pedestrian dynamics.", The European Physical Journal Plus, 133 (6): 213 [10.1140/epjp/i2018-12055-5] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Modelling pedestrian dynamics into a metro station by thermostatted kinetic theory methods.", Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, 24 (2): 207-235 [10.1080/13873954.2018.1432664] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Qualitative analysis of a discrete thermostatted kinetic framework modeling complex adaptive systems.", Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 54 221-232 [10.1016/j.cnsns.2017.06.007] [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2022. "EDGAR v5.0 emissions inventory speciated for the MOZART chemical mechanism.", Zenodo, [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6130621] [Dataset]

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