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Tianlin Wang

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4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91109

Curriculum Vitae:

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Ocean Circulation And Air Sea Interaction

Research Technologist

Biography

Tianlin Wang received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2021. He was a postdoctoral scholar with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the ElectroScience Laboratory of The Ohio State University from February 2021 to August 2023. He joined Section 329 - Earth Science at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on August 28, 2023. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) engineering honor societies. He received 2018 IEEE Mikio Takagi Student Prize, 2021 Ernest K. Smith USNC-URSI Student Prize, Young Scientist Awards from 44th PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium and XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, along with other accolades for his research contributions. He is a recipient of 2020 President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP) Fellowship from The Ohio State University and 2021 Mistletoe Research Fellowship from the Momental Foundation.

Education

  • 2021 Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
  • 2019 M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan

Professional Experience

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Research Technologist (2023-present)
  • The Ohio State University, President’s Postdoctoral Scholar (2021-2023)
  • University of Michigan, Graduate Student Research Assistant, Graduate Student Instructor (2015-2020)
  • University of Washington, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant (2013-2014)

Community Service

  • 2018-2021: Founding Chair, IEEE University of Michigan GRSS student branch chapter
  • 2019: Graduate Student Member, College of Engineering Curriculum Committee, University of Michigan
  • 2019-Present: Member, IEEE GRSS Young Professionals Committee
  • 2020-Present: Member, IEEE GRSS Chapters Committee
  • 2021-Present: Co-Chair, IEEE GRSS Modeling in Remote Sensing (MIRS) Technical Committee
  • 2021-2022: Member of the Judging Committee, Electrical and Computer Engineering John D. Alice Nelson Kraus Memorial Poster Competition, The Ohio State University
  • 2023: Co-Chair, Organizing Committee, IEEE GRSS-USC MHI 2023 Remote Sensing Summer School

Research Interests

  • Earth and planetary remote sensing
  • Wave propagation and scattering
  • Radio frequency (RF) circuits
  • Microwave measurements

Selected Awards

  • IEEE Mikio Takagi Student Prize (1st place in student paper competition), IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018
  • Outstanding Student Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 2018
  • IEEE Young Professionals Arctic Challenge Research Award, 2018
  • Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020
  • Distinguished Leadership Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020
  • President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP) Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2020
  • First Place, Poster Paper Competition, IEEE Rising Stars Conference, 2020
  • Ernest K. Smith USNC-URSI Student Prize (2nd place in student paper competition), USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2021
  • Mistletoe Research Fellowship, Momental Foundation, 2021
  • Young Scientist Award, 44th PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium, 2023
  • Young Scientist Award, XXXVth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2023

Selected Publications

Book:

  1. C. Ruf, D. McKague, D. Posselt, S. Gleason, M. P. Clarizia, V. Zavorotny, T. Butler, J. Redfern, W. Wells, M. Morris, J. Crespo, C. Chew, E. Small, D. Pasqual, T. Wang, A. Warnock, D. Mayers, M. Al-Khaldi, and A. J. O’Brien, “CYGNSS handbook: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (Edition 2),” Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Dec. 2022.

Refereed Journal Publications:

  1. M. M. Al-Khaldi, S. Gleason, J. Johnson, R. Balasubramaniam, C. Ruf, D. McKague, B. Annane, T. Wang, A. Russel, and D. Twigg, “Using Synthetic Cyclone Models for High Wind GNSS-R Calibration, Validation, and Algorithm Development: A CYGNSS Case Study,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-11, 2023, Art no. 5801911.
  2. J. Campbell, R. Akbar, A. Bringer, D. Comite, L. Dente, S. Gleason, L. Guerriero, E. Hodges, J. Johnson, S. Kim, A. Melebari, N. Pierdicca, C. Ruf, L. Tsang, T. Wang, H. Xu, J. Zhu, and M. Moghaddam, “Intercomparison of Electromagnetic Scattering Models for Delay-Doppler Maps along a CYGNSS Land Track with Topography,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-13, 2022, Art no. 2007413.
  3. T. Wang, C. Ruf, S. Gleason, A. O’Brien, D. McKague, B. Block, and A. Russel, “Dynamic Calibration of GPS Effective Isotropic Radiated Power for GNSS-Reflectometry Earth Remote Sensing,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-12, 2022, Art no. 5800512.
  4. S. Gleason, M. Al-Khaldi, C. Ruf, D. McKague, T. Wang, and A. Russel, “Characterizing and Mitigating Digital Sampling Effects on the CYGNSS Level 1 Calibration,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-12, 2022, Art no. 5802812.
  5. H. Carreno-Luengo. A. Camps, C. Ruf, N. Floury, M. Martin-Neira, T. Wang, S. J. Khalsa, M. P. Clarizia, J. Reynolds, J. Johnson, A. O’Brien, C. Galdi, M. di Bisceglie, A. Dielacher, P. Jales, M. Unwin, L. King, G. Foti, R. Shah, D. Pascual, B. Schreiner, M. Asgarimehr, J. Wickert, S. Ribo, and E. Cardellach, “The Standard for GNSS-R Data and Metadata Content Working Group,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 89906-89933, 2021.
  6. T. Wang, C. Ruf, B. Block, D. McKague, and S. Gleason, “Design and Performance of a GPS Constellation Power Monitor System for Improved CYGNSS L1B Calibration,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 26-36, Jan. 2019.
  7. T. Wang, L. Tsang, J. T. Johnson, and S. Tan, “Scattering and Transmission of Waves in Multiple Random Rough Surfaces: Energy Conservation Studies with the Second Order Small Perturbation Method,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 157, 1-20, 2016.
  8. S. Tan, A. Mustafa, M. Brogioni, G. Macelloni, M. Durand, K. Jezek, T. Wang, L. Tsang, J. Johnson, M. Drinkwater, and L. Brucker, “Physical Models of Layered Polar Firn Brightness Temperatures from 0.5GHz to 2GHz,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 4418-4430, 2015.

Projects

CYGNSS
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