Contact Info
Lauren M. Zamora
Associate Research Scientist
Education
Ph.D., Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Miami
Research Interests:
Dr. Lauren Zamora combines satellite observations, fieldwork, and modeling to investigate how aerosols affect cloud formation in polar regions. Through the University of Maryland cooperative agreement, Dr. Zamora has partnered with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center since 2014. She co-leads the QuIESCENT international scientific group, which coordinates global research efforts to quantify Arctic aerosol-cloud interactions. She received the 2024 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Climate and Radiation Laboratory Scientific Leadership Award for her contributions to the NASA Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction EXperiment (ARCSIX) aircraft campaign over Northern Greenland.
Her research addresses questions about polar atmospheric processes, such as: How do changing aerosol sources affect cloud cooling or warming of the surface? How can we enable Earth system models to more accurately capture these complex interactions? And what role might cloud modification play in managing polar environmental change?
Her research addresses questions about polar atmospheric processes, such as: How do changing aerosol sources affect cloud cooling or warming of the surface? How can we enable Earth system models to more accurately capture these complex interactions? And what role might cloud modification play in managing polar environmental change?