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Menghua Wang
received the B.S. degree in physics from Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, China, in 1982, the M.S. degree in physics (with
distinction) from California State University, Northridge, in 1987,
and the Ph.D. degree in physics from University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida, in 1991. Since January of 2005, he has been with the
NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) at
Camp Springs, Maryland. He is the Chief for Marine Ecosystems and
Climate Branch at NOAA STAR. Prior to working with NOAA, he was a
Research Associate Professor at University of Maryland Baltimore
County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
Dr. Wang's research experiences include radiative transfer modeling,
ocean color remote sensing, remote retrievals and in situ measurements
of aerosol and cloud optical and microphysical properties, development
of calibration and validation techniques, and development of strategy
and techniques for the data processing and data merging from the
multiple ocean color sensors, as well as various applications in
coastal and open ocean regions using satellite and in situ
measurements. In his research career, he has authored and co-authored
over 100 peer-reviewed and other publications. Dr. Wang has been a
science team member (and PI) for various NOAA and NASA satellite
ocean color missions/projects, and is also currently a member of the
Science Working Groups (SWGs) for two NASA future missions: Aerosol,
Cloud, and Ecosystem (ACE) and Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution
Events (GEO-CAPE). He has been the NOAA CoastWatch Program Scientist
since 2007, and the STAR Ocean Color Science Team leader and Co-Chair
for the NOAA Ocean Color Product Oversight Panel (OCPOP) since 2010.
Dept. of Commerce • NOAA • NESDIS • STAR • Last revised: March 15, 2012
Menghua Wang
Menghua Wang
received the B.S. degree in physics from Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, China, in 1982, the M.S. degree in physics (with
distinction) from California State University, Northridge, in 1987,
and the Ph.D. degree in physics from University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida, in 1991. Since January of 2005, he has been with the
NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) at
Camp Springs, Maryland. He is the Chief for Marine Ecosystems and
Climate Branch at NOAA STAR. Prior to working with NOAA, he was a
Research Associate Professor at University of Maryland Baltimore
County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.