Dr. Marshall Shepherd is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography/Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia.  Dr. Shepherd is also a member of the Faculty of Water Resources and the College of the Environment.  He is also an Affiliate of the Southern High Resolution Modeling Consortium (with USDA) and a member of NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Missions Science Team. Before joining the faculty at UGA, he spent 12 years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (click the ABOUT ME link above for more background, experience, service, and awards).

1.  Conducts relevant research in areas related to weather, climate, and physical geography.  Teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in weather, climate, and physical geography. Serves the broader University, weather-climate, and geography communities on appropriate committees, peer review bodies, and boards.  Routinely lectures on weather and climate processes at educational, government, and public venues.

2. Conducts research into the evolution and lifecycle of rainfall-producing systems in tropical and subtropical environments (e.g. precipitation, hurricanes, storms) using numerical models and satellite remote sensing capabilities. I primarily utilize advanced satellite systems, ground-based remote sensing, and coupled models.

3.Conducts research into the effects of urbanization (land cover, pollution, etc.) on precipitation using satellite and modeling-based approaches.

Occasionally he appears on network television (i.e. CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, and CNBC), webcasts and radio as an expert in the field of mesoscale meteorology and satellite remote sensing of weather and climate phenomena.

For more detailed information on my research or my background please visit the ABOUT ME or PUBLICATIONS links above.