Congratulations to Dr. Emily Faber

On November 10, 2025, Emily Faber, Atmospheric Physics, successfully defended her dissertation titled "Advancing Dust Emission Modeling: Physical Parameterization Improvements and Impacts." Her advisor was Dr. Adriana Rocha Lima, who she worked with in the Laboratory for Atmospheric Studies and Particle Light Interaction; Emily also has been a Graduate Research Assistant with GESTAR II.

As a doctoral student, Emily was selected for a WINGS (Weather Program Office (WPO) Innovation for Next Generation Scientists) fellowship through NOAA, where her mentor was Dr. Barry Baker. (This 2024 UMBC News story provides more information on her fellowship.) Now, as a post-doc, Dr. Faber recently joined the University of Maryland's ESSIC (Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center), where she is an Earth System Modeler working on the DAWN project (Dashboard for Agricultural Water use and Nutrient management). Congratulations, Dr. Faber!

Emily Faber's dissertation title and committee members' names are on a screen; Dr. Tong is also on screen as virtual attendee. Standing n front of screen are Emily Faber and her dissertation committee.

Photo of Emily and her dissertation committee (l - r): Dr. Daniel Tong, virtual (GMU/NASA HAQAST), Dr. Belay Demoz (Physics/GESTAR II), Dr. Emily Faber, Dr. Adriana Rocha Lima (Physics/GESTAR II/ESI), Dr. Barry Baker (NOAA), and Dr. Pengwang Zhai (Physics/GESTAR II). Photo: Provided by E. Faber.