Solar System Exploration Division

Caela E Barry

(SCIENCE OUTREACH COORDINATOR)

Caela E Barry's Contact Card & Information.
Email: caela.e.barry@nasa.gov
Org Code: 690
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 690
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: ADNET SYSTEMS INC

Brief Bio


Caela Barry supports and expands public access to NASA science through web content, social media, and public events. She is also a field logistics specialist.


Caela's previous professional background is in experiential education, including front-line instruction and program leadership. Her academic foundation is in physics and math.

Special Experience


Selected web content work:


Selected social media work:


Selected field logistics work:

(planning and implementation, remote support, and/or in-field support):

  • GIFT field work in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai National Park, 2024
  • GIFT field work at Long Valley Caldera and the Bishop Tuff, 2023
  • GEODES field work at San Francisco Volcanic Field, 2023
  • GIFT field work in Lanzarote, May 2023
  • GIFT field work at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and HI-SEAS, 2022
  • GEODES field work at Medicine Lake Volcano/Lava Beds National Monument, 2022-2024
  • RISE2 field work at Potrillo Volcanic Field, 2021-2024
  • GIFT/VERITAS/JETT field work in the Icelandic highlands, 2021-2023


Selected public engagement work:

(planning and implementation, digital infrastructure support, and/or in-person support):

  • International Observe the Moon Night, 2020-present
  • Death Valley Dark Sky Festival, 2023-present
  • RISE2 x Stony Brook University Science Journalism Program, 2021-2024
  • Total Solar Eclipse Outreach (Austin, TX area), 2024
  • Annular Solar Eclipse Outreach (Mesa Verse National Park), 2023
  • Earth Day with NASA at Washington, DC's Union Station, 2023
  • STEM For Her Day (Washington, DC), 2022

Talks, Presentations and Posters


Invited

Preparing for Eclipse Outreach Events: Hands-On Moon Activities

2022

Barry, C., Buxner, S. L., ASP 2022: Communicating Science with Students and the Public


Getting Your Message Out: Leveraging Digital Media in Solar System and Astronomy Programs

2022

Barry, C., Osborn, H., Wenger, M. C., ASP 2022: Communicating Science with Students and the Public


Observe the Moon with NASA

October 2022

On behalf of the International Observe the Moon Night Coordinating Committee, for SciStarter LIVE!


Exploring the Solar System with NASA Planetary Science Resources

2020

Presentation to the National Science Teaching Association's Aerospace Advisory Board


Other

A Year of LEADER-Supported Web Content on moon.nasa.gov and science.nasa.gov

August 2024

Barry, C., M. Wasser, T. Vogel, V. Nguyen, A. Jones, O. J. Tucker, J. Keller, L. S. Morrissey, D. M. Hurley, R. M. Killen, NASA Exploration Science Forum


Strategies for Increasing Safety and Inclusivity in the Field: Five Years of RISE2 and GEODES Best Practices

August 2024

Richardson, J., Whelley, P., Barry, C., Young, K. Schmerr, N., Glotch, T., NASA Exploration Science Forum


2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse Outreach: Results, Plans, and Resources from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Solar System Exploration Division

2023

Barry, C., Tiedeken, S., Jones, A. J. P., Wasser, M., Petro, N., AGU Annual Meeting, Dec 2023


Engage Visitors in the Total Solar Eclipse

December 2023

with C. White, A. J. P. Jones, H. Mortimer, A. Waymouth, D. Camillieri., National Association for Interpretation Conference


SSERVI’s LEADER Team and the Future of NASA Lunar Science Web Content

August 2023

Barry, C., M. Wasser, T. Vogel, V. Nguyen, A. Jones, O. J. Tucker, J. Keller, L. S. Morrissey, D. M. Hurley, W. M. Farrell, R. M. Killen, NASA Exploration Science Forum


International Observe the Moon Night: A Global Network of Community Events

September 2022

Barry, C., Jones, A., Wasser, M., Tiedeken, S., Nguyen, V., Buxner, S. L., Bakerman, M., Joseph, E. C. S., Beaudoin, G., Fooshee, J., Day, B. H., Gay, P., White, V., Summer, T., Cokinos, C., SciComm Conference 2022


Coordinating Field Safety and Conduct Resources Across Research Teams

August 2022

Barry, C., Whelley, N., Richardson, J., Whelley, P., Glotch, T., Young, K., McAdam, A., Schmerr, N., NASA Exploration Science Forum


Embedding Science Journalism Students in NASA Field Work

August 2022

Barry, C., Dowdy, Z., Glotch, T., Rogers, D., Whelley, P., Selvin, B., Lizarazo, K., NASA Exploration Science Forum


Everyone, Everywhere, Every Year: Highlights from International Observe the Moon Night 2021

April 2022

Barry, C., Jones, A., Wasser, M., Tiedeken, S. L., Buxner, S., Bakerman, M., Joseph, E. C. S., Shaner, A., White, V., Fooshee, J., Day, B. H., Gay, P., Cokinos, C., Beaudoin, G., Nguyen, V., Vogel, T., LPSC 53 (view abstract)


Developing Community Resources to Promote Safety & Inclusivity in Field Work

April 2022

Barry, C., Whelley, N., Richardson, J., Whelley, P., Glotch, T., Young, K., McAdam, A., Schmerr, N., LPSC 53 (view abstract)


NASA's Planetary Analogs Website: Analog Field Work for Broad Audiences

August 2021

Barry, C., Whelley, N., Richardson, J., Wasser, M., NASA Exploration Science Forum & European Lunar Symposium


NASA's Planetary Analogs Website: Comparing Landscapes Throughout Our Solar System

July 2021

Barry, C., Whelley, N., Richardson, J., Wasser, M., USGS Astrogeology Science Center's Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration (view abstract)


NASA's Planetary Analogs Website: A New Science Communication Resource

April 2021

Barry, C., N. Whelley, J. Richardson, M. Wasser, LPSC 52


#ObserveTheMoon 2020: Virtual Engagement Tactics and Takeaways

2020

Barry, C., A. Jones, M. Wasser, S. Tiedeken, A. Shaner, N. Whelley, V. White, J. Fooshee, B. Day, S. Buxner, M. Bakerman, E. Joseph, P. Gay, ASP2020 Conference on Astronomy Teaching and Public Engagement


Awards


Group Awards

  • Robert H. Goddard Outreach Award, 2024 (Goddard Eclipse Engagement Partnership)
  • ADNET Excellence Award, 2024 (Annular Solar Eclipse Support Team)
  • ADNET CREW Award, 2022 (Solar System Exploration Division Public Engagement Team)


Individual Awards

  • ADNET Excellence Award, 2024
  • Solar System Exploration Division Peer Award, 2023

Current Projects


Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)


Goddard Instrument Field Team (GIFT)


Remote, In-Situ, and Synchrotron Studies for Science and Exploration (RISE2)


Lunar Environment and Dynamics for Exploration Research (LEADER)


Geophysical Exploration of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System (GEODES)

Positions/Employment


Outreach and Logistics Coordinator

ADNET Systems, Inc. - Greenbelt, MD

April 2020 - Present

Education


BS Physics

BA Mathematics

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2013