Congratulations to Bhatta, Malings, and Strode on their Promotions!

Congratulations to the following GESTAR II members on their recent promotions:

Surendra Bhatta (613/MSU) from Postdoctoral Research Associate to Assistant Research Scientist,
Carl Malings (610.1/MSU) from Assistant Research Scientist to Associate Research Scientist,
Sarah Strode (614/MSU) from Associate Research Scientist to Senior Research Scientist.

We were able to catch up with Drs. Malings and Strode about their research, personal inspiration, and leisure time.

Carl Malings: "I combine NASA model and satellite information with local measurements to improve estimates and forecasts for air pollutants and air quality, in the U.S. and internationally. I also work to help others develop and use these capabilities for themselves, through programs like the Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) and Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET)." 
What inspires you? "I'm motivated to help people take advantage of the free and open global data and tools which NASA provides to help solve local problems relevant to them."
And in your free time? "I take my dog for walks in and around Greenbelt, Maryland." 

Sarah Strode: "My research focuses on atmospheric chemistry. I use global atmospheric chemistry models along with satellite, aircraft, and ground-based observations to study the composition of the troposphere and how it changes over time."
What inspires you? "I'm inspired by the amazing complexity of our planet and the connections between the atmosphere and other components of the Earth System."