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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.

10th Annual Earth Day Symposium - That's a Wrap!

UMBC's 10th Earth Day Symposium was held during Earth Week on April 24, 2026, and this year's theme was "Extreme Events in a Changing World." The morning featured talks addressing extreme events,...

Posted: May 13, 2026, 9:59 AM

Joshua Richards smiles brightly and wears a pale green and white striped shirt.

Allen featured in the Early Career Scientist Spotlight

James Allen (616/MSU) is among the four scientists featured in the latest NASA GSFC Early Career Scientist Spotlights. The NASA Goddard Association of Postdoctoral and Early Career Scientists...

Posted: May 8, 2026, 4:18 PM

James Allen has tropical waters and a mountain behind him.

UMBC's work with NASA Presented at Congressional Showcase

On April 21, 2026, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) co-hosted the Congressional Showcase, “Igniting Discovery: How NASA Funding Advances American Science” at the Hart...

Posted: April 28, 2026, 4:17 PM

In a well-lit ballroom behind tables with black tablecloths and UMBC insignia, stand left to right Zhibo Zhang, Mehdi Benna, Karl Steiner, Brent McBride, and Crocetta Argento of UMBC. GESTAR 2 standing banner behind Crocetta. Handouts and the L-E-M-S model on top of tables.

Peterson's PREFIRE proposal Selected for Funding

Colten Peterson's (613/UMBC) proposal “Enhancing PREFIRE Cloud Products and Science with Cloud Phase Determination and Liquid Cloud Property Retrievals” recently was selected for funding from the...

Posted: April 16, 2026, 3:31 PM

Colten Peterson stands on a snowy terrain, wears a tan winter cap and black winter jacket.

Congrats to GESTAR II GRAs Taylor West and Kylie Hoffman

In early April 2026, Taylor West and Kylie Hoffman, both GESTAR II Graduate Research Assistants and members of the Demoz Group at UMBC, defended their doctoral theses.  On April 2nd, Taylor...

Posted: April 15, 2026, 1:18 PM

Taylor West, left, wears a black top, stands in front of a tree; Kylie Hoffman, right, wears a dark pink top.

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Thursday, March 12th, 11:00am

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Fadji Maina, GESTAR II Associate Research Scientist, UMBC/617. Her talk is titled "Advancing Hydrological Estimates Through Multivariate Data Assimilation."...

Posted: March 9, 2026, 4:04 PM

Fadji Maina, black sweater, brown head scarf

STRIVE Mission Selected, Taha and Newman Co-Investigators

In June 2024, Ghassan Taha was a Co-Investigator on the proposal, "The Stratosphere Troposphere Response using Infrared Vertically-Resolved Light Explorer (STRIVE)," led by Dr. Lyatt Jaegle'...

Posted: February 27, 2026, 5:23 PM

Left, Ghassan Taha in pink button down and jacket. Right, Paul Newman in white button down and jacket.

Zheng, Thompson, and Mohammed recognized at 610AT Awards

On February 4, 2026, the Code 610 Atmospheres (610AT) Peer Awards Ceremony 2026 was held at NASA Goddard. Awardees were recognized in the following categories: Engage, Differentiate, Execute, and...

Posted: February 20, 2026, 5:05 PM

Jianyu Zheng at left in AGU tshirt, Anne Thompson at right wearing a scarf