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About NASA SCoPE

The NASA SMD Community of Practice for Education (NASA SCoPE) is funded to cultivate a community of practice between NASA science and engineering experts, early career scientists and the NASA Science Activation. This community is a collaborative effort to communicate NASA science through the creation of inspiring educational materials that are effective, scientifically authentic, and broaden participation of historically marginalized communities.

We strive to support the community of practice established by NASA SCoPE by lowering barriers of engagement for NASA science and engineering experts (early to established). We do this through funded opportunities to collaborate with the NASA Science Activation Teams, training opportunities for communications skill building, and an AGU-SciAct affiliate program for early career scientists.

Meet the people

Meet the team of science and education experts supporting this community of practice.

NASA SCoPE advisory council

Ariel Anbar

Ariel
Anbar

Pres. Professor
Co-I

Astrobiology

ASU

Bio
Greg Asner Bio

Greg
Asner

Professor
Co-I

Earth Science

ASU

Bio
Jim Bell Bio

Jim
Bell

Professor
Co-I

Planetary Science

ASU

Bio
Evgengya Shkolnik Bio

Evgenya Shkolnik

Associate Professor
Co-I

Astrophysics

ASU

Bio
Katrina Bossert Bio

Katrina Bossert

Assistant Professor
Co-I

Heliophysics

ASU

Bio
Heidi Hammel Bio

Heidi
Hammel

Sr. Research Scientist
Collaborator

Astrophysics

SSI

Bio
Mihir Desai Bio

Mihir
Desai

Department Director
Collaborator

Heliophysics

SwRI

Bio
Marshall Shepherd Bio

J. Marshall
Shepherd

Distinguished Professor
Collaborator

Earth Science

UGS

Bio
Rosaly Lopes Bio

Rosaly
Lopes

Sr. Research Scientist
Collaborator

Planetary Science

JPL

Bio
Molly Simon Bio

Molly
Simon

Assistant Professor
Collaborator

Planetary Science

ASU

Bio

The impact

In the inaugural year for the project, the following demonstrates reach and outcomes for the NASA SCoPE project.

NASA SCoPE Sponsorship

The material contained in this presentation is based upon work supported by NASA under grant award No. NNH20ZDA001N. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.