NASA recently announced the 2025 awardees of Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics (HBG) Annual Peer Awards. Many Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) scientists were acknowledged for their scientific achievements and scientific/technical support. These awardees will be recognized in a ceremony on September 29 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Congratulations to the following ESSIC awardees!
Scientific Achievement:
- Max Stevens – Code 615
- Jessica Erlingis – Code 617
- Justin Pflug – Code 617
- Andrew Feldman – Code 618
- Rodrigo Vieira Leite – Code 618
Scientific/Technical Support
- Zachary Fair – Code 617
- Elyssa Collins – Code 617
- Zebediah Becker – Code 618
- Elodie Macorps – Code 618
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2.jpg)
