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From Nepal to NASA: A journey of resilience and discovery
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives worldwide,Greema Regmibegan her Ph.D. in UMBC’s atmospheric physics program. Studying remotely from her home in Nepal, she navigated a grueling...
Posted: August 25, 2025, 2:40 PM
Leaf year: PACE satellite data reveals global plant health
A new study using data collected by NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite established a novel method to determine how productive plants are worldwide. The new remote...
Posted: July 29, 2025, 2:52 PM
Dust aerosol research earns Jianyu Zheng, Ph.D. ’23, outstanding early-career award
Jianyu “Kevin” Zheng, a postdoctoral fellow with the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Center II, whose work focuses on remote sensing for dust aerosols, is the recipient of...
Posted: May 28, 2025, 2:35 PM
5 ways UMBC partnered with NASA in 2024
UMBC is approaching 30 years of collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a partnership that largely culminates under the university’s three major cooperative...
Posted: December 13, 2024, 12:58 PM
PANTHYR instrument installed in Chesapeake Bay to monitor water quality, validate satellite data
The PANTHYR instrument system is on the upper platform of the Chesapeake Bay Tower on the corner out of view. (Kevin Turpie, GSFC/UMBC) Climbing 30-meter ladders and avoiding osprey nests...
Posted: November 1, 2024, 3:34 PM
GESTAR II center awarded $47 million extension on cooperative agreement with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The UMBC-led Goddard Earth Science Technology and Research (GESTAR) II center has been awarded a two-year, $47 million extension to continue its cooperative agreement with the NASA Goddard Space...
Posted: September 26, 2024, 1:59 PM
UMBC hosts “NASA Days” event series with Goddard Space Flight Center
UMBC is collaborating with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to host an interactive, three-day event series that takes a closer look into the center’s current research activity, with...
Posted: September 13, 2024, 4:04 PM
Month of Earth Day events culminates with 8th Annual Earth Day Symposium
UMBC’s strength in environmental research spans all three colleges and the university’s NASA-partnered centers, and Earth Day is always a special time on campus. This year, UMBC partnered with the...
Posted: May 3, 2024, 3:58 PM
First data from UMBC’s HARP2 instrument on NASA PACE mission goes public
Data from NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite, which will provide insight into ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate, are now available. The Plankton, Aerosol,...
Posted: April 11, 2024, 3:05 PM
UMBC scientists and engineers celebrate launch of HARP2 instrument on NASA’s PACE mission
By Anne Wainscott-Sargent The third time’s the charm. Against a calm and crisp dark night sky on Florida’s Cape Canaveral last Thursday, February 8, just after 1:30 a.m., the Plankton,...
Posted: February 16, 2024, 10:36 AM