News & Highlights

Ghassan Taha (614/MSU) contributed to the Earth Observatory Item of the Day "Tonga Volcano Plume Reached the Mesosphere" (orig. posted 02/17/22)

On February 4, 2022, the annual Climate and Radiation Laboratory (Code 613) winter party was held virtually. During the event, several GESTAR II members were recognized with awards....

In late January and early February, Alfonso Delgado Bonal (613/UMBC), Denis Felikson (615/MSU), Assaf Anyamba (618/UMBC), and Fei Liu (614/MSU) published first-author papers in various journals....

Stephen Guimond (612/UMBC) participated as mission scientist in the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign – learn more...

On February 7, 2022, NASA Headquarters announced the recipients of the 2021 Agency Honor Awards, which are “NASA’s most prestigious awards and are presented to individuals and teams who have...

UMBC has been newly classified as an esteemed R1 institution. Within this UMBC article, GESTAR II is referenced as a prime example of science research and funding (orig. posted 02/02/22)

Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) provides context in the Earth Observatory Item of the Day “Larsen B Embayment Breaks Up” (02/02/22)

In late January 2022, “outstanding individuals and teams from Code 600 were selected to receive a 2021 Robert H. Goddard (RHG) Honor Award.” Several GESTAR II members were among the awardees....

Hiren Jethva (614/MSU) contributes to the Earth Observatory Image of the Day “Dust Storm Envelops the Arabian Sea” (orig. posted 01/26/22)

Allison Collow and Natalie Thomas (both 610.1/UMBC) provided scientific input to the NASA visualization "A 3D View of an Atmospheric River from an Earth System Model" (orig. posted 01/25/22)