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November marks 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station, a testament to international collaboration and human ingenuity. Since the first crew arrived on Nov. 2, 2000, NASA and its partners have conducted thousands of research investigations and…
The pungent gas contributes to fine airborne particulate pollution, which endangers human health when inhaled and absorbed in the bloodstream. A recent study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows…
In August 2025, 47 students from NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) culminated a summer of science by presenting their research to an audience of mentors, professors, family, friends, and NASA personnel. SARP is a summer internship for undergraduate students, hosted in two…
Faculty Advisor: Stacey Hughes, University of New Hampshire Graduate Mentor: Katherine Paredero, Georgia Institute of Technology Atmospheric Chemistry Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Stacey Hughes and Graduate Mentor Katherine Paredero Kaylena Pham Spooky Swamps: How Methane Emission Rates and Their Spatial…
Faculty Advisors: Lisa Haber, Virginia Commonwealth University Brandon Alveshere, Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Mentor: Kayla Preisler, University of Arizona Terrestrial Fluxes Group Introduction Rice Rivers Center Director Chris Gough and Graduate Mentor Kayla Preisler Quinn Koch Monitoring Postfire Ecosystem Recovery…
Faculty Advisors: Tom Bell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Graduate Mentor: Sarah Lang, University of Rhode Island Oceans Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Tom Bell and Graduate Mentor Sarah Lang Isabella Showman Detecting Coastal Sea Ice Extent and Freshet Event Timing in…
Faculty Advisors: Andreas Beyersdorf, California State University, San Bernardino Graduate Mentor: Bradley Ries, University of California, Riverside Aerosols Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Andreas Beyersdorf Martha Santiago Aerosol Pollution in Two Coastal Agricultural Regions in the United States Martha Santiago, Northwestern…
Faculty Advisors: Daniel Sousa, San Diego State University Graduate Mentor: Megan Ward-Baranyay, San Diego State University Land Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Daniel Sousa Robert Purvis Fractional cover estimates of the epiphytic macrolichen Ramalina menziesii in oak canopies from simulated mixed…
Faculty Advisor: Henry Houskeper, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Graduate Mentor: Camille Pawlak, University of California, Los Angeles Oceans Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Henry Housekeeper Molly McKellar Spatiotemporal dynamics of canopy-forming kelp forests in the Russian province of Kamchatka Maria (Molly)…
Faculty Advisor: Donald Blake, University of California, Irvine Graduate Mentor: Oluwaseun Moses Akinola, University of Connecticut Whole Air Sampling Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Donald Blake Sarah Kinlaw Impact of Dairies on Ozone Production in Ontario, CA Sarah Kinlaw, College of…