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Cetinić contributes to NYTimes article on PACE and plankton

Ivona Cetinić (616/MSU) is quoted in a recent New York Times article, "Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web," which also features Jeremy Werdell (616/NASA GSFC); both...

Posted: March 14, 2025, 3:43 PM

Congratulations, Dr. Tokay, UMBC's 2025 Research Faculty Excellence Awardee

Congratulations to Dr. Ali Tokay (612/UMBC), Research Scientist with GESTAR II and affiliated faculty member of UMBC's Department of Geography and Environmental Systems (GES), who was selected as...

Posted: March 14, 2025, 2:49 PM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Tuesday, February 25th, 1:00pm

Join us for a hybrid seminar by Mr. Sean Foley (616/MSU), Data Scientist (GESTAR II/Morgan State University). His talk is titled "Retrieving 3D Cloud Structure from Multi-angle Observations with...

Posted: February 21, 2025, 3:29 PM

Congratulations to Daniel Miller and Colten Peterson on their Promotions

Congratulations to Daniel Miller (613/UMBC) and Colten Peterson (613/UMBC), who both were promoted from Postdoctoral Research Associate to Assistant Research Scientist! Drs. Miller and Peterson...

Posted: February 20, 2025, 4:44 PM

GESTAR II Scientists recognized at Code 613 Awards Ceremony

The Climate and Radiation Laboratory (Code 613) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center held its annual Winter Party and Award Ceremony on Friday, February 7, 2025. Among the awardees were four GESTAR...

Posted: February 14, 2025, 4:44 PM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Thurs February 13th, 1:00pm

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Gloria Manney, Senior Research Scientist, NorthWest Research Associates (NWRA). Her talk is titled "Linking a Polar Vortex Centered View of Stratospheric...

Posted: February 11, 2025, 5:53 PM

SED New Year's Annual Poster Party 2025 - GESTAR II Photo Gallery

As mentioned in a previous post, several GESTAR II researchers participated in the annual SED New Year's Poster Party, which was held at NASA GSFC, Building 28 Atrium, on January 28, 2025. Below...

Posted: February 11, 2025, 1:10 PM

GESTAR II Graduate Student Special Topic Colloquium Kickoff

Every spring semester, GESTAR II hosts a special topic graduate student colloquium. (For a look at the 2024 topic and speakers, visit this page.) This spring, the focus is on "Transition from...

Posted: February 7, 2025, 2:18 PM

GESTAR II Members participate in New Year's Poster Party at NASA GSFC

On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the annual SED New Year's Poster Party was held at NASA GSFC in the Building 28 Atrium. Individuals from various disciplines within NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s...

Posted: February 5, 2025, 5:17 PM

GESTAR II Researchers publish as lead and co-authors

During the past two months, several GESTAR II researchers were either lead author or co-author on publications. We welcome you to peruse these select citations. Cho, N. (613/UMBC), L. Oreopoulos,...

Posted: January 31, 2025, 5:18 PM