Dr. Hamideh Ebrahimi joined NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) in support of the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) in July 2019, working on the assimilation of surface sensitive microwave radiances and on the implementation of coupled Atmosphere/ocean/sea-ice data assimilation capability within the Joint Effort for Data-assimilation Integration (JEDI) project.

Dr. Ebrahimi earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Planetary Sciences from University of Central Florida, working at the Central Florida Remote Sensing Lab. She has been involved in a number of NASA Earth science satellite mission grants analyzing satellite microwave radiometers data, such as NASA Aquarius, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), and the HS3 Hurricane missions. At NASA, she was an active member of the GPM inter-calibration working group. Working there has been very rewarding for her, providing the opportunity to interact with scientists and engineers from NOAA, NASA, and other universities. Through these collaborations, she cooperated with Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland as a faculty research assistant for seven months during her PhD. Also as part of GPM inter-calibration group, she received a NASA group achievement award in 2015.

After graduation, Hamideh joined the Center for Remote Sensing at the University of Florida as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, working on a variety of projects in applying state-ofthe-art Microwave remote sensing and GPS technologies to soil moisture measurements. She was involved in the design, implementation and testing of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-Reflectrometry system for measurement of soil properties. In addition to research, she has been involved in mentoring undergrads and college students, has served as a reviewer for Journal of IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, and has been part of a NASA proposal review panel.

In her leisure time, Hamideh enjoys outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, camping, and reading about a variety of topics, especially Astronomy and Psychology. She is an active supporter of Child Foundation, which is an international charity organization that helps children living in poverty remain in school