Cornelius Csar Jude Salinas

Dr. Salinas is an Assistant Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He works with NASA GSFC through the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research 2 (GESTAR-2) program under University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He did his PhD in Earth Systems Science under the Taiwan International Graduate Program - Earth Systems Science, a program under both the National Central University (NCU) and the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. For his PhD, he did research under the tutelage of Prof. Loren Chang from the NCU Department of Space Science and Engineering as well as under Prof. Danie Mao-chang Liang from the Academia Sinica Institute of Earth Sciences. His research focused on using satellite observations of upper atmospheric carbon dioxide and first-principles Physics-based whole atmosphere models to further our understanding on wave-mean flow dynamics and atmosphere-ionosphere coupling. After finishing his PhD in 2019, he continued on as a post-doc with Prof. Chang and expanded his research by also using other tracers such as upper atmospheric atomic oxygen, water vapor and carbon monoxide to further our understanding of upper atmospheric physics and chemistry. Throughout his PhD and post-doc researches, he has had the privilege to work with and, more importantly, learn from numerous senior scientists from NASA and NCAR High Altitude Observatory. At NASA, he will continue his researches on the physics and chemistry involved in atmosphere-ionosphere coupling under Dr. Dong L Wu while also expanding his reach by helping out NASA spacecraft missions accomplish their science goals.

PhD in Earth Systems Science 2012 - 2019

Taiwan International Graduate Program - Earth System Science

National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Supervisor: Prof. Loren C. Chang and Prof. Danie Mao-chang Liang

Thesis: “Wave-Mean Flow Transport of CO₂ in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere”

BS in Applied Physics 2008 - 2012

Department of Physics

Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines

Supervisor: Prof. Nofel Lagrosas

Thesis: “Validation of Satellite-based Precipitation Measurements over the Philippines”

Reviewer for the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.and the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.

2018/12 - Outstanding Student Paper Awardee, Space Physics and Aeronomy Section, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2018

2017/02 - 3^rd Place, Space Science Section, Taiwan Atmospheric Science Workshop Student Poster Competition

2016/06 - 2^nd Place, MLT Section, CEDAR Workshop Student Poster Competition

2016/05 - 2^nd Place, MLT Section, CEDAR Workshop Student Poster Competition

2015/02 - 1^st Place, Space Science Section, Taiwan Meteorological Society Student Poster Competition