What Can Wetlands Tell Us About Methane Emissions?
July 8, 2025
Permafrost thaw bogs in the Northwest Territories, Canada. A nearby fire caused haze in the scene. Photos were taken from a helicopter. Photos by Kyle
Author: Cazzy Medley
Pflug Receives 2025 Early Career Achievement Award
June 16, 2025
Congratulations to Justin Pflug, a recipient of a 2025 NASA Agency Honor Award. Pflugreceived an Early Career Achievement award, a prestigious honor that recognizes “unusual
ESSIC Participates in NWS Weather Day at College Park Academy
May 12, 2025
Figure 1. CISESS Interns Damian Figueroa and Samuel Wiggins, along with Dr. Guangyang Fang (from left to right) at the NWS Weather Day held at
ESSIC at Maryland Day 2025
May 5, 2025
Maryland Day 2025, University of Maryland, April 26, 2025. Photo courtesy of John T. Consoli/University of Maryland On April 26, the University of Maryland held
ESSIC Scientists Recognized at the 2025 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration
April 14, 2025
On March 27, the University of Maryland celebrated the achievements of over 250 faculty scholars and researchers at the 2025 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration. The
Step Into a Thunderstorm and Learn About Lightning Safety
March 25, 2025
In most situations, University of Maryland scientist Guangyang Fang would advise you not to walk into a lightning strike. But now, he’s encouraging everyone to
Measuring the Height of the Planetary Boundary Layer
March 24, 2025
The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, and performs essential regulating actions like exchanging heat, moisture, and chemical constituents between
ESSIC Scientist Develops Open-Source Tool to Measure Glacial Mass
March 20, 2025
With global temperatures climbing, it’s more important than ever to precisely measure ice loss. Cryospheric scientists use satellite measurements, like those from ICESat-2, to accurately
Welcome to the Spring 2025 ESSIC Seminar Series!
January 24, 2025
Welcome to the Spring 2024 semester! We are pleased to announce the return of ESSIC’s Seminar Series. We have a wonderful lineup of senior and junior scientists who are prepared to deliver some compelling presentations about their work and research both in-person and remotely.
Some of our speaker highlights include Dalia Kirschbaum, Director of the Earth Science Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Neil M. Donahue, Director of Carnegie Mellon’s Steinbrenner Institute as well as professor and AGU Fellow; Claudia Tebaldi, scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute and AGU Fellow; Ines Azevedo, associate professor at Stanford; Tracey Holloway, professor at UW–Madison and member of National Academy of Medicine; and Juan Lora, assistant professor at Yale.
Please click “Read more” for our full lineup and to add these events to your calendar now!
ESSIC at AGU 2024
January 3, 2025
Many ESSIC scientists participated in AGU 2025, the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union held from December 9-13 in Washington D.C. Since the
