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GESTAR II presents its 3rd Annual Open House

In late June 2026, GESTAR II researchers, fellows, administration, staff, UMBC interns, and leadership from NASA Goddard's Sciences and Exploration Directorate participated in GESTAR II's third Open House event. Directors welcomed attendees; research posters were on display; scientists, civil servants, and interns discussed various topics; and, lunch was provided. We thank everyone who organized, contributed, presented, and attended to make this a successful celebration of the research discoveries and future goals of GESTAR II members. View the list of research posters (.pdf) presented from various disciplines in the Earth Sciences Division, and enjoy select photos from the day's events!

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Dr. Yingxi Shi stands in front of her poster "Up in the Air: Chasing Aerosols Across Time and Space with Satellites and Machine Learning"Photo: Yingxi Shi (613/UMBC) presents her poster.
Drs. Paul Newman and Belay Demoz mingle at the poster party.
Photo: Paul Newman (614/UMBC) and Belay Demoz (610/UMBC) attend the poster party.

Drs. Kamal Aryal, Charles Ichoku, and Sujan Neupane stand in front of poster displays.Photo: (L-R) Kamal Aryal (616/UMBC), Charles Ichoku (610/UMBC), and Sujan Neupane (618/UMBC) at the poster party.

Dr. Stephanie Getty stand at a podium and welcomes the attendees to the event.

Photo: Stephanie Getty, Acting Deputy Director, Sciences & Exploration Directorate, welcomes attendees to the GESTAR II Open House.

Dr. Virginie Buchard stands in front of her research poster "Aerosol Data Assimilation in GEOS: Integrating V-I-I-R-S Observations and Transitioning to J-E-D-I"

Photo: Virginie Buchard (610.1/UMBC) presents her research poster.

Dr. Noura Ed-Dahmany presents her poster "Interplay between Vegetation and Urban Climate-Impact on Human Thermal Comfort"

Photo: Noura Ed-Dahmany (618/SURA) presents her research poster.

Dr. Magda Kuzmicz-Cieslak, Mr. Keith Evans, and Dr. Ali Tokay explore the research posters.

Photo: Magda Kuzmicz-Cieslak (61A/UMBC), Keith Evans (614/UMBC), and Ali Tokay (612/UMBC) mingle at the Open House.

Dr. Kelsey Huelsman discusses her poster "Hyperspectral remote sensing across time, space, and applications"

Photo: Kelsey Huelsman (618/ERT) discusses her research poster.

Dr. Daniel Miller discusses his research poster "PACE Advanced Cloud Retrieval Products: Bridging spectral and polarimetric observations"

Photo: Daniel Miller (613/UMBC) discusses his research with Santiago Gassó (613/UMCP).

Dr. Ichoku and UMBC students stand in front of two posters led by 2 of the students, Enoch Damte and Onyema Okafor. Left to right: Margarida Reis, Enoch Damte, Onyema Okafor, Nathaniel Nwoke, and Dr. Charles Ichoku.

Photo: (L-R) Students Magarida Reis, Enoch Damte (GES, UMBC), Onyema Okafor (GES, UMBC), and Nathaniel Nwoke (GES, UMBC) along with Charles Ichoku stand in front of posters led by doctoral students Mr. Damte and Mr. Okafor.

Photo credit: A. Houghton/UMBC.
Invitation credit: D. Footes/SURA.

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Posted: July 31, 2026, 10:04 AM

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G-E-S-T-A-R 2 Open House, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 invitation with a picture of Earth in the background.