Dr. Feng Zhang is an visiting assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland. She received a B.S. degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Science and Technology of China, and her M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Meteorology from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Her current research interests include the calibration and validation (Cal/Val) of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).