Dr. McKibben has a background in coastal and estuarine biological oceanography with an emphasis on satellite oceanography, harmful algal bloom ecology, and water quality. Currently she works in the Ocean Ecology Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) as the PACE Mission Applications Lead. Dr. McKibben has previously conducted applied research at a California non-profit organization investigating linkages between eutrophication and harmful algal blooms in the San Francisco Bay with the goal of optimizing Bay nutrient management strategies. She has also worked two positions within the Applied Sciences office of the Earth Science Division at NASA GSFC: as a NASA Program Postdoctoral Fellow where she investigated approaches to derive phytoplankton community composition from hyperspectral information in the Chesapeake Bay, and later as an Asst. Research Scientist supporting research and development of remote sensing products for water quality applications.
Morgaine McKibben
(SR RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | morgaine.mckibben@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.3992 |
| Org Code: | 616 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 616 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Education
Ph.D., Oceanography, 2017
Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
M.Sc., Oceanography, 2011
Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
B.Sc., Marine Biology, 2008
University of California, Santa Cruz
Selected Publications
Refereed
2024. "Testing a hyperspectral, bio-optical approach to discriminating phytoplankton groups in the Chesapeake Bay. (Accepted April 2024)." Earth and Space Science [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Phytoplankton composition from sPACE: Requirements, opportunities, and challenges." Remote Sensing of Environment 302 (1): 113964 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113964] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Optical Identification of Phytoplankton Groups in the Chesapeake Bay: Toward Application of a Hyperspectral Algorithm to Aid Resource Managers." OSA Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress 2021 (AIS, FTS, HISE, SENSORS, ES) [10.1364/hise.2021.htu2c.3] [Proceedings]
2017. "Climatic regulation of the neurotoxin domoic acid." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (2): 239-244 [10.1073/pnas.1606798114] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Monitoring Oregon Coastal Harmful Algae: Observations and implications of a harmful algal bloom-monitoring project." Harmful Algae 50 32-44 [10.1016/j.hal.2015.10.004] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Satellite‐based detection and monitoring of phytoplankton blooms along the Oregon coast." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 117 (C12): [10.1029/2012jc008114] [Journal Article/Letter]