NGAPS+ Early Careers @ NASA Goddard
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Early career group at NASA Goddard. This account is run by volunteers. Posts do not represent the views of NASA, the US Govt., or its contractors.
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Bradley Gay's path to Earth system science wasn't linear, field ecology, climate policy, five years as a studio artist. All before NASA Goddard, where he now builds physics-bound AI to track Arctic permafrost thaw & the carbon it releases into our atmosphere. 🧊🌍
Bradley Gay's path to Earth system science wasn't linear, field ecology, climate policy, five years as a studio artist. All before NASA Goddard, where he now builds physics-bound AI to track Arctic permafrost thaw & the carbon it releases into our atmosphere. 🧊🌍
September 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Bradley Gay's path to Earth system science wasn't linear, field ecology, climate policy, five years as a studio artist. All before NASA Goddard, where he now builds physics-bound AI to track Arctic permafrost thaw & the carbon it releases into our atmosphere. 🧊🌍
Tathagata Pal's love of the cosmos began on a rooftop in India with his grandfather's telescope 🔭 Now an astrophysicist at NASA Goddard, he studies galaxy evolution using JWST & Hubble data, and helps ready Roman for 2026 launch. 🌌
September 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Tathagata Pal's love of the cosmos began on a rooftop in India with his grandfather's telescope 🔭 Now an astrophysicist at NASA Goddard, he studies galaxy evolution using JWST & Hubble data, and helps ready Roman for 2026 launch. 🌌
Outer space isn't empty...it's full of plasma. Space physicist Ian DesJardin studies the waves that spark the aurora, now being tracked by NASA's TRACERS mission. ⚡🌌
Check out his spotlight in the replies!
Check out his spotlight in the replies!
August 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Outer space isn't empty...it's full of plasma. Space physicist Ian DesJardin studies the waves that spark the aurora, now being tracked by NASA's TRACERS mission. ⚡🌌
Check out his spotlight in the replies!
Check out his spotlight in the replies!
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August 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Meet Denise Buckner, an astrobiologist studying organics in meteorites and asteroid Bennu samples to trace the chemical origins of life 🧪 She also hunts for biosignatures on Mars via Perseverance's SHERLOC instrument 🪐 science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
August 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Meet Denise Buckner, an astrobiologist studying organics in meteorites and asteroid Bennu samples to trace the chemical origins of life 🧪 She also hunts for biosignatures on Mars via Perseverance's SHERLOC instrument 🪐 science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
A teenage brush with hurricane winds in Orlando set Charanjit Pabla on a path into meteorology. Now a radar meteorologist at NASA Wallops, he runs the NPOL radar, checking ground data against satellite readings for the GPM mission. 🌧️📡 science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
July 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A teenage brush with hurricane winds in Orlando set Charanjit Pabla on a path into meteorology. Now a radar meteorologist at NASA Wallops, he runs the NPOL radar, checking ground data against satellite readings for the GPM mission. 🌧️📡 science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
🌊 James Allen didn't set out to study the ocean—he was headed toward glaciology until a NASA summer program showed him what satellite color imagery of the sea could reveal. That view changed everything. Now he's an optical oceanographer at NASA Goddard building algorithms for the PACE mission 🛰️
June 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🌊 James Allen didn't set out to study the ocean—he was headed toward glaciology until a NASA summer program showed him what satellite color imagery of the sea could reveal. That view changed everything. Now he's an optical oceanographer at NASA Goddard building algorithms for the PACE mission 🛰️
🔬 Astrobiologist Erin Gibbons hunts chemical fossils, the invisible molecular traces microbes leave in ancient rock, to probe whether Mars once harbored life. Her fieldwork in the Mojave Desert and Iceland's glaciovolcanic lakes bridges Earth's extremes with the search for life on other worlds.
May 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🔬 Astrobiologist Erin Gibbons hunts chemical fossils, the invisible molecular traces microbes leave in ancient rock, to probe whether Mars once harbored life. Her fieldwork in the Mojave Desert and Iceland's glaciovolcanic lakes bridges Earth's extremes with the search for life on other worlds.
🌌 Abhishek Desai studies some of the universe's most extreme objects, supermassive black holes in distant galaxies, using gamma rays, neutrinos, and now AI. His work at NASA Goddard is helping build the data tools that will power the next generation of high-energy astrophysics missions. 🔭
May 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🌌 Abhishek Desai studies some of the universe's most extreme objects, supermassive black holes in distant galaxies, using gamma rays, neutrinos, and now AI. His work at NASA Goddard is helping build the data tools that will power the next generation of high-energy astrophysics missions. 🔭
Surya Rachamadugu develops next-generation microshutter arrays at NASA Goddard silicon-based MEMS devices that make multi-object spectroscopy possible in space 🔬 Her work connects JWST tech to the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to find out if habitable worlds exist beyond Earth 🌍
April 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Surya Rachamadugu develops next-generation microshutter arrays at NASA Goddard silicon-based MEMS devices that make multi-object spectroscopy possible in space 🔬 Her work connects JWST tech to the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to find out if habitable worlds exist beyond Earth 🌍
What do Bollywood, cricket, and NASA glaciology have in common? Shashank Bhushan! 🌍 This Earth Scientist at NASA Goddard uses satellite photogrammetry & ICESat-2 to measure how glaciers, ice sheets & forests change over time. Read his story: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
April 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
What do Bollywood, cricket, and NASA glaciology have in common? Shashank Bhushan! 🌍 This Earth Scientist at NASA Goddard uses satellite photogrammetry & ICESat-2 to measure how glaciers, ice sheets & forests change over time. Read his story: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
Meet Michael Coughlin, a space physicist at NASA Goddard! He went from studying journalism to forecasting space weather using machine learning. Now he's helping build AIMFAHR; a unified AI framework that traces solar activity from the Sun to Earth's surface to improve space weather predictions. ☀️🌍
March 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Meet Michael Coughlin, a space physicist at NASA Goddard! He went from studying journalism to forecasting space weather using machine learning. Now he's helping build AIMFAHR; a unified AI framework that traces solar activity from the Sun to Earth's surface to improve space weather predictions. ☀️🌍
🪐 Organic planetary chemist Joseph Pasterski is preparing instruments for when NASA's Dragonfly lands a rotorcraft on Saturn's moon Titan. He analyzes Earth-made Titan analogs called tholins using laser desorption mass spectrometry. His work may help answer whether Titan edges toward life. 🧪
March 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🪐 Organic planetary chemist Joseph Pasterski is preparing instruments for when NASA's Dragonfly lands a rotorcraft on Saturn's moon Titan. He analyzes Earth-made Titan analogs called tholins using laser desorption mass spectrometry. His work may help answer whether Titan edges toward life. 🧪
She came to study rocket propulsion and ended up unraveling one of the universe's most powerful energy processes. 🌌 Now a postdoc at NASA Goddard, she uses particle simulations and machine learning to study magnetic reconnection. 🧲 science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
March 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
She came to study rocket propulsion and ended up unraveling one of the universe's most powerful energy processes. 🌌 Now a postdoc at NASA Goddard, she uses particle simulations and machine learning to study magnetic reconnection. 🧲 science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
🌕 Yesenia Arroyo (@vividreams.bsky.social) is a Planetary Geologist at NASA studying craters on the Moon to detect signs of volcanic outgassing—and building public engagement for the Habitable Worlds Observatory from the ground up. Because discovery is never a straight line. 🪐
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February 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
🌕 Yesenia Arroyo (@vividreams.bsky.social) is a Planetary Geologist at NASA studying craters on the Moon to detect signs of volcanic outgassing—and building public engagement for the Habitable Worlds Observatory from the ground up. Because discovery is never a straight line. 🪐
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Meet Dr. Kathryn Moore! 🌍 She studies how rare aerosol particles freeze supercooled clouds in polar regions—work that's vital for understanding Earth's energy balance & improving climate models. Her journey took her from chemistry to oceanography to atmospheric science! ☁️
Kathryn Moore - Early Career Scientist Spotlight
Explore Kathryn Moore's work and contributions as an Early Career Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Meet Dr. Kathryn Moore! 🌍 She studies how rare aerosol particles freeze supercooled clouds in polar regions—work that's vital for understanding Earth's energy balance & improving climate models. Her journey took her from chemistry to oceanography to atmospheric science! ☁️
🌍 Juan Martín de Blas is a geophysicist at NASA Goddard detecting lava tubes in volcanic regions on Earth to prepare for planetary cave exploration on Mars and the Moon. His magnetic surveys could one day protect astronauts in hostile environments 🚀
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Juan Martin de Blas - Early Career Scientist Spotlight
Explore Juan Martin de Blas's work and contributions as an Early Career Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
🌍 Juan Martín de Blas is a geophysicist at NASA Goddard detecting lava tubes in volcanic regions on Earth to prepare for planetary cave exploration on Mars and the Moon. His magnetic surveys could one day protect astronauts in hostile environments 🚀
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Meet Laboratory Astrochemist Patrick Tribbett, whose work explores how ices in space evolve under extreme conditions. His experiments reveal clues about the origins of organic molecules and the chemistry that shapes habitable worlds. ❄️🔬
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October 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Meet Laboratory Astrochemist Patrick Tribbett, whose work explores how ices in space evolve under extreme conditions. His experiments reveal clues about the origins of organic molecules and the chemistry that shapes habitable worlds. ❄️🔬
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Meet Nhut Truong, a computational astrophysicist exploring how supermassive black holes influence galaxies and clusters over cosmic time. By bridging simulations and X-ray data from XRISM & Chandra, he reveals how the Universe evolves.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Meet Nhut Truong, a computational astrophysicist exploring how supermassive black holes influence galaxies and clusters over cosmic time. By bridging simulations and X-ray data from XRISM & Chandra, he reveals how the Universe evolves.
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Dr. Mahya Hashemi turns satellite data and AI into actionable insights for water and ecosystem conservation. Her work at NASA Goddard helps bridge global restoration goals with on-the-ground decisions. 🌍💧
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October 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Dr. Mahya Hashemi turns satellite data and AI into actionable insights for water and ecosystem conservation. Her work at NASA Goddard helps bridge global restoration goals with on-the-ground decisions. 🌍💧
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From Sardinia to NASA Goddard, Dr. Francesca Di Mare explores turbulence in space plasmas—revealing how solar storms shape auroras 🌌 and disrupt satellites. Her work advances our ability to predict and withstand space weather impacts. 🚀
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October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
From Sardinia to NASA Goddard, Dr. Francesca Di Mare explores turbulence in space plasmas—revealing how solar storms shape auroras 🌌 and disrupt satellites. Her work advances our ability to predict and withstand space weather impacts. 🚀
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🌍 Evan Kelly’s journey took him from Houston to Hawai‘i and now NASA Goddard, where he develops cutting-edge Raman spectrometers to explore the Moon and beyond. His goal? Build tools that unlock answers for planetary science.
More here: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🌍 Evan Kelly’s journey took him from Houston to Hawai‘i and now NASA Goddard, where he develops cutting-edge Raman spectrometers to explore the Moon and beyond. His goal? Build tools that unlock answers for planetary science.
More here: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
More here: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
What protects a planet’s atmosphere—and makes it habitable? 🌌 Dr. Fatima Bagheri investigates the magnetic shields of exoplanets & how stellar winds shape their space environments.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What protects a planet’s atmosphere—and makes it habitable? 🌌 Dr. Fatima Bagheri investigates the magnetic shields of exoplanets & how stellar winds shape their space environments.
Bio: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
Bio: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
From Charleston to NASA Goddard, Dr. Kellen Lawson’s journey explores how planets + disks form around distant stars 🌠. Using JWST, he’s uncovering the diversity of planetary systems across our galaxy. Discover his path + research: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
September 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From Charleston to NASA Goddard, Dr. Kellen Lawson’s journey explores how planets + disks form around distant stars 🌠. Using JWST, he’s uncovering the diversity of planetary systems across our galaxy. Discover his path + research: science.gsfc.nasa.gov/600/ECSS/spo...
Dr. Linda Bogerd’s path to science began in human geography before shifting to the physics of clouds & precipitation. Now at @ NASA, she validates snowfall data from satellites to improve global forecasts. ❄️☁️
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September 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Dr. Linda Bogerd’s path to science began in human geography before shifting to the physics of clouds & precipitation. Now at @ NASA, she validates snowfall data from satellites to improve global forecasts. ❄️☁️
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