Summary
Breno Imbiriba is an adjunct professor and remote sensing scientist with over a decade of experience applying satellite instruments (AIRS, IASI, CrIS, MODIS, CALIPSO) to quantify atmospheric trace gases and aerosols, with a special focus on high-accuracy CO2 retrievals in the tropics. Trained as a physicist (Ph.D., University of Maryland), he transitioned from numerical relativity and mesh-refinement simulations of black hole collisions at NASA Goddard to leading hyperspectral radiance climate data record work at UMBC and UFPA. His expertise spans inverse methods, data assimilation, and numerical PDE techniques, enabling rigorous retrievals at 1–3 ppm precision several kilometers above the surface. Based in Pará, Brazil, he combines field-relevant Amazon-region research—including landfill gas studies—with global satellite algorithm development, a blend that is unusual among remote sensing academics.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Physics; Physics, Ph.D, Physics; Physics at University of Maryland - College Park College
B.S., B.S. at Universidade Federal do Pará
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of Maryland
M.S., Physics, M.S., Physics at Instituto de Física Teórica