Tag: Outreach

Santiago Gasso smiles brightly in a dusty landscape

Gassó Teaches in Virtual Summer School

June 17, 2022

ESSIC Scientist Santiago Gassó participated as speaker in and chaired several sessions during the Surface-Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) Summer virtual school, which was held June 13-17,2022. He taught a remote sensing module on June 13, chaired the Atmospheric deposition and ocean biogeochemistry session, and co hosted the Science Writing and Social media Workshop on June 14. He was also a judge for all poster sessions and a photography competition held throughout the week.

From left to right: Veljko Petkovic, Huan Meng (NOAA visiting scientist), Yongzheng Fan, Lisa Milani, Yalei You, Malar Arulraj, Chris Kidd, Ralph Ferraro, Sarah Ringerud, Bob Adler

ESSIC Scientists Attend International Precipitation Workshop

June 17, 2022

Ten ESSIC scientists participated at the 10th Workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG), held in Ft. Collins, Colorado, June 13-17, 2022.

Ellen Williams on Nuclear Threat Initiative Panel Discussion

June 6, 2022

ESSIC Director Ellen Williams participated in a panel discussion at the Nuclear Threat Initiative 20th Anniversary Dinner. At the discussion, she spoke about taking a multifaceted perspective towards technological advances in the nuclear industry. See the video below to watch the full discussion.

The red dots are the U.S., Chinese, and Taiwanese locations that have experienced the most-extreme climate variability and fastest rates of climate change.

How Exposed Is Your Supply Chain to Climate Risks?

May 25, 2022

A collaboration between ESSIC, supply-chain-mapping company Resilinc, and the University of Maryland’s Supply Chain Management Center was recently published in Harvard Business Review. ESSIC scientist Michael Gerst is second author on this paper.

ESSIC Researchers Ranked Among 2022 Top Environmental Scientists by Research.com

May 16, 2022

In the newly released 2022 Top Scientist rankings by Research.com, 18 University of Maryland researchers ranked among the Top 1,000 Environmental Sciences researchers in the United States, and seven ranked among the Top 1,000 worldwide. Of those 18 UMD scientists, 6 are ESSIC scientists.

ESSIC Celebrates Maryland Day 2022

May 6, 2022

On Saturday, April 30, ESSIC faculty and staff gathered to celebrate Maryland Day, the University of Maryland’s largest community outreach event! This was the first

Santiago Gasso poses in front of a blurred landscape

Gassó Talks Earth Science In Spanish Interviews

May 3, 2022

On the occasion of Earth Day, ESSIC Scientist Santiago Gassó was interviewed by several international and domestic media outlets for Spanish audiences. The interviews consisted of brief live and recorded video segments meant to highlight NASA’s commitment to Earth science observations since its inception.

Ellen Williams, wearing a red coat and a grey scarf, smiles for the camera.

Director Ellen Williams Named Chair of NASA Science Committee

May 3, 2022

ESSIC Director and Distinguished University Professor Ellen Williams has been named Chair of the NASA Science Committee and member of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC).

GEO Blue Planet Will Hold Symposium in Ghana

April 19, 2022

GEO Blue Planet, a network of ocean and coastal-observers, social scientists and end-user representatives, will hold its 5th Symposium from October 24-28, 2022. It will take place in-person in Accra, Ghana with a virtual component. This year’s theme will focus on GEO Blue Planet’s core actions areas, “capacity development, stakeholder engagement & cooperation & co-design driving sustained ocean and coastal observations for society”.

A screenshot of all attendees of the virtual meeting, smiling into their webcams!

Fangfang Yu Leads Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System Meeting

March 30, 2022

The 2022 Annual Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) meeting was successfully held online on 10 March 2022 and 14 – 18 March 2022. Dr. Fangfang Yu, ESSIC/CISESS Associate Research Scientist and new presiding chair of the GSICS Research Working Group (GRWG), led the effort to organize the meeting with the help of the GSICS Coordination Center (GCC) and GRWG members.