A.J. Purdy is a senior research scientist at California State University at Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and NASA Ames Research Center (NASA-ARC). His research applies satellite data, hydrologic models, and ground observations to advance science related to hydrology, water resources, and fire risk. He believes in the power of science as an objective tool to impart positive change in California and the world. He is part of the OpenET consortium of scientists and a science team member for NASA's Western Water Applications Office (WWAO). Through his research he looks to develop new applications to support agricultural producers, water managers, and land managers across the Western United States.
Prior to CSUMB and NASA ARC, AJ was as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science and the GeoSpatial Analysis Lab at University of San Francisco (2019-2022) and a postdoctoral fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2018-2019). His research has leveraged data from multiple NASA satellite missions (Landsat, MODIS, SMAP, GRACE, OCO-2, and ECOSTRESS) to advance science related hydrology and water resources.
He holds a PhD in Earth System Science from UC Irvine, a MS in Watershed Science and Policy from CSUMB, and a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of San Diego. His PhD dissertation focused on the advancement and applications of satellite-derived evapotranspiration algorithms.
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