2023 Affiliates posing in front of large blue letters spelling out

Meet the Affiliates

To encourage broader participation in the educational outreach efforts of NASA’s Science Activation teams, we are providing funds to support travel to the AGU Fall Meeting each year for up to ten (10) early career researchers engaged in NASA-sponsored research, and especially those who identify as members of historically marginalized communities. These selected AGU Sci/Act Affiliates agree to participate in communications workshops held at the AGU.

The AGU/SciAct Affiliate travel funding, up to $1,671/person, is a one time opportunity intended to foster engagement of these new early career scientists with the SciAct community. Below are the awardees of this program.

Meet the awardees

2023 Awardees

David Davis bio photo

David Davis

He/Him/His
PhD Candidate

Rutgers University

Bio
Ariel Deutsch Bio pic

Ariel Deutsch, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Mission Scientist & Researcher

NASA Ames Research Center

Bio
Jordan Ealy Bio pic

Jordan Ealy

She/Her/Hers
PhD Candidate

University of Maryland, College Park

Bio
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Justin Krier

He/Him/His
PhD Candidate

University of Oregon

Bio
Teri Oehmke Bio photo

Theresa Oehmke, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Research Professor

University of New Hampshire, Durham

Bio

Zoe Pierrat, PhD

She/Her/Her
Researcher

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Bio
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Jordyn Robare

She/Her/Hers
PhD Candidate

Arizona State University

Bio
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Autumn Shackelford

They/Them/She/Her
PhD Candidate

University of Central Florida

Bio
Headshot photo of Dr. Ana Tarano. She wears a dark olive green dress shirt.

Ana Tárano, PhD

She/They
Researcher

University of Miami

Bio
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Sarah Treadwell

She/Her/Hers
PhD Student

University of North Dakota

Bio

2022 Awardees

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Priyanka Bose

She/Her/Hers
PhD Candidate

Virginia Tech University

Bio
Gwendolyn Brouwer Bio Photo

Gwendolyn Brouwer

She/Her/Hers
PhD Candidate

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Bio
Mollie Gaines Bio Photo

Mollie Gaines

She/Her/Hers
PhD Candidate

North Carolina State University

Bio
Lena Heffern Bio Photo

Lena Heffern, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Postdoctoral Scholar

Southwest Research Institute

Bio
Ana Lobo Bio Photo

Ana Lobo, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Postdoctoral Scholar

University of California, Irvine

Bio
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Sarick Matzen, PhD

He/Him/His
Postdoctoral Scholar

University of Minnesota

Bio
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Murti Nauth

She/Her/Hers
PhD Candidate

University of California, Berkeley

Bio
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Kathryn Rico, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Postdoctoral Scholar

Arizona State University & Iowa State University

Bio
Olivia Wilkens Bio Photo

Olivia Wilkins, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Postdoctoral Scholar

NASA Goddard Space Flight Facility

Bio
Christina Wilson Bio Photo

Cristina Wilson, PhD

She/Her/Hers
Research Faculty

Oregon State University

Bio

NASA SCoPE Sponsorship


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