“The airplane has unveiled for us the true face of the Earth.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Albert Wu

Albert Wu

Earth Sciences Technical Manager

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Biography

Albert Wu is a technical manager in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Earth Sciences Division. He currently serves as the ESD Airborne Sciences Support Lead and is the project manager for NASA’s High Mountain Asia Team as well as the technical manager for the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) airborne laser altimeter. He has over a decade of experience developing and operating airborne remote sensing instruments including hundreds of flight hours on field campaigns investigating aspects of the Earth’s cryosphere, hydrology, and biodiversity.

Interests

  • Airborne science
  • Microwave and laser remote sensing
  • Software-defined radio
  • Satellite navigation

Education

  • Graduate Certificate in International Science and Technology Policy, 2018

    Elliott School of International Affairs

  • M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 2010

    University of Colorado at Boulder

  • B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 2008

    University of Colorado at Boulder