ESSIC at AGU 2024
January 3, 2025
Many ESSIC scientists participated in AGU 2025, the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union held from December 9-13 in Washington D.C. Since the
Tag: Outreach
CISESS Lightning and Virtual Reality Research Group Attend Annual Spooky Mad Science Expo
November 15, 2024
Figure 1: Dr. Guangyang Fang, Samuel Wiggins, Damian Figueroa, Yijin Guo (Dr. Wenjuan Zhang’s daughter), and Dr. Wenjuan Zhang. Credit: Guangyang Fang On October 19,
Petković Presents at UMD’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Seminar Series
September 30, 2024
On September 5, ESSIC/CISESS scientist Veljko Petković presented the second seminar of the season at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, a talk entitled
Lisa Milani Talks Global Precipitation in Italy
May 24, 2024
On Earth Day 2024, Lisa Milani visited several schools in Italy participating in The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) Mentorship Program – Educator Track. The
ESSIC at Maryland Day 2024
May 5, 2024
On Saturday, April 27, ESSIC faculty and staff gathered to celebrate Maryland Day, the University of Maryland’s largest community outreach event! This was the 26th year that the university held the event, and the 24th time that ESSIC has participated.
ESSIC/CISESS Participation at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly
April 24, 2024
From April 14-19, several ESSIC and CISESS scientists traveled to Vienna, Austria to participate in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. See the presentations below. Names of ESSIC scientists are bolded.
ESSIC Hosts Annual UMD-NOAA Mini-Conference
March 13, 2024
The National Weather and Climate Prediction Center (NCWCP) and UMD’s Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) held a three-day mini-conference from February 27 to 29, a hybrid event held both at the ESSIC and online. The conference brought together ESSIC, CISESS, and NOAA scientists to share their presentations and posters from the recent AGU and AMS conferences. Peter Beierle was the conference organizer for UMD.
Sujay Kaushal Hosts Reddit Ask Me Anything
February 15, 2024
ESSIC scientist Sujay Kaushal and Ph.D. candidate Sydney Shelton hosted an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) thread on Reddit on the /r/askscience subreddit. For two and a half hours, Kaushal and Shelton answered questions from the public regarding salinization and its impact on our planet.
Digital Solutions for Sustainable Oceans: 6th GEO Blue Planet Symposium
January 8, 2024
The 6th GEO Blue Planet Symposium, organized by ESSIC/CISESS Scientist and GEO Blue Planet Executive Director Emily Smail was held from October 31 to November 2 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The event, which brought together a global community focused on “Digital Solutions for Sustainable Oceans”, was a resounding success.
ESSIC at Blue Crab Data Workshop
December 20, 2023
The Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee held a Blue Crab Data Workshop from Dec 5-7 to review sources of environmental and biological data that may help model the blue crab population for improving the management of this important marine resource and iconic Chesapeake Bay delicacy. Ron Vogel, ESSIC/CISESS senior faculty specialist, participated in the workshop as a subject matter expert on environmental data sources from satellites to be used in the modeling research.
