Sarah Dewey is a Senior Scientific Analyst supporting ICESat-2, Cryospheric Science Applications, and the Earth Science to Action strategy. Trained as a research physical oceanographer, she also has both academic and federal agency experience in science policy.
Sarah R Dewey
(Senior Scientific Analyst)
| Email: | sarah.r.dewey@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 615 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 615 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Senior Scientific Analyst
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. - Lanham, MD
2025 - Present
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow
U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC
2021 - 2023
Supported the Office of International Activities, Research Security, & Interagency Coordination within DOE's Office of Science
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School - Cambridge, MA
2020 - 2021
Worked across disciplines to conduct research and instruction as part of the nascent Arctic Initiative
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Washington Applied Physics Lab - Seattle, WA
2012 - 2019
Primary research examined the relationship between changes in sea ice cover and upper-ocean properties using satellite remote sensing and data obtained from participation in Seasonal Ice Zone Reconnaissance Surveys (SIZRS) field campaign over the Beaufort Sea
Education
Ph.D., Oceanography, University of Washington (2019)
M.S., Oceanography, University of Washington (2015)
B.S., Geology & Geophysics, Yale University (2010)
Selected Publications
Refereed
2023. "Managing plastic pollution in the Arctic ocean: An integrated quantitative flux estimate and policy study." Polar Record 59 e36 [10.1017/s0032247423000268] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "The Cyclonic Mode of Arctic Ocean Circulation." Journal of Physical Oceanography 51 (4): 1053-1075 [10.1175/jpo-d-20-0190.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Arctic Ice‐Ocean Coupling and Gyre Equilibration Observed With Remote Sensing." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (3): 1499-1508 [10.1002/2017gl076229] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "An Edge-Referenced Surface Fresh Layer in the Beaufort Sea Seasonal Ice Zone." Journal of Physical Oceanography 47 (5): 1125-1144 [10.1175/jpo-d-16-0158.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "The Beaufort Gyre intensification and stabilization: A model-observation synthesis." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 121 (11): 7933-7952 [10.1002/2016jc012196] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2024. "Fall Books 2024." Science 385 (6714): 1158-1163 [10.1126/science.ads4182] [Magazine]