12 optic Postdoctoral research jobs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reducing greenhouse gas retrieval biases by improving aerosol representation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Pasadena, California | United States | about 4 hours ago

improve aerosol and greenhouse gas retrievals in regions with high aerosol loading such as the Sahel, volcanic areas, and megacities, we have been developing a methodology to enhance Aerosol Optical Depth

The EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE) Experiment: Exoplanet atmospheric characterization from a high altitude balloon

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Greenbelt, Maryland | United States | about 1 month ago

-on research experience in the preparation and deployment of the EXCITE payload, with topic areas including: infrared detectors and readout, cryogenics and cryocoolers, optics, data acquisition, balloon attitude

Materials and Process Development for Ultraviolet Detector Technologies

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Pasadena, California | United States | about 1 month ago

engineering methods to fabricate advanced detector technologies and optical components. Research within the UV detector technology team has largely focused on the use of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for band

Airborne Lidar Measurements of Atmospheric Trace Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Hampton, Virginia | United States | about 4 hours ago

profile measurements of methane, and profile measurements of aerosol/cloud optical properties using the DIfferential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) and High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) techniques

Next-generation wildfire risk assessment using deep learning based high resolution fuel maps and stochastic fire spread modeling

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Pasadena, California | United States | about 4 hours ago

. The successful candidate will work on designing and training advanced deep learning models (e.g., U-Net, Vision Transformers) using multi-modal EO datasets (optical, radar, thermal, LiDAR) to generate high

Cosmic Dawn and Large-scale Structure with Intensity Mapping

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Pasadena, California | United States | 4 days ago

-dimensions by tomographic mapping the cosmic structures using spectral lines such as the redshifted 21cm, CO, [CII], Lya and other optical lines. The candidate will aim at exploring and establishing

Prithvi-EO Foundation Model for Forest Structure, Biomass, and Fire-Relevant Metrics

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Pasadena, California | United States | about 4 hours ago

ability to design experiments and evaluate models rigorously. Experience with remote sensing modalities such as LiDAR and optical imagery is important, and familiarity with GEDI, Landsat/HLS, biomass

Space Science: Exoplanet Science and Technology Development

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Fields Landing, California | United States | about 1 month ago

) coronagraph and a wavefront control system utilizing MEMS deformable mirrors. There are opportunities for participating in this effort in a variety of areas, including optical analysis and alignment, wavefront

Advanced Aerosol Data Assimilation of the GEO-LEO Constellation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Greenbelt, Maryland | United States | about 1 month ago

(GMAO), is a comprehensive Earth system model and data assimilation system. The GMAO assimilates aerosol optical depth (AOD) observations from space-borne (e.g. MODIS, VIIRS) and ground-based (AERONET

Data Assimilation of Combined Lidar and Polarimeter Observations for the AOS Mission

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Greenbelt, Maryland | United States | about 1 month ago

9-channel multi-angle polarimeter. The combined capabilities from these two instruments will provide unprecedented characterization of aerosol optical and physical properties, and their vertical