Capt Matthew R. Steiner is a Weather Flight Commander at 56th Operations Support Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. He’s in charge of all base weather operations and leads a team of 15 people. He and his team make sure all weather reports are accurate, and they support over 30,000 flying hours each year…. Learn more
Josh Willis, Ph.D. is a climate scientist and oceanographer working to better understand climate change. He’s the Principal Investigator for NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) program where he studies how ocean temperatures affect Greenland’s massive glaciers. Using sensors that are dropped into the seas around Greenland’s coast, he researches the rate at which warming oceans… Learn more
Dr. Moogega (pronounced Moo-ji-gae) Cooper received her B.A. in Physics from Hampton University in 2006. She then enrolled in Drexel University where she received her Masters and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in thermal fluid sciences. Her dissertation studies involved non-equilibrium plasma sterilization of spacecraft materials so it was a logical transition to… Learn more
Dr. Tracy Fanara is on a mission to extend humanity’s time on earth through investigation, engineering and education. She an environmental engineer and research scientist with a BS, ME, and PhD from the University of Florida. Tracy spent almost a decade designing water systems around the world, before and during her research at UF, focused… Learn more
Katharine Hayhoe is an accomplished atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and why it matters to us here and now. She is also a remarkable communicator who has received the American Geophysical Union’s climate communication prize, the Stephen Schneider Climate Communication award, and been named to a number of lists including Time Magazine’s 100 Most… Learn more
Research Geologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Dr. Cari Corrigan, Research Geologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, studies meteorites from the Moon, Mars and asteroids to understand how the solar system formed and how the impact cratering process affects these planetary materials. Full Speaker Bio Coming Soon. For more… Learn more
Dr. Jeff on the Art of Teaching Science: ‘Immerse and Guide Students Through a Journey of Exploration’ Dr. Jeff Goldstein is a nationally recognized science educator, and planetary scientist, who has dedicated his career to the public understanding of science and the joys of learning. As NCESSE Center Director, he is responsible for overseeing the… Learn more
Dr. Lita Proctor, Microbial Ecology Researcher and Expert Lita M. Proctor, Ph.D. is a National Institutes of Health scientist who managed the 10-year Human Microbiome Project. Prior to this she served as Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Geosciences and the Biosciences Directorates, where she managed microbiological, bioinformatics and research resources… Learn more
Observing and Studying Powerful Storms Up Close With Atmospheric Scientist Karen Kosiba As a top atmospheric scientist at the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colorado, Karen Kosiba has studied some of the most powerful tornadoes and hurricanes close up from inside the sophisticated Doppler on Wheels (DOW) mobile radar station. Key to her… Learn more
Journey to NASA Summary: Jessica U. Meir was selected by NASA in 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD).In her research, the Caribou, Maine native studied… Learn more
