Home

Latest News

Congratulations, Ph.D. and M.S. Graduates!

On May 21, 2025, the UMBC community celebrated its Graduate School Class of 2025! GESTAR II is happy to congratulate three students who are currently Graduate Research Assistants.  Ph.D.,...

Posted: June 16, 2025, 5:30 PM

Earth Day Symposium 2025 Photo Gallery

UMBC's 9th Earth Day Symposium was held in late April 2025, and as we noted in a previous post, the day was full of presentations from scientists, professors, an industry representative, and...

Posted: June 11, 2025, 1:27 PM

Thompson receives AGU Reviewer Award

Anne Thompson (610.0/UMBC) was recognized with a JGR-Atmospheres Reviewer Award by AGU. According to the AGU site, "A robust peer review ensures that AGU maintains the highest integrity in our...

Posted: May 29, 2025, 3:48 PM

Anne Thompson wears a blue, brown, and white scarf and smiles at the camera.

Sutton's proposal selected for 2025 UMBC CIDER Award

Jessica Sutton (617/UMBC) is the Principal Investigator on the proposal "Identification of Virga Precipitation Events," which was among the proposals selected in 2025 for UMBC CIDER funding. Her...

Posted: May 29, 2025, 3:27 PM

Jessica Sutton smiles and wears a blue sweater.

UMBC's Earth Day Symposium 2025

The Earth Day Symposium (EDS) 2025 Planning Committee, led by Roshan Mishra, organized a wonderful, informative all-day event, held on Friday, April 25, 2025, in UMBC’s Physics building. The 9th...

Posted: May 15, 2025, 5:09 PM

Roshan Mishra wears a blue shirt and smiles at the camera.

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Thursday, May 8th, 11:00am

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Skylar Bayer, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office. Her talk is titled "Alaska Regional Office Habitat Conservation Division: Essential Fish Habitat Science...

Posted: May 5, 2025, 12:48 PM

Dr. Skylar Bayer is smiling and standing in the snowy woods in Alaska.