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Caltech/JPL
Leading the Sea Level and Ice Group at JPL, Alex pioneers research on Earth's cryosphere, focusing on the intricate relationship between ice and climate. His innovative work spans multiple NASA flagship missions, including ICESat/-2 (laser altimetry), NISAR (synthetic-aperture radar), and GRACE/-FO (gravimetry). These cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing our understanding of Earth's changing cryosphere and its impact on the planet. Alex's interdisciplinary approach bridges remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and robotics, and developing next-generation methodologies that transform historical data into knowledge of our rapidly changing planet. He is the Principal Investigator for the ITS_LIVE project that uses novel computer-vision algorithms to extract ice motion from petabytes of optical and radar imagery. His work extends beyond Earth, contributing to the development of robotic systems for exploring icy moons in our solar system, particularly Europa.
Earth System Dynamics
Technology