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GLOBE at AGU 2024 Annual Meeting

AGU’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., United States, will bring together more than 25,000 attendees from more than 100 countries on 9–13 December 2024. It is the largest convening of Earth and space scientists worldwide. GLOBE will be well represented, with 35 presentations, including several student presentations (see *asterisks). GLOBE science lead, Charles Vörösmarty, will also be awarded the AGU Fellow for Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education award. 

9–13 December (Online Poster Gallery)

• From Concept to Creation: Evaluating Student Project Presentations with a Rubric Developed in the GLOBE Mission Earth Program (Lead Presenter: Nektaria Eleni Adaktylou, GME)
• Engaging High School Students in Urban Heat Island Studies: Highlights from NASA SEES and GLOBE Initiatives (Lead Presenter: Tanzia Tasneem Ahmed, SEES)
• Connecting High School Students in Air Quality Research: Insights from the SEES and GLOBE Program (Lead Presenter: Juthi Rani Mitra, Univ. of Toledo)
• Engaging Directly with Students Via NASA-SEES Internship, and Citizen Scientists: During and After 2024 Solar Eclipse Event in the United States (Lead Presenter: Olawale Oluwafemi, Univ. of Toledo/GME)
• The Search for the Missing Plants (Lead Presenter: Stevie Frantz, GLOBE Educator)
• *Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Rochester School’s Strategies to Reduce Emissions (Lead Presenter: Diego Sierra Sanchez, Rochester School, Colombia/IVSS)
• *Monitoring and Protection of Marmont Alley (Lead Presenter: Josip Ferenčina, Karlovac, Croatia Students/IVSS)
• *Comparing Oswego County to Onondaga County (Lead Presenter: Zym Goodberry, APW Jr/Sr HS/IVSS)

Monday, 9 December

• Developing Data Analysis Skills Using Curated GLOBE Datasets and NASA Earth Science Data (Lead Presenter: Alison Mote, GIO/STEPE)
• Broadening Participation in Climate Change and STEM Learning (Lead Presenter: Elena Sparrow, AE SIGNS/University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
• Uniting with Asian Students for International Citizen Science During ASIA-AQ (Lead Presenter: Brenna Biggs, Bay Area ERI)
• Engaging Audiences with GLOBE and NASA During Eclipses (invited) (Lead Presenter: Holli Kohl, NESEC/GLOBE Observer)

Tuesday, 10 December

• NASA UNBOUND and GLOBE: Broadening the Use of and Access to NASA Data and Tools for Food Energy and Water Priorities in Tribal Communities (Lead Presenter: Katie Spellman, AE SIGNS/University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
• Using Place-Based Environmental Science Investigations to Support Literacy and Mathematics Skills for Underperforming English Language Learner Students in a High-Need Urban District (Lead Presenter: Peter Garik, GME)
• Deepening Science Communication Through Community-based Partnerships in Informal Education: Impacts of Partnerships with Libraries, a Youth Organization, and Master Naturalists During the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse (Lead Presenter: Holli Kohl, NESEC/GLOBE Observer)
• Humility and Reframing: Co-planning and Implementing Climate Change Education Workshops with Diverse Alaska Native Cultures (Lead Presenter: Christi Buffington, AE SIGNS/University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
• Research Methods to Facilitate Collaborative Communities around Climate Change (Lead Presenter: Elizabeth Burakowski, AE SIGNS/UNH)
• Doing Science Together: Sharing Solution Experiences of Co-creating Earth and Space Science with Communities (Lead Presenter: Amy P. Chen [Co-Chair], GPO)
• Working Together to Address Urban Heat Through the NASA GLOBE Program (Lead Presenter: Kevin Czajkowski, SciAct)

Wednesday, 11 December

• Research and Broader Impact Opportunities for Scientists Supported by Participation in the GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN) (Lead Presenter: Rusty Low, GIO/STEPE)
• GLOBE Eclipse Libraries (Lead Presenter: Theresa Schwerin, NESEC/GLOBE Observer)
• The GLOBE Annual Meeting Student Experience: Collaboration Among a Global Community of Students, Educators, and Scientists to Develop an Enriching Summer Field Program (Lead Presenter: Alison Mote, GIO/STEPE)
• Application of NASA GLOBE Resources Toward Enhancing Education/Public Outreach Programs with High School Early College and Traditional College Students at El Paso Community College (Lead Presenter: John G Olgin, El Paso Community College)
• GLOBE Observer Program and Citizen Science: Bridging Gaps in Open Science Data Challenges (Lead Presenter: Agnes Conaty, NESEC/GLOBE Observer)
• Leveraging the 2024 Solar Eclipse to Enhance Science Learning through Citizen Science (Lead Presenter: Jessica Taylor, NASA Langley/GLOBE)
• Student Environmental Research: A Roadmap for Scientific Literacy (Lead Presenter: Dixon Butler, YLACES)

Thursday, 12 December

• Harnessing Citizen Science to Enhance Land Surface Temperature Prediction (Lead Presenter: Kandyce Diep, NASA SEES Earth System Explorers)
• The Impact of Geoengineering- SRM, Cloud Seeding, and Sills- in Preventing Climate Change (Lead Presenter: Grace Valdez, NASA SEES Earth System Explorers)
• Tethered Aerosystems for Atmospheric Research and Remote Sensing Poster (Lead Presenter: Geoff Bland, AREN)
• Adopt a Pixel 3 Km: An Eight Week Summer Research Internship for High School Students (Lead Presenter: Peder Nelson, NESEC/GLOBE Observer)
• "For MY Audience, It Looks Like This...” The Foundations of Environmental Data Collection and Student Research Through a Variety of GLOBE Programming (Lead Presenter: Jen Bourgeault, USCC/NARCO)
• GLOBE-Inspired Camps as a Conduit to Welcome and Embrace Autistic Youth into STEM (Lead Presenter: Michael Notaro, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Multi-faceted Earth Observations for Mapping, Measuring, Modeling, and Monitoring Trees Around the GLOBE (Lead Presenter: Peder Nelson, NESEC/GLOBE Observer)

Friday, 13 December

• NASA Langley's Past and Current Research on Solar Eclipses Using Citizen Science Data (Lead Presenter: Ashlee Autore, NASA Langley/GLOBE)
• Scientists, Educators, Students, and Artists Collaborate to Create “Earth Around Us” Tents to Support Learner Skills in Inquiry, Data Visualization, Science, and Art (Lead Presenter: Jen Bourgeault, USCC/NARCO)

The NASA Booth

Visit us at the NASA booth in the exhibit hall.”

Come see the GLOBE presentations on the NASA Hyperwall:

• Tuesday, 10 December, 11:30–11:45 am ET: Amy Chen – 30 Years of GLOBE: Advancing Earth System Science, Education, and Public Engagement
• Tuesday, 10 December, 3:00–3:15 pm ET: Lin Chambers – Science Activation and the 2023–24 Eclipses

News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office

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