Charles Evans Powell

Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan (expected 2024)
M.S., University of Michigan (2021), Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
M.A., Stanford University (2014), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Sc.B., Brown University (2013), Physics

Research Interests

NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
Remote sensing instrumentation and analysis
Satellite observation architectures
Data assimilation
Radiofrequency interference detection and mitigation
Science policy and administration
Space situational awareness/space traffic management
Space security and diplomacy
History and sociology of science

Contact

cepowell@umich.eduTwitterLinkedInCV

Missions

Role: Ph.D. Student / Data Janitor

Role: Launch Campaign Lead / Chief of Pomp and Circumstance

Role: Launch Guest Operations (GOES-R, GOES-S) / Showrunner

Role: Congressional Operations (JPSS-1) / Smooth-talker

Awards

Silver Sherman Award, NOAA (2019)
Presidential Management Fellowship (2016)
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (2016)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Summer (2014)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Academic Year (2013-14)
Americorps College Access Scholar (2012)

Service

Study Team, Developing a Continuity Framework for Satellite Observations of Climate, Keck Institute for Space Studies (2022)

Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (2021-)

Member, Committee on Radio Frequency Allocations, American Meteorological Society (2021-)

Session Chair on Tropical Cyclones and Convection, CYGNSS Science Team Meeting (2021)

Department Representative, Graduate Student Advisory Council, University of Michigan (2020-)

Poll Worker, City of Ann Arbor (2020, 2021, 2022)

Reviewer, Independent Program Review, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (2019)

Reviewer, NOAA Hollings Scholarship (2020, 2021)

Publications

Powell, C.E., Ruf, C.S., Russel, A. 2022. "An Improved Blackbody Calibration Cadence for CYGNSS." IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing.

Powell, C.E. "Saving Space from 'Star Wars'-Style Misperceptions." War on the Rocks. July 14, 2020.

Presentations and Talks

Powell, C.E. "[Further] Updates on CYGNSS Error Covariance Investigation." CYGNSS Science Team Meeting. (Ann Arbor, MI, 2022)

Powell, C.E. "Recent and upcoming national/agency programmatic events to be mindful of regarding continuity." Workshop: Developing a Continuity Framework for Satellite Observations of Climate. Keck Institute for Space Sciences. (Pasadena, CA, 2022)

Powell, C.E. "Satellite Remote Sensing: How Do We Know What We Know?" NOAA-Morgan State University Climate Change Seminar. (Virtual, 2022)

Powell, C.E. "NRDZ, 5G, and Weather: Keep the racket down over there." National Radio Dynamic Zone Partnership Workshop. (Virtual, 2021)

Powell, C.E., Chang, P.S., Jelenak, Z. “From the Horse’s Mouth: Mining Tropical Cyclone Forecast Discussions to Recover Patterns and Biases in Forecast Decisions.” Ninth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation, 101st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. (Virtual, 2021)

Powell, C.E. "Updates on CYGNSS Error Covariance Investigation." CYGNSS Science Team Meeting. (Virtual, 2020)

Last Updated October 2022