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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
GMAO Seminar Series on Earth System Science
Vegetation as a mediator and predictor of flash drought on S2S time scales
Benjamin Zaitchik - Johns Hopkins University
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Aura’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
All are invited to join us for an informal, hybrid event on September 18th to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Aura's launch, which is on July 15th, 2004. We will have coffee/tea and cake along with an open mic!

In-Person: Barney and Bea Recreational Center (9998 Good Luck Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771). The Recreational Center will be open to all attendees via the entrance on Good Luck Rd. Non-NASA attendees will have no access to the NASA campus. NASA employees will need their badges to re-enter the NASA campus from the Recreational Center.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Bryan Duncan (bryan.n.duncan@nasa.gov), providing the following information:
Will you attend in person or virtually? If in person, how many people will accompany you?
Would you like to speak (< 3 min; either in person or virtually) during the open mic portion of the event?
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Engineering Colloquium
Applications and Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Jessica Gallo (Fire Protection Consultant | Fire & Risk Alliance)
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