David Harning
I'm a paleoclimatologist who uses geologic records of Earth history to understand the sensitivity of the Arctic in a warmer, wetter, and human-dominated world. I specialize in using lipid biomarkers, stable isotopes, and ancient DNA preserved in lake and marine sediments as well as generating modern proxy calibrations to improve our estimates of past climate. I also have strong interests in geochronology, glacier history, the carbon cycle, and climate change solutions (e.g., carbon dioxide removal().
Nathan Malarich
Nate joined NOAA in 2024, working on Doppler lidar aircraft measurements. Prior to NOAA, he studied infrared absorption spectroscopy with the dual frequency comb laser, first in graduate school for combustion temperature measurements, and later at NIST for ground-based atmospheric measurements of trace gases.
Zach Decker
Zach's research focuses on the interface between chemistry and physics with influence in air quality and climate.
Research topics include
- Stratospheric gas and particle chemistry
- Wildfire smoke impact on air quality and climate
- Aircraft exhaust impacts on local air quality
- Regionally produced vs. transported pollution impacts
Most of the research is conducted in the field by measurements on aircraft or on the ground.
