Dr. Catherine Breen is a Research Scientist on contract to the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Her work primarily focuses on deep learning and remote sensing for snow and water applications, with a particular interest in method development for remote sensing calibration and validation as well as understanding changes in our global snow and water supply. Dr. Breen obtained a Ph.D. in Environmental and Forest Sciences from the University of Washington and her B.A. from Princeton University.
Catherine Marina Breen
(Research Scientist)
| Email: | catherine.m.breen@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 617 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 617 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | Science Application International Corp. |
Brief Bio
Research Interests
Wildlife and Biodiversity Monitoring
Positions/Employment
Research Scientist
Science Applications International Corporation - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
May 2025 - Present
NASA Graduate Fellow
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
September 2019 - December 2024
Education
Ph.D., 2024, University of Washington
B.A., 2015, Princeton University
Publications
Refereed
2024. "Snow Depth Extraction From Time‐Lapse Imagery Using a Keypoint Deep Learning Model." Water Resources Research 60 (7): [10.1029/2023wr036682] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Evaluating MODIS snow products using an extensive wildlife camera network." Remote Sensing of Environment 295 113648 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113648] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions." Current Biology 32 (22): 4982-4988.e4 [10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.007] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Empirical gradient threshold technique for automated segmentation across image modalities and cell lines." Journal of Microscopy 260 (1): 86-99 [10.1111/jmi.12269] [Journal Article/Letter]