News & Highlights

NASA's PACE satellite launched in early February 2024, to study the health of the Earth's oceans, land, and atmosphere. As data has been collected, the next step is to validate the measurements...

From August 4 - 8, 2024, PACE Hack Week was held at UMBC in the ILSB, with 41 participants (from 89 applicants). Ten people traveled from abroad, and six were associated with NOAA.  Per Dr. Jeremy...

ESI scientists Dr. Brent McBride and Dr. Anin Puthukkudy participated in the GESTAR II Open House at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on July 23, 2024. Drs. McBride and Puthukkudy discussed recent...

In October 2023, Ana Prados, a principal investigator with NASA’s Wildland Fires program, traveled to Asturias in northern Spain, where she visited the site of the single largest fire to date in...

On June 11, 2024, the NASA Goddard Agency Honor Awards ceremony was held in the Building 8 auditorium. These awards are agency-wide.  Congratulations to Vanderlei Martins (613/UMBC), Director...

For National Ocean Month, the NASA feature "PACE Celebrates National Ocean Month With Colorful Views of the Planet" highlights the the views of Earth and informative observations provided by the...

On Monday, April 29th, as part of UMBC's Earth Day Symposium agenda, students presented posters on their research. Among those who presented were two graduate research assistants affiliated with...

Among the many events held on Monday, April 29th, during UMBC's 8th Earth Day Symposium, was Vanderlei Martins’ presentation, “The PACE Satellite.” Dr. Martins was the first of five speakers who...

On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the UMBC 2024 Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony was held in the University Center Ballroom, and it was available to view virtually. President Valerie...

Prior to the launch of the PACE satellite in February 2024, there first had to be concepts, prototypes, and testing before the mission itself could come to life. The Earth Science Technology...