Vision Statement
In December 2021, GESTAR II partnered with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Earth Science Division to advance Earth science and Goddard’s leadership by providing a competitive environment to hire and retain high-quality scientists who are on track to be leaders at NASA, in academia and in industry. GESTAR II exemplifies the power of mentorship, embracing a career development strategy that only a university research center can provide. In GESTAR II, early-career researchers and students can build outstanding resumes, launching them to become the Earth science leaders of tomorrow.
Leadership
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Charles Ichoku, Ph.D. Director University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) cichoku@umbc.edu |
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Belay Demoz, Ph.D. Associate Director University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) bdemoz@umbc.edu 410-455-2715 |
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Daniel Laughlin, Ph.D. Associate Director Morgan State University daniel.laughlin@morgan.edu 410-212-3781 |
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Margo Young Director, Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA) University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) mayoung@umbc.edu 410-455-1764 |
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Jose D. Fuentes, Ph.D. Associate Director Penn State University jdfuentes@psu.edu 814-863-1585 |
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Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Ph.D. Associate Director Colorado State University soniak@colostate.edu 970-491-8350 |
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Vernon Morris, Ph.D. Associate Director Arizona State University Vernon.Morris@asu.edu |
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Jingli Yang, Ph.D. Associate Director ERT Jingli.Yang@ertcorp.com 240-554-0161 |
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Carolyn Wilson Special Projects Manager SURA CWilson@SURA.org Phone: 202-408-8210 |
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Jaynesh Patel Associate Director Northrop Grumman jaynesh.patel@ngc.com |