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ESI Director participates in UMBC's 8th Earth Day Symposium

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...

Posted: May 8, 2024, 4:28 PM

Borda and Young receive 2024 UMBC Presidential Awards

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...

Posted: May 3, 2024, 2:26 PM

NASA Article highlights technology that made PACE possible

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...

Posted: April 29, 2024, 5:19 PM

ESI Scientist participates in UMBC’s Community Day

During UMBC’s Earth Month celebration, on Monday, April 22, Brent McBride of UMBC’s Earth and Space Institute participated in Community Day. He was joined by Amy Houghton (ESRA/UMBC) and Dominique...

Posted: April 26, 2024, 4:08 PM

New NASA Visualization explains Instruments onboard PACE

Since the PACE satellite launched in February, as of April 4th, the first data images have been acquired from the three instruments onboard the satellite. Created by the NASA Scientific...

Posted: April 24, 2024, 10:53 AM