The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP2) is a multi-angle imaging polarimeter instrument, which was built, calibrated, and currently is supported by an interdisciplinary team of scientists...
Three ESI researchers recently defended their dissertation and theses. ESI research engineer, Dr. Ivan Gamino del Rio, earned his PhD in Space Research and Astrobiology from the Universidad de...
Dr. Anin Puthukkudy, research scientist at ESI, was recently awarded the competitive Center and Institute Departmentally-Engaged Research (CIDER) grant from the UMBC Division of Research and...
ESI scientist Dr. Brent McBride and UMBC ATPH graduate student Rachel Smith contributed to a recent NASA feature article, "PACE-PAX: A Day in the Life of a NASA Field Campaign" on the NASA...
OreSat 0.5 is a 2U (20x10x10 cm) small satellite developed in collaboration between the ESI and Portland State University (PSU). After a five-year development, OreSat 0.5 was launched from...
ESI members participated in two conferences this past fall: the Advancements in Polarimetric Observations (APOLO) in Kyoto, Japan, from November 18 -22, 2024 and the American Geophysical Union...
The academic flagship event of UMBC's Homecoming celebration is GRIT-X, a series of TED-style talks given by accomplished UMBC faculty. This year, the organizers invited prior GRIT-X speakers to a...
ESI research engineer Carissa Arillo recounts her time supporting the NASA Plankton-Aerosol-Cloud-ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in this new Conversations with...
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, ESI faculty, interns, and students attended the Maryland Aerospace Industry and Education Roundtable at the University of Maryland, College Park in College Park,...
From August to October 2024, the Earth and Space Institute (ESI) leads the AirHARP2 participation during the NASA PACE Post-launch Airborne eXperiment (PACE-PAX) field campaign at Edwards AFB, CA....
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