Lorraine A Remer

Lorraine A Remer is a Research Professor affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), specifically within the Departments of Geography and Environmental Systems and Physics, and part of the Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET), now integrated into the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) II. Previously at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for 21 years, she transitioned to UMBC in 2012 to focus on aerosol remote sensing for the PACE mission, studying aerosol impacts on climate, clouds, and ocean ecosystems. She holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of California, Davis (1991), an M.S. in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1983), and a B.S. from UC Davis (1980).

Her research emphasizes aerosol remote sensing, climate interactions, dust fertilization of oceans, and particulate pollution. She has contributed to MODIS and VIIRS aerosol algorithms and pioneered the PACE mission's aerosol retrieval systems. Dr. Remer is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and was named a 'highly cited' scientist by Thomson-Reuters (2002-2012).

Recent work includes advancing multi-angle polarimetry (e.g., HARP2 instrument), developing synergies between geostationary and low-Earth-orbit sensors, and analyzing the 2020 African dust event over the Caribbean. Her grants include collaborations with NASA and commercial partners for satellite constellation projects like GAPMAP. She has advised on national/international panels and co-edited Aerosol Remote Sensing.