My research focuses on the physics of snow, and I am particularly interested in the physical and optical properties of snow and their relationship to snow temperature. My work spans across scales from snow microstructure to its implications for changing snow patterns across the globe.
Projects: Impacts of Snow Physical Properties on Snow Albedo in Minnesota Modeling of Snow Optical Properties with Geometrical Optics Approximations and Ray Tracing Models Studying Greenland Surface Temperature Using Remote Sensing Satellite Data from MODIS Temperature Controlled Studies of Snow Grain Growth Investigating Impacts of Liquid Water Content on Snow Albedo