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We're happy to share the following publications from recent months that are authored and/or co-authored by GESTAR II researchers. Stacey Huang (61A/UMBC) is lead author of the 2026 paper,...
Posted: July 20, 2026, 4:27 PM
Congratulations are in order for the following researchers! Sean Foley (616/Morgan) attended the EarthCARE 2026 Science and Validation workshop, hosted by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration...
Posted: June 25, 2026, 6:46 PM
A new paper led by K. Fred Huemmrich (618/UMBC) titled "Observing fall foliage with PACE pigment indices" was published in Remote Sensing Letters (May 2026) and co-authored by Skye Caplan...
Posted: June 18, 2026, 2:27 PM
Do you recall the smell of wildfire smoke in parts of the U.S. in the summer of 2023 and being surprised that this was due to wildfires in ... Canada? In fact, that was the most intense wildfire...
Posted: June 4, 2026, 6:08 PM
Dhruva Kathuria (618/UMBC) is a Co-Investigator on the recently funded NASA ROSES-Ecohydrology proposal “Enhancing flash drought prediction by quantifying vegetation responses to rainfall and...
Posted: May 29, 2026, 11:45 AM
UMBC's 10th Earth Day Symposium was held during Earth Week on April 24, 2026, and this year's theme was "Extreme Events in a Changing World." The morning featured talks addressing extreme events,...
Posted: May 13, 2026, 9:59 AM
James Allen (616/MSU) is among the four scientists featured in the latest NASA GSFC Early Career Scientist Spotlights. The NASA Goddard Association of Postdoctoral and Early Career Scientists...
Posted: May 8, 2026, 4:18 PM
On April 21, 2026, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) co-hosted the Congressional Showcase, “Igniting Discovery: How NASA Funding Advances American Science” at the Hart...
Posted: April 28, 2026, 4:17 PM
Colten Peterson's (613/UMBC) proposal “Enhancing PREFIRE Cloud Products and Science with Cloud Phase Determination and Liquid Cloud Property Retrievals” recently was selected for funding from the...
Posted: April 16, 2026, 3:31 PM
In early April 2026, Taylor West and Kylie Hoffman, both GESTAR II Graduate Research Assistants and members of the Demoz Group at UMBC, defended their doctoral theses. On April 2nd, Taylor...
Posted: April 15, 2026, 1:18 PM