Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Ruth S Lieberman

(Research AST, Fields and Particles)

Ruth S Lieberman's Contact Card & Information.
Email: ruth.s.lieberman@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.8366
Org Code: 675
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 675
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Missions & Projects

Brief Bio


Ruth Lieberman has been a Research Astrophysicist with code 675 since August 2018. Her research focuses on atmospheric tides, planetary waves, gravity waves, and their roles in coupling the neutral atmosphere to the thermosphere-ionosphere. Ruth has worked with data from the LIMS, UARS, TIMED, EOS-Aura, AIM, CHAMP, GOCE, ICON and GOLD missions. She is presently the mission scientist for ICON and AWE. Ruth is a former chief editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), and is currently the editor for the middle, uppe, and planetary atmospheres section of the 3rd edition of the Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences (Elsevier, 2025).

Education


Ph. D., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

M. S., Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

B. S., Meteorology and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Awards


NSF CEDAR Prize Lecture, 2023: The Role of Tides and Planetary Waves in Atmospheric Vertical Coupling