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🌳Greening Maryland with precision: Learn about the role of GEOG Researchers in the ‘Growing #5MillionTrees in Maryland Progress Report 2021-2023’, w/ George Hurtt + Lei Ma + Quan Shen + MD Environment go.umd.edu/5-million-tree…

We're thrilled to announce DeepED, the AI-driven model for Ecosystem Demography (EDv3), part of NASA's CMS and GEDI mission. DeepED transforms ecosystem modeling, enabling advanced, scalable computations and extensive projections, marking a new epoch in global carbon monitoring.

How can the U.S. land sector contribute to our climate goals? America Is All In's new multi-model analysis shows that an "All-In" climate strategy can cut U.S. net emissions from forests and farmland by 72% by 2035, w/ George Hurtt + Lei Ma americaisallin.com/harnessing-the…

🌎Happy Earth Day! There is much we can do and be hopeful for, said Professor George Hurtt, associate chair of the Department of Geographical Sciences. #ClimateAction #EarthDay #Sustainability

Excited to contribute to the first National Nature Assessment! U.S. Global Change Research Program Department of Geographical Sciences BSOS @ UMD UMD Science Global Ecology Lab #NNA1

Climate change could become the dominant driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century 🐠. In the 20th century, however, land-use change was the most important driver. These are the results of a large modelling study by iDiv, Universität Halle (inaktiv) & others in Science Magazine. 1/X

#ICYMI Kudos to these exceptional high school students who are already standing out in geographical sciences, their teachers and parents! w/ Dean Dr. Susan Rivera 🇵🇷 & Prof George Hurtt ✨ Read about our HS Awards '24: go.umd.edu/hs-awards-24

👉Joining 150 experts from various fields, Prof George Hurtt has been selected to co-author a chapter in the ✨First✨ National Nature Assessment (NNA1) led by U.S. Global Change Research Program🌳 The report will evaluate global environmental shifts and their implications. go.umd.edu/george-hurtt-N…

📬Our May newsletter is out! Women Trailblazers, New NASA mission 🚀 and more 🌎mailchi.mp/1bb89e42bca8/m…

Summary of the 2023 #GEDI Science Team Meeting published in NASA newsletter, The Earth Observer! Check it out to learn more about mission status, data products, and the first competed science team cohorts' research using GEDI! science.nasa.gov/uncategorized/…

✨Job alert: We are looking for an associate professor in #RemoteSensing! This kind of opportunity doesn't come every day. If you know anyone qualified, send it their way: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/120364 #gis #tenure

#ICYMI Come work with us! We are looking for: 🛰 Associate Professor in Remote Sensing 🔗Apply here: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/120364 + 🌊 Assistant or Associate Professor (physical geographer specializing in coastal processes) 🔗Apply here: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/120196 #jobs #geography

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are looking for: 🛰 Associate Professor in Remote Sensing 🔗Apply here: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/120364 🌊 Assistant or Associate Professor (physical geographer specializing in coastal processes) 🔗ejobs.umd.edu/postings/120196 #hiring #geography

✨NASA CMS Awards ✨ Science Team Leader Prof George Hurtt, and Assist Research Prof Dr. Joanne V. Hall have secured over $2M in funding to advance carbon science and fire research. Congratulations, professors 👏 go.umd.edu/nasa-cms-awards #ClimateResearch

2024 NASA CMS Science Team Meeting & Applications Workshop, by the numbers: 132 participants, including 53 early career and 28 stakeholders, 49 project reports, 8 breakouts, 5 working groups, 4 panels, 1 keynote. NASA Earth #NASA_Carbon Department of Geographical Sciences UMD Research

🤖🌴🌳 Researchers Yiqun Xie, @GeorgeHurtt + @leima8815i, in collab w/ Pitt Computer Science + Imazon, have been awarded $750K from U.S. National Science Foundation to lead the development of AI-powered techniques for global forest carbon monitoring: go.umd.edu/climate-change… #ClimateAction #ClimateChange

New remote-sensing based forest carbon monitoring and modeling system in offical state use. Beyond MRV: combining remote sensing and ecosystem modeling for geospatial monitoring and attribution of forest carbon fluxes over Maryland, USA iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

🌳Led by Prof George Hurtt, a team of researchers developed an innovative methodology that puts Maryland at the forefront of forest carbon monitoring: go.umd.edu/forest-carbon-… #AGU24

PhD student Zhihao Wang showcasing how DL can further the carbon modeling efforts of Global Ecology Lab

Help the next generation of scientists in Department of Geographical Sciences train to meet tomorrow’s environmental challenges, today! launch.umd.edu/project/44849