Bio

Aakash Ahamed (BS, with honors, Franklin and Marshall College; MSc, Boston College; PhD, Stanford University) is a hydrologist developing scientific methods for satellite and airborne remote sensing measurements with applications to water resources, natural hazards, and agricultural systems. His doctoral work focused on developing satellite-based models of groundwater mass changes in California's aquifers. Aakash previously worked as a support scientist in the Hydrological Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where he constructed satellite-based models of flood and landslide hazards. He has also developed remote sensing analyses and software at Ceres Imaging, a successful precision agriculture start up based in Silicon Valley, and interned as a GIS analyst at the World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Washington, DC.

Contact

  • Work
    aahamed@stanford.edu
    University - Staff Department: Geophysics Faculty Programs Position: Research Assistant
    University - Affiliate Department: Department of Geophysics - Knight Program

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