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GESTAR II Student Fellows give their Final Presentations

On October 22, 2024, this year’s GESTAR II undergraduate and graduate fellows gave virtual presentations on topics they researched with their mentor(s); they were joined by an international...

Posted: October 25, 2024, 5:56 PM

Biswas contributes to WMO State of Global Water Resources Report

On October 7, 2024, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its State of Global Water Resources 2023 report, and Nishan Biswas (617/UMBC) led the chapter on "Reservoirs." As one of...

Posted: October 18, 2024, 3:38 PM

Emberson part of DRCS Team that Received 2024 Blue Marble Award

Three Goddard teams were recipients of a 2024 Blue Marble Award, among them the NASA Disasters Response Coordination System Team of which Robert Emberson (617/UMBC) is a member. The team was a...

Posted: October 14, 2024, 2:29 PM

Seegers shares Sailing for Science experience in PACE-PAX blog post

Bridget Seegers (616/MSU) recently contributed the blog post, "Twenty-one Hours a Day on a 30-Foot Floating Science Lab," to Notes from the Field for the PACE-PAX field campaign. In San Diego,...

Posted: October 9, 2024, 3:08 PM

Huang's NASA Proposal Selected for Funding

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...

Posted: October 7, 2024, 11:03 AM

GESTAR II Seminar Series, Thurs Oct 10th, 11:00am

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,...

Posted: October 4, 2024, 2:42 PM

Grecu and Miller recognized at Robert H. Goddard Awards Ceremony

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...

Posted: October 4, 2024, 2:02 PM

GESTAR II awarded two-year extension on cooperative agreement with NASA GSFC

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...

Posted: September 30, 2024, 1:59 PM

GESTAR II Researchers publish as lead and co-authors

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....

Posted: September 23, 2024, 3:04 PM

Shuman contributes to Earth Observatory IOTD

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...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 5:50 PM