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Michael H Cosh
Research Hydrologist
Research Hydrologist
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Michael H. Cosh, Ph.D. |
Research Interests: (click here to see a list of current research projects)
- In situ soil moisture network validation.
- Scaling of land surface parameters to satellite scale.
- Validation of satellite soil moisture products, such as AMSR-E, SMOS, Aquarius, and SMAP.
Education:
- 1995 B.A. (Engineering, minors in Math, Physics) Department of Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physical Sciences, Saint Francis College, Loretto, PA. (Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors)
- 1996 B.S. (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
- 1998 M.S. (Hydraulics and Hydrology) School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
- 2002 Ph.D. (Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology) School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Professional Experience:
- 1998 - 2001: Research Assistant, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
- 2002 - 2005: Post-Doctoral Researcher, USDA-ARS-Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.
- 2005 - present: Research Hydrologist, USDA-ARS-Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.
Awards:
- 2003: ARS Outstanding Performance Award, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville MD.
- 2008: ARS Beltsville Area Early Career Scientist of the Year.
- 2013: NASA Group Achievement Award, 2013 for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Field Experiment 2012 Field Campaign Team.
- 2015: IEEE Highest Impact Paper Award 2015, for “Validation of Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer Soil Moisture Products” from 2010.
- 2016: Interagency Partnership Award, Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer for the SMAP Applications Working Group for promoting integration of SMAP data into operational applications.
- 2016: ARS Outreach, Diversity & Equal Opportunity Award, in the Supervisory/Managerial Category.
- 2017: NASA Group Achievement Award, Soil Moisture Active Passive Science and Cal/Val Team for contributions to the preparation of science algorithm and calibration/validation activities for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission.
- 2017: NASA Group Achievement Award, Soil Moisture Active Passive Science Team for outstanding contributions to the development of NASA SMAP mission and demonstration of its scientific and societal impact.
- 2017: Arthur S. Flemming Award for Outstanding Government Service (Basic Science), George Washington University.
- 2017: ARS Northeast Area Technology Transfer Award.
- 2020: Fellow, American Society of Agronomy
- 2022: Soil Moisture Community Leadership Award, NOAA-NIDIS
- 2023: Fellow, Soil Science Society of America
- 2024: Secretary's Honor Award as a part of USDA Authorship Team for National Climate Assessment 5
Professional Service:
- American Geophysical Union Member
- AGU Hydrology Remote Sensing Technical Committee Chairperson
- AGU Hydrology Large Scale Field Experimentation Technical Committee Chairperson
- AGU Fall Meeting Hydrology Program Chairperson
- American Society of Agronomy, Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing Chair, 2017-2018.
- Soil Science Society of America, Soil Physics and Hydrology Vice Chari, 2025-2026.
- USDA Remote Sensing Coordination Committee
- IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Senior Member(awarded 2017).
- American Meteorological Society Member
- National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network, Coordinating Team Chairperson, 2018-present
- Committee on Earth Observing Satellites, Land Product Validation-Soil Moisture Co-lead, 2018-2021
- Committee on Earth Observing Satellites, Land Product Validation Chairperson, 2023-2025.
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