On June 11, 2024, the NASA Goddard Agency Honor Awards ceremony was held in the Building 8 auditorium. These awards are agency-wide.
Congratulations to Vanderlei Martins (613/UMBC), Director of Earth and Space Institute, on this well-deserved recognition!
J. Vanderlei Martins received an Exceptional Public Service Medal, one of the highest awards given to a non-government employee: "For exceptional sustained effort, vision, and leadership in delivering the Hyper Angle Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP2) to NASA's PACE mission."
To learn more about HARP2 and PACE, click here.
Dr. Martins with his family (photo provided by M. Young.)
