Dr Maryam R. Al Shehhi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Infrastructure, and Environmental Engineering at Khalifa University and a member of the Khalifa University Space Technology and Innovation Center (KUSTIC). Before joining Khalifa University, she has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the world leading university, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Al Shehhi has been working in several projects with international and local environmental agencies. One of the recent projects she works on is utilizing satellite-derived IOPs to model water quality in the Arabian Gulf. Her scientific findings have been published in more than 20 research articles in reputable journals.