Dr. Maheshwari Neelam

Email: MNeelam @ usra.edu
Research Interests: Surface Hydrology, Remote sensing, Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, Climate Variability and Climate Extremes.
Education
Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 2018, Texas A&M University, College Station. Advisor: Binayak P.Mohanty
B.Tech., Electronics and Communication Engineering, 2011, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.
Experience
02/22 - Present: Scientist at Universities Space Research Association
05/18 - 01/22: Research Scientist at Science Systems and Applications Inc
Awards
08/21 Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Award, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
06/12 – 10/17 International Graduate Student Achievement Award (Bill A. and Rita L. Stout), Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University
06/15 – 06/17 Schlumberger Faculty for Future Fellowship, Schlumberger Foundation ($1,00,000)
01/14 – 12/14 International Texas Public Education Grant, Texas A&M University
06/14 – 12/14 Graduate Scholarship, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University
06/12 – 12/15 Multiple travel awards, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A &M University
06/13 NASA Group Achievement Award (SMAPVEX12 Field Campaign) 06/10 – 12/10 Outstanding Student Scholarship, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
01/09 – 12/09 Certificate of Merit, Indian Red Cross
01/08 – 12/08 Certificate of Appreciation, Indian Red Cross
Publications
Neelam, M., Bindlish, R, O’Neill, P, Huffman, G, Reichle, R, Chan, S, Colliander, A. (2021). “Evaluation of Precipitation Flag for SMAP Soil Moisture Accuracy using IMERG and GEOS-5.” Journal of Hydrometeorology, doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-20-0038.1.
Li, M., N. A. Sutfin, M. Christie, M. Neelam, and J. A. Bradley (2020), Making a place for the next generation of geoscientists, Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO151355.
Neelam, M., and B. P.Mohanty (2020), On Radiative transfer model across space, time and hydroclimates, Remote Sensing 12 (16), doi: 10.3390/rs12162645.
Neelam, M., A. Colliander, B. P. Mohanty, et al. (2020). "Multiscale Surface Roughness for Improved Soil Moisture Estimation." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1-13, doi:10.1109/tgrs.2019.2961008.
Neelam, M., and B. P.Mohanty (2015), Global sensitivity analysis of the radiative transfer model, Water Resour. Res., 51, doi:10.1002/2014WR016534.