Summary
Andrew Feldman is an associate research scientist at NASA Goddard and research faculty at the University of Maryland with 11 years of experience studying how climate variability and extremes shape plant function, evaporation, and land–atmosphere feedbacks. He combines satellite remote sensing (SMAP, MODIS, OCO‑2, ECOSTRESS) with algorithm development to quantify soil and vegetation water dynamics from storm to global scales, work that produced multiple high‑impact publications during his MIT PhD. As a PI on NASA Ecohydrology and ECOSTRESS grants and co‑lead of the ARID drylands campaign study, he translates fundamental science into mission planning and applied monitoring for partners including the U.S. Navy and land managers. His background in civil engineering and hands‑on stormwater design gives him a practical edge in linking urban hydrology to ecosystem-scale processes, and he has a track record of turning satellite brightness‑temperature signals into operational soil/plant water retrievals.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil and Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering at Drexel University
Parkland High School