Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Emily Mason

(POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW)

 emily.mason-1@nasa.gov

 301.286.9797

Org Code: 693

NASA/GSFC
Mail Code: 693
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO

Brief Bio


I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Maryland Baltimore County through the CRESST II program. I began work at GSFC in January 2019 through the NASA Postdoctoral Program. I am currently researching planetary boundary layer processes on Mars using surface-based meteorological observations.

Research Interests


Temperature Retrieval

Solar System: Remote Sensing


Dust aerosol properties

Earth Science: Aerosols

Current Projects


Boundary layer processes

Mars

I am currently researching short timescale variations in temperature data for surface-based missions. I aim to understand the local processes within the boundary layer that affect meteorological measurements on Mars.

Positions/Employment


Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Maryland Baltimore County - CRESST II - GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

February 2021 - Present


NASA Postdoctoral Fellow

University Space Research Association - GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

February 2019 - February 2021


Graduate Research Assistant

Texas A&M University Department of Atmospheric Sciences - College Station, Tx

September 2012 - September 2018

Education


PhD Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University

BS Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

Publications


Refereed

Mason, E. L., and M. D. Smith. 2021. Temperature fluctuations and boundary layer turbulence as seen by Mars exploration rovers miniature thermal emission spectrometer Icarus 114350 [10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114350]

Talks, Presentations and Posters


Other

Constraints on dust aerosol vertical profiles using TES and Mini-TES observations

2020

Poster presented at virtual American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, December, 2020.


Boundary Layer Characterization using Mini-TES observations from the Mars Exploration Rovers

October 2020

Poster presented at Virtual EPSC meeting, September - October, 2021.


Short timescale fluctuations in boundary layer temperature profiles observed by Mini-TES

11, 2019

Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2019, San Francisco, CA