Patrick Wang
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24490 Table Mountain Road
M/S TM-21
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Laboratory Studies And Atmospheric ObservationsBiography
Patrick Wang is a Technologist in the Laboratory Studies and Atmospheric Observations Group.
As part of the Lidar Program, Patrick’s work focuses on the development and maintenance of various lidar systems at the Table Mountain Facility (TMF) and the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) to investigate long-term atmospheric changes in the troposphere and stratosphere. He leads the efforts in balloon-borne ozonesonde deployment and assists in the analysis of ozone and temperature data obtained from lidar systems. Furthermore, Patrick also acts as JPL Lidar's Systems Rep, JPL Lidar webpage's webmaster, and is the point of contact for chemical/pressure safety, procurements, and property tracking for the Lidar Program.
As part of the Astronomy Program, Patrick develops hardware/software interfaces in Python and C++ for the upgrade of TMF’s 0.6m telescope.
Since 2021, he also leads the efforts in operating an EMI (electromagnetic interference) station with the objective to identify interferences sources, and to obtain a sitewide baseline measurement of EMI levels at TMF.
Education
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Germany (2013)
Professional Experience
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Technologist, Science Division (2016 - Present)
- Mercedes Benz Technology Center, Mechanical Engineer, Powertrain (2015 - 2016)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Graduate Fellow, Assigned Pre-Project Systems Engineering (2014)
- University of Stuttgart, Research Assistant, Astronautics (2011 - 2012)
- TWT GmbH, Intern, Computational Fluid Dynamics (2009 - 2010)
Research Interests
- Laser remote sensing of the atmosphere
- High power excimer and Nd:YAG lasers
- Mission Analysis for Mars Sample Return
Selected Awards
- JPL Voyager Award (2019)
Selected Publications
- Chouza, F., Leblanc, T., Brewer, M., Wang, P., Martucci, G., Haefele, A., Vérèmes, H., Duflot, V., Payen, G., and Keckhut, P.: The impact of aerosol fluorescence on water vapor long-term monitoring by Raman lidar and the evaluation of a potential correction method, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2022-98, in review, 2022.
- Chouza, F., Leblanc, T., Brewer, M., Wang, P., Piazzolla, S., Pfister, G., Kumar, R., Drews, C., Tilmes, S., Emmons, L., and Johnson, M.: The impact of Los Angeles Basin pollution and stratospheric intrusions on the surrounding San Gabriel Mountains as seen by surface measurements, lidar, and numerical models, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 6129–6153, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6129-2021, 2021.
- Chouza, F., Leblanc, T., Barnes, J., Brewer, M., Wang, P., and Koon, D. Long-term (1999-2019) variability of stratospheric aerosol over Mauna Loa, Hawaii, as seen by two co-located lidars and satellite measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 6821-6839, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6821-2020, 2020
- F. Chouza, T. Leblanc, M. A. Brewer, P. S. WangUpgrade and automation of the JPL Table Mountain Facility tropospheric ozone lidar (TMTOL) for near-ground ozone profiling and satellite validation, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 569-583, 2019
- T. Leblanc, M. A. Brewer, P. S. Wang et al.,Validation of the TOLNet lidars: the Southern California Ozone Observation Project (SCOOP), Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 6137-6162, 2018
- P. S. Wang, M. Ono and R. E. Lock,“Reliability Analysis of Multi-Launch Sample Return Missions using the Space Mission Architecture and Risk Analysis Tool (SMART)”, 66th International Astronautical Congress 2015, Jerusalem, Israel
- N. J. Parziale, B. E. Schmidt, P. S. Wang, H. G. Hornung and J. E. Shepherd, “Pulsed Laser Diode for use as a Light Source for Short-Exposure, High-Frame-Rate Flow Visualization“, 53rd AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting 2015, Kissimmee, Florida