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2021 PACE Applications Annual Workshop

September 15-16, 2021
Online

This two-day event focused on future uses of PACE satellite data, products, and applications to benefit society and support decision-making in the context of water resources, air quality and health, climate, disasters, and ecological forecasting.

Workshop Summary in The Earth Observer »

PACE Applications Workshop 2021 Virtual Agenda (with session recording links)

Day 1: Wednesday September 15, 2021

TIME [EDT] TITLE
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10:00 AM
Workshop Welcome & Logistics
  • Host: Erin Urquhart (NASA/SSAI)
Session 1: NASA Applied Sciences & the PACE Mission [02:01:34]
  • Goals
    • Introduce NASA Applied Sciences, opportunities, & how the user community can get involved
    • Provide an overview of the PACE Mission & instruments
    • Update the community on the latest from PACE Project Science (data products, simulated & proxy datasets)
10:15 AM Engagement/Icebreaker Activity
10:20 AM
NASA Applied Sciences: Society & Science
  • Speaker: Emily Sylek-Glassman (NASA HQ)
10:40 AM
PACE Science! What's Behind the Lens?
  • Speaker: Jeremy Werdell (NASA GSFC)
11:00 AM
PACE Mission Overview & Updates
  • Speaker: Andre' Dress (NASA GSFC)
11:20 AM
PACE Data: Products, Formats, & What you Can Expect
  • Speaker: Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC)
11:40 AM
PACE in Perspective: Pursuing Interdisciplinary Research/Teams and Mission Synergies
  • Speaker: Maria Tzortziou (CCNY)
12:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM Networking Break
1:20 PM
Session 2: Engaging with the PACE Air Quality (AQ) Community and Understanding Their Needs [01:36:36]
  • Host: Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Understand AQ community perspectives, needs, & challenges in the context of EOs supporting society & decision-making processes
    • Identify priorities in data usability and accessibility to better enable uptake and community partnerships
    • Determine foundations for the co-production & co-development of data, data products, & DSTs
1:25 PM
Using Satellite Data to Address Air Pollution and Climate Change: Bridging Science to Policy
  • Speaker: Susan Anenberg (George Washington University)
1:55 PM
Panel: Air Quality & Health Community Perspectives
  • Moderator: Helena Chapman (NASA HQ)
  • Panelists: Juan José Castillo (PAHO); Marcela Loria (Univ. OK); Alexei Lyapustin (NASA GSFC); Andy Sayer (NASA GSFC/USRA); Abigail Nastan (NASA JPL)
2:55 PM EA Poster Session- Networking Break
3:25 PM
Day 1 Closing & Day 2 Preview
  • Hosts: Erin Urquhart (NASA/SSAI) & Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
3:30 PM ADJOURN

Day 2: Thursday September 16, 2021

TIME [EDT] TITLE
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10:00 AM
Day 2 Workshop Welcome & Logistics
  • Host: Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
Session 3: Engaging with the PACE Water Quality (WQ) Community and Understanding Their Needs [01:46:24]
  • Host: Erin Urquhart (NASA/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Understand WQ community perspectives, needs, & challenges in the context of EOs supporting society & decision-making processes
    • Identify priorities in data usability and accessibility to better enable uptake and community partnerships
    • Determine foundations for the co-production & co-development of data, data products, & DSTs
10:05 AM Engagement/Icebreaker Activity
10:15 AM
Satellite Earth Image Products Applied to Development of Regulatory Water Quality Standards
  • Speaker: John Lehrter (University of South Alabama)
10:45 AM
Panel: Water Quality & Resources Community Perspectives
  • Moderator: Stephanie Uz (NASA GSFC)
  • Panelists: Chris Davis (ME Aquaculture Innovation Center); Damian Brady (Univ. ME); Tim Moore (FL Atlantic Univ.); Lachlan McKinna (Go2Q Pty Ltd); Christine Lee (NASA JPL)
11:45 AM LUNCH
12:45 PM
Session 4: What Comes Next? Communicating and Expanding PACE Research and Reach for Applications [01:07:07]
  • Host: Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Explore societal needs plus effective applications that connect & serve, supported by the PACE research community
    • Lay the foundations for how to achieve the goal of usable, accessible, and actionable data and data products
    • Establish initial requirements for PACE training, capacity building, outreach, communication, & stakeholder engagement to support applications
    • Explore how NASA Applied Sciences Capacity Building Programs can support PACE Applications activities
12:50 PM
Panel: Setting up for Success: PACE and the NASA Capacity Building Program
  • Moderator: Nancy Searby (NASA GSFC)
  • Panelists: Eric Anderson (NASA MSFC); Amita Mehta (NASA/UMBC); Celeste Gambino (NASA/SSAI)
1:50 PM SAT Poster Session- Networking Break
2:20 PM Breakout Sessions: PACE Focus Areas
Water-centric: PACE Biogeochemical Stocks, Pigments, and Inherent Optical Properties [00:43:41]
  • Moderators: Ivona Cetinić (NASA/USRA); Lachlan McKinna (Go2Q Pty Ltd)
Atmosphere-centric: PACE Aerosols and Clouds [00:40:42]
  • Moderators: Andy Sayer (NASA/USRA); Kirk Knobelspiesse (NASA GSFC); Meng Gao (NASA/SSAI)
Advanced topics: PACE Radiometry & Atmospheric Correction [00:43:55]
  • Moderators: Susanne Craig (NASA/USRA); Bryan Franz (NASA GSFC)
More Deets on the PACE Mission [00:39:07]
  • Moderators: Jeremy Werdell (NASA GSFC); Laura Lorenzoni (NASA HQ)
PACE Data Access, Format, and Use [00:36:18]
  • Moderators: Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC); Sean Bailey (NASA GFSC)
3:05 PM
Workshop & Day 2 Closing
  • Host: Erin Urquhart (NASA/SSAI) & Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
3:15 PM ADJOURN
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