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GESTAR II Researchers participate in SED Poster Party

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the SED Poster Party was held onsite in the Building 28 atrium. Scientists from across the division plus Engineering shared...

Posted: February 6, 2023, 4:29 PM

Meet Dr. Charles Ichoku, GESTAR II Director

Sarah Hansen of UMBC's Office of Institutional Advancement wrote a great piece on GESTAR II's new director, Dr. Charles Ichoku. Check it out here.

Posted: February 1, 2023, 2:01 PM

Biswas presents on Freshwater Resources in Bangladesh

At the 11th Conference on International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 4-6, 2023, Nishan Kumar Biswas (617/UMBC) presented a talk on...

Posted: January 30, 2023, 3:07 PM

Elders utilizes NCCS to study Burkina Faso crop data

Akiko Elders (618/MSU) and colleagues, who are part of a collaborative project between NASA GSFC and MCC (The Millennium Challenge Cooperation) that aims to reduce global poverty, recently...

Posted: January 25, 2023, 3:49 PM

Shuman contributes to Earth Observatory IOTD

Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) recently contributed to NASA's Earth Observatory Item of the Day, "Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks". Read more about how a specific chasm changed over 10+...

Posted: January 25, 2023, 11:53 AM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, January 24 at 1pm

Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Susan Anenberg, Director, GW Climate and Health Institute Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Global Health at the George...

Posted: January 18, 2023, 11:48 AM

Publications authored or co-authored by GESTAR II members

The following are recent publications by GESTAR II scientists: Jethva, H. (614/MSU) (2022), Assessing predictability of post-monsoon crop residue fires in Northwestern India, Front. Earth....

Posted: January 13, 2023, 2:23 PM

UMBC names new director of GESTAR II

After a national search, UMBC has selected a new director of the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Center II. In fall 2021, NASA awarded $72 million to establish the new...

Posted: January 13, 2023, 11:09 AM

Congratulations, Graduates!

On December 21, 2022, the UMBC community celebrated its Graduate School Class of 2022! Among the many graduates were three students whose advisors at UMBC are part of the Physics Department, JCET,...

Posted: December 21, 2022, 1:53 PM

Jethva's first-author paper in Earth & Space Science

Hiren Jethva (614/MSU) is lead author of a paper titled "Estimating Spectral Effects of Absorbing Aerosols on Backscattered UV Radiation." Initially published online in September, this paper is...

Posted: December 19, 2022, 11:40 AM