Marangelly FuentesMarangelly FuentesMS PHD’S Cohort 2007-2009MS PHD’S Cohort 2007-2009

Graduate Program in Atmospheric SciencesGraduate Program in Atmospheric SciencesPhD CandidatePhD Candidate

Howard UniversityHoward UniversityWashington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

Background and EducationBackground and Education• Born in Naranjito, Puerto RicoBorn in Naranjito, Puerto Rico

• B.S. degree in Theoretical Physics from B.S. degree in Theoretical Physics from

University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in May University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in May 2004.2004.

• Currently I am a Currently I am a PhD. CandidatePhD. Candidate at at

Howard University Program in Atmospheric Howard University Program in Atmospheric

Sciences, Washington, DC and will graduate Sciences, Washington, DC and will graduate

July 2009.July 2009.

Research ExperiencesResearch Experiences• Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Department

(UPRM), Summer 2003(UPRM), Summer 2003– Numerical Simulation of Early Rainy Numerical Simulation of Early Rainy

Season Precipitation Over the Caribbean Season Precipitation Over the Caribbean and Puerto Rico Following a Strong El and Puerto Rico Following a Strong El Niño Event. Part I: Model ValidationNiño Event. Part I: Model Validation

• Center for Hydrology, Soil Climatology, Center for Hydrology, Soil Climatology, and Remote Sensing (HSCaRS), Alabama and Remote Sensing (HSCaRS), Alabama A&M UniversityA&M University, Summer 2004, Summer 2004– Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature and

Heat Flux Using Artificial Neural NetworkHeat Flux Using Artificial Neural Network

• Goddard Earth Science & Technology Goddard Earth Science & Technology Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Summer 2005Center, Summer 2005– Evaluation of tropical cyclogenetic Evaluation of tropical cyclogenetic

processes into the NASA fvGCMprocesses into the NASA fvGCM

• Goddard Earth Science & Technology Goddard Earth Science & Technology Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Summer 2006Center, Summer 2006– Barotropic instability of the African Barotropic instability of the African

Easterly Jet and its potential for Easterly Jet and its potential for developmentdevelopment

Research ExperiencesResearch Experiences

Current ResearchCurrent Research• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

Fall 2006-presentFall 2006-present– Understanding tropical cyclogenetic Understanding tropical cyclogenetic

processes in Global models (NASA processes in Global models (NASA GEOS, NCEP GFS and ECMWF) GEOS, NCEP GFS and ECMWF)