Ms. Nancy Parker is a research physical scientist focused on biogeochemical sciences for the U.S. Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. She earned a B.S. in geology from Lafayette College and a M.S. in physical geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her expertise is in paleobiology and vegetation characterization. Ms. Parker's current research efforts are focused on establishing methodologies for remote estimation of land surface characterization to improve dust emission and soil erosion modeling. ERDCinfo@usace.army.mil