Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Upcoming Events

Thursday, August 01, 2024
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Special Goddard Film Festival Screening: An Ocean in Bloom
Join us for a special screening of “An Ocean in Bloom,” a documentary exploring the devastating impacts of harmful algal blooms and how the pioneering satellite technology of NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission can help us understand and combat them.

Produced and directed by Emme Watkins as part of her MFA Thesis at American University’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking, this film is notable as Emme is the first emerging filmmaker to develop her thesis film during a NASA internship. Emme will introduce the 20-minute film and answer questions at the end of the presentation.
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Thursday, August 08, 2024
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SED Directors Seminar (Hybrid)
Please join us for the SED Director’s Seminar hosted by the Astroparticle Physics Laboratory.

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