Gal Sarid

Gal Sarid is a Senior Research Scientist at Science Systems and Applications, Inc. and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, with expertise in instrument calibration for MODIS and VIIRS within the JPSS Program. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Faculty Scholar and Research Faculty, Associate in Planetary Science at the University of Central Florida, focusing on thermodynamic and hydrodynamic modeling of planetary bodies. Gal Sarid has held research positions at Harvard University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, specializing in shock physics and the thermal evolution of solar system bodies. Academic credentials include a PhD in Planetary Science and a Bachelor of Science from Tel Aviv University.