I am a scientific programmer with a background in meteorology, remote sensing, and GIS. I am a contractor with SSAI at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and I support the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO).
Meredith Augusta Nichols
(SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMER)
| Email: | meredith.a.nichols@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.5632 |
| Org Code: | 610.1 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Scientific Programmer / Analyst II
SSAI - NASA GSFC
August 2021 - Present
Geospatial Data Programmer / Analyst
KBR - DOT Volpe Center
April 2021 - June 2021
Scientific Programmer / Analyst II
KBR - NOAA/NWS/DISS
June 2019 - March 2021
Scientific Programmer / Analyst II
KBR/SGT - NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD
October 2018 - June 2019
Scientific Programmer / Analyst I
SGT - NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD
November 2016 - October 2018
Education
M.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 2016
B.S., Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University (Minors in Climatology, Earth Systems, GIS, Geography), University Park, PA, 2014
Awards
Ellen Steidle Achievement Award - 2013 Established in 1953 by Dean Edward Steidle to honor the memory of his wife, Ellen Girsham Steidle. The Ellen Steidle Achievement Award recognizes junior and senior Penn State Earth & Mineral Sciences (EMS) students for their service to the college. Students in good academic standing with at least two semesters as an EMS student may be nominated.
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Other
Satellite Observations of Trace Gases and Their Application for Studying Air Quality Near Oil and Gas Operations.
Kollonige, D., Thompson, A., Nichols, M., Fasnacht, Z., Martins, D., Dickerson, R.
2014
Presented at the 2014 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting
Seasonal and Annual Validation of Satellite Precipitation Products
Nichols, M., Rudlosky, S., Wang, J. J.
November 2013
Presented at the Student Conference of the 38th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association
The Validation of the Operational AMSU Snowfall Identification Product.
Ferraro, R. R., Sapiano, M. R. P., Nichols, M., Meng, H., Zhao, L.
October 2010
Poster Presentation at the 17th Conference Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
Selected Public Outreach
Alumni Speaker at the Pennsylvania State University Total Engagement with EMS (TEEMS, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences)
September 2017 - Present
TEEMS is the first year orientation program for incoming students in the Pennsylvania State University College of Earth and Mineral Sciences which takes place at Lake Raystown in Pennsylvania in late August before student move-in. On the last evening of the orientation program, invited alumni come speak to the students in their major and give advice on how succeed as they move through their bachelors degree.