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Note: Visit GESTAR II Seminar Series for event information (eff. April 8, 2026)

GESTAR II Researchers publish as lead and co-authors

GESTAR II researchers have continued to publish on a variety of topics, with references to Gridded Innovations and Observations (GIO), Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC),...

Posted: October 19, 2026, 5:05 PM

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

Join us for a hybrid seminar by Daniella Asturias, Researcher at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her talk is titled "Linking PACE Hyperspectral Ocean Color with Underway Metaproteomics...

Posted: August 21, 2026, 5:13 PM

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GESTAR II presents its 3rd Annual Open House

In late June 2026, GESTAR II researchers, fellows, administration, staff, UMBC interns, and leadership from NASA Goddard's Sciences and Exploration Directorate participated in GESTAR II's third...

Posted: July 31, 2026, 10:04 AM

G-E-S-T-A-R 2 Open House, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 invitation with a picture of Earth in the background.

Kathuria is Co-I on recently funded Ecohydrology proposal

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

Dhruva Kathuria wears red shirt and blue blazer, stands in front of a green park.