Dr. Nasrin Salehnia is an interdisciplinary climate scientist and environmental data researcher with expertise in agrometeorology, remote sensing, GIS, artificial intelligence, and environmental modeling. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Agrometeorology from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and a B.S. in Computer Engineering. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University and previously served as a Research Assistant Professor at Seoul National University. Her research focuses on drought monitoring, climate extremes, crop-yield prediction, forest inventory, LiDAR-based vegetation and fuel modeling, and climate-risk assessment. Her notable academic works include studies on hydro-meteorological drought, climate-change impacts on potential evapotranspiration, agricultural yield prediction, and AI-supported environmental monitoring. She has served as an editor for the Journal of Arid Land, a guest editor for Sustainability, an AGU OSPA coordinator, and a reviewer for more than 30 journals. Her recognitions include the Top-Ranked Ph.D. Student Award, a Top Ten Excellent Article Award, and Outstanding Reviewer Awards.