Patricia M. Parker (Née Lawston), Ph.D
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Patricia M. Parker (née Lawston), Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist (effective 07/01/2020) Postdoctoral Research Associate Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland NASA Goddard Space FliGht Center Code 617.0, BldG 33, Room H104 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Email: [email protected]; Tel: 301-614-5319 EDUCATION 2017 Ph.D. ClimatoloGy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2013 M.S. GeoGraphy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2010 B.S. MeteoroloGy, Mathematics minor, Millersville University, Millersville, PA PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 7/2020–Present Assistant Research Scientist, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at NASA Goddard Space FliGht Center 1/2017–7/2020 Postdoctoral Associate, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at NASA Goddard Space FliGht Center PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS In Review (2020 expected) Shepherd, M., A. Thomas, J.A. Santanello, P.M. Lawston, J. Yoo: Warm core structure maintenance over land: A case study analysis of Cyclone Kelvin. Submitted to Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science 6/11/19 (preparinG for 2nd review). (2020 expected) Yoo, J., J. A. Santanello, M. Shepherd, S. V. Kumar, P. M. Lawston, A. M. Thomas: Quantification of the Land Surface and Brown Ocean Influence on Tropical Cyclone Intensification over Land. Submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology 9/13/19 (under 3rd review). (2020 expected) Shellito, P. J., S. V. Kumar, J. A. Santanello, P. M. Lawston Parker, John D. Bolten, Michael H. Cosh, David D. Bosch, Chandra D. Holifield Collins, Stan LivinGston, John Prueger, Mark Seyfried, Patrick J. Starks: AssessinG the Impact of Soil Layer Specification on the Observability of Modeled Soil Moisture and BriGhtness Temperature. Submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology 12/2/19 (preparinG for 2nd review). PuBlished 2020 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, B. Hanson, K. Arsenault, 2020: Impact of IrriGation on Summertime Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Earth Interactions, doi: EI-D-19-0015.1 (In Press). 2019 Santanello, J.A., Lawston, P.M., Kumar, S.V., Dennis, E., 2018: UnderstandinG the Impacts of Soil Moisture Initial Conditions on NWP in the Context of Land- Atmosphere CouplinG. J. Hydrometeorology, 20 (5): 793-819. doi:10.1175/jhm-d-18-0186.1 2018 Lawston, P.M. and M.T. Parker, 2018: Tuition Reduction is the Key Factor DetermininG Tax Burden of Graduate Students under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. F1000Research, 6:2166. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.13385.1 2017 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, Jr., S.V. Kumar, 2017: IrriGation SiGnals Detected from SMAP Soil Moisture Retrievals. Geophysical Research Letters, 44, doi: 10.1002/2017GL075733 2017 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, Jr., T.E. Franz, M. Rodell, 2017: Assessment of IrriGation Physics in a Land Surface ModelinG Framework usinG Non- Traditional and Human-Practice Datasets. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21, 2953-2966. doi:10.5194/hess-2017-51 2016 Rauscher, S.A., T.A. O’Brien, C. Piani, E. Coppola, F. GiorGi, W.D. Collins, P.M. Lawston, 2016: A Multimodel Intercomparison of Resolution Effects on Precipitation: Simulations and Theory. Climate Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2959-5. 2016 Santanello, J.A., S.V. Kumar, C.D. Peters-Lidard, P.M. Lawston: Impact of Soil Moisture Assimilation on Land Surface Model Spinup and Coupled Land- Atmosphere Prediction. J. Hydrometeorology, 17, 517-540. 2015 Lawston, P.M., J.A. Santanello, B.F. Zaitchik, M. Rodell, 2015: Impact of IrriGation Methods on Land Surface Model Spinup and Initialization of WRF Forecasts. J. Hydrometeorology, 16, 3, 1135-1154. PROPOSAL ACTIVITY As Principal Investigator 2019 Lawston, P.M., F. Chen, J. Santanello, E. Kim: InvestiGatinG the Utility of SMAP Observations for Improved MonitorinG and ModelinG of IrriGation and Crop Dynamics. Submitted to NASA ROSES Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission 2 P.M. Parker, April 2020 Science Team solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-SMAP. Outcome: Pending 2019 Lawston, P.M., J. Santanello, S. Kumar, J. Fisher: LeveraginG ECOSTRESS Products for Improved MonitorinG and ModelinG of AGricultural IrriGation. Submitted to NASA-ROSES ECOSTRESS Science and Applications Team solicitation NNH18ZDA001N-ESAT. Outcome: Declined 2018 Lawston, P.M., S. V. Kumar, M. Rodell, C. Hain, M. Friedl, B. F. Zaitchik, J. A. Santanello, J. KianG: ModelinG and Remote Sensing-based Quantification of AGricultural Water Use, Step 1 proposal submitted to NASA-ROSES Applied Science ProGram solicitation NNH18ZDA001N-WATER. Outcome: Declined As Co-Investigator 2019 Chaney, N., K. Findell, L. R. LeunG, D. Lawrence, J. Santanello, P. Dirmeyer, E. Shevliakova, M. Ek, G. Katul, M. Zhao, P. Ma, R. Koster, N. Arnold, Z. Guo, H. Shin, P. Lawston, H. Shin: ParameterizinG the effects of sub-Grid land heteroGeneity on the atmospheric boundary layer and convection: Implications for surface climate, variability, and extremes. Submitted to NOAA fundinG opportunity number: NOAA-OAR-CPO-2019-2005530 on “Climate Process Teams -TranslatinG Land Process UnderstandinG to Improve Climate Models”. Outcome: Selected. Budget: $3.4 million/3 yrs; (Lawston 0.38 FTE) 2019 Dirmeyer, P., C. Draper, R. Fu, C. FerGuson, D. Li, P.M. Lawston, R. McCrary, J. Roundy, G. Abramowitz, E. Blyth, W. DoriGo, M. JunG, D. Miralles: Land- Atmosphere CouplinG – RevealinG Climate Processes in Obserations and Models. EOI submitted to Schmidt Futures Virtual Earth System Research Institute (VESRI). Outcome: Declined 2019 Mahmood, R., E. Rappin, P. Flanagan, B. Wardlow, U. Nair, J. Santanello, P.M. Lawston, E. Kim: UtilizinG SMAP Observations for the Examination of Land- Atmosphere CouplinG over IrriGated and Rainfed AGriculture and Impacts on Ambient Weather. Submitted to NASA ROSES Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission Science Team solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-SMAP. Outcome: Pending 2019 Shepherd, M., T. Mote, D. NiyoGi, B. Johnson, C. Mitra, J. McLeod, P. Lawston, N. Debbage, P. Miller, M. Jin, J. Santanello: Towards Conceptualization and Predictability: A Multi-scalar Analysis of Urban Influenced HydrometeoroloGical Processes. NASA ROSES Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science, solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-IDS. Outcome: Pending 2019 Getirana, A., H.C. JunG, J. A. Santanello, P.M. Lawston: Interactions between agricultural expansion and Groundwater availability in West Africa: a decision- makinG tool, Step 1 proposal submitted to NASA ROSES Solicitation 3 P.M. Parker, April 2020 NNH18ZDA001N-SERVIR, Outcome: selected to submit full proposal As CollaBorator 2019 Shellito, P., S. Kumar, J. Santanello, P.M. Lawston, C. Chew. Development of an Evaluation Framework for Soil Moisture Data Sets. Submitted to NASA ROSES Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission Science Team solicitation NNH19ZDA001N-SMAP. Outcome: Pending 2016 J. Bolten, S. Kumar, J. Santanello, C. Reynolds, M. Anderson, W. Crow, I. Mladenova, T. Franz, A. McNally, P.M. Lawston. EnhancinG the Information Content and Utilization of SMAP Products for AGricultural Applications. Submitted to NASA ROSES Science Utilization of the Soil Moisture Active- Passive Mission solicitation NNH15ZDA001N-SUSMAP. Outcome: Selected FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANTS 2018 Global EnerGy and Water ExchanGes project (GEWEX) travel award, $2,565 2015–2017 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, $42,500 2015–2016 Dissertation Fellow Award, University of Delaware, $20,000 2016 Early Career Scientist Award, World Climate Research ProGramme, $3,152 2015 University of Delaware Professional Development Award, $500 2014 John Mather Nobel Scholarship, $3,000 2013–2014 ColleGe of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Fellowship, $19,000 AWARDS & HONORS 2019 NASA Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics (HBG) Award for Scientific and Technical Support, for “excellent scientific support of numerous soil moisture, irrigation, and modeling projects across the Lab and in serving as a role model for new interns and postdocs” 2013 TeachinG Assistant of the Year, University of Delaware, Department of GeoGraphy 2013 NASA Student Ambassador 2013 First Place – Student Paper Competition, International AGro-Geoinformatics 4 P.M. Parker, April 2020 Conference, GeorGe Mason University, Fairfax, VA PRESENTATIONS Invited Seminars and Invited Panels 2019 University of Maryland, ESSIC seminar series, 30 September. Modeling and Monitoring of Irrigation for Better Understanding of Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Agricultural Areas, ColleGe Park, MD. 2019 Invited Panelist - Career Paths in Climatology and Geography panel, hosted by Climate Specialty Group, Association of American GeoGraphers Annual MeetinG. 3 April, WashinGton, D.C. 2014 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Science, Stout Lecture Series, 19 Sept. Impact of Irrigation on LSM Spinup and Initialization of WRF Forecasts. Lincoln, NE. 2012 Women in Math and Science Conference, Millersville University, 26 Mar 2012. No Catwalk Necessary: Numerical Modeling and Other Opportunities in Graduate School, Millersville, PA. Conference Presentations (as Lead Author and Presenter) 2019 American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, 10 Dec, UtilizinG NASA Satellite Data for Improved MonitorinG and ModelinG of IrriGation, San Francisco, California. Oral Presentation. 2019 NASA GSFC Early Career Scientist Forum, 25 Oct., Impact of IrriGation on Summertime Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Greenbelt, MD. Poster Presentation. 2019 GEWEX Global Land Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel meetinG, 7 AuG, ProGress and ChallenGes in the MonitorinG and ModelinG of IrriGation from