News & Highlights

The proposal titled “Tracking Sea Level Rise in American Samoa with Ultra-High-Resolution SAR Imagery: An Umbra Feasibility Study,” of which Stacey Huang (61A/UMBC) is PI, has been selected for...

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Gaige Kerr, George Washington University. His talk is titled "Air Pollution Inequity in the United States: The View from Space." Date and Time: Thursday,...

On September 24, 2024, the Robert H. Goddard Awards Ceremony was held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. These awards are given out on an annual basis and recognize achievement in outstanding...

In fall 2021, UMBC was awarded $72 million by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to establish GESTAR II for three years. This cooperative agreement includes Morgan State University as a primary...

Over the past month, several GESTAR II researchers have been lead author or co-author on publications in various journals. Below is a selected list to peruse. Tan, J. (613/UMBC), G. J....

In a recent Earth Observatory Item of the Day (IOTD), Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) contributed to the discussion about Iceberg A-83. "A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea" is a feature about this...

Congratulations to Eli Orland (617/UMBC), who has been promoted from Research Associate I to Research Associate II within GESTAR II! We asked him about the research he conducts as part of the...

In response to recent events, Allie Collow (610.1/UMBC), along with fellow co-authors, created two highlights that were selected as Science Snapshots by the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office...

NASA's PACE satellite launched in early February 2024, to study the health of the Earth's oceans, land, and atmosphere. As data has been collected, the next step is to validate the measurements...

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Jessica Scheick, University of New Hampshire. Her talk is titled "Transforming ICESat-2 Research through Collaboration and Learning." The link to Dr. Scheick's...