My research is a little interdisciplinary, with a central focus on developing microwave remote sensing techniques to gain insights into the dynamic processes of planetary atmospheres.

My research focuses on the gaseous composition and thermodynamic processes in the atmospheres of gas giant planets, using physical modeling in combination with spacecraft mission observations. I am currently participating in a project at the University of Michigan that involves retrieving the tropospheric structures within Jupiter’s polar vortices and investigating the associated lightning activity.

I am also studying hydrological variability in terrestrial ecosystems by integrating satellite remote sensing, field observations, and physical modeling. In particular, I develop algorithms to retrieve surface microwave emissivity and vegetation indices using passive microwave (PMW) remote sensing. A featured project is the ongoing development of a microwave canopy radiative transfer model, which aims to enable interpretation of forest ecohydrology from spaceborne observations.