NASA's Earth Science Branch recently attended the inaugural Lightning Modeling Workshop in Albuquerque, NM. The workshop, organized by Timothy Lang, aimed to develop a roadmap for lightning modeling and improve current models. Patrick Gatlin presented on MSFC's efforts to build a lightning and thunderstorm model for the CubeSpark mission. William Koshak and Mason Quick also participated in the workshop, which had approximately 60 attendees and was sponsored by Sandia National Labs and Texas Tech University. The development of a holistic physical model for lightning would benefit the study of lightning, weather, and climate, as well as improve lightning protection and safety [4efb406f].