News & Highlights

Kudos to Lipi Mukherjee and Noura Ed-Dahmany

Lipi Mukherjee (613/UMBC) recently received an AGU26 Faculty Travel Grant to attend the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 7–11, 2026. Established in 2024,...

Posted: October 27, 2026, 4:31 PM

at left, Lipi has short dark hair and stands in a garden setting; at right, Noura wears a cream top and stands in front of a poster presentation.

Congratulations to GESTAR II NASA Goddard HBG Awardees!

The 2026 Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics (HBG) Awards Ceremony was held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on September 28, 2026. GESTAR II is pleased to share the recognition of the...

Posted: October 21, 2026, 1:21 PM

at left, Inia Soto Ramos wears a blue shirt; at right, Lizz Ultee wears a green cap, and in both photos, each is in a setting with lakes and trees.

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

Niama wears a short sleeved shirt and backpack in a tropical jungle-like setting.

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

Profile photo of Daniella Asturias in front of the red, white, and blue NASA logo

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.