Linda Zall

Linda Zall is an environmental scientist who previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. While at the CIA she was responsible for establishing in 1992 a task force named Medea, which specialized in using spy satellite images to produce environmental data.[1][2]

Personal life

Zall grew up in North Hornell. Her father was the manager of a large dairy.[1]He later became a professor at Cornell University, retiring as Professor Emeritus (https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/3/6798/files/2016/01/Robert-Zall-1co3ekv.pdf)

Zall married and divorced Charles Sheffield, an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer. The pair had two daughters Elizabeth and Victoria Sheffield.[3][4]

Education

Zall received a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University. While at the school, she was mentored by Donald J. Belcher.[1]

Career

Zall worked at the Earth Satellite Corporation From 1975 to 1984 before moving to the CIA in 1985. She retired in 2013.[1]

References
  1. Broad, William (5 January 2021). "Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth". New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. Sanchez, Kate (5 January 2021). "Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies". The Verge. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. Pace, Eric (9 January 2002). "Charles Sheffield, 67, Physicist And Author of Science Fiction". New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. Estrada, Louie (3 November 2002). "Charles Sheffield Dies at 67". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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