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2022 PACE Applications Workshop

September 14-15, 2022
Online

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

PACE Applications Workshop 2022 Virtual Agenda (with session recording links)

Day 1: Wednesday September 14, 2022

Time [EDT] Title
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10:00 AM
Workshop Welcome & Logistics
  • Host: Erin Urquhart (NASA/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Introduce the workshop theme, goals, and objectives.
    • Provide an overview of PACE Applications and stakeholder engagement activities to date.
    • Learn about key themes and best practices for advancing applications.
10:20 AM Engagement/Icebreaker Activity
10:20 AM
NASA Applied Sciences: Perspectives on Advancing Applications
  • Speaker: Lawrence Friedl (NASA HQ)
11:00 AM
PACE Applications Stakeholder Engagement to Date
  • Speaker: Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
11:30 AM Plenary: Speaker TBD
12:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM
  • Host: Natasha Sadoff (NASA/SSAI)
  • Goals:
    • Provide an overview of the PACE Mission & instruments.
    • Update the community on the latest from the PACE Project Science disciplines.
    • Provide a snapshot of PACE data, products, including simulated/proxy data status, and next steps leading up to launch.
1:15 PM
PACE Mission Overview & Updates
  • Speaker: Jeremy Werdell (NASA GSFC)
1:35 PM
PACE I&T, Status, Hardware Updates
  • Speaker: Mark Voyton (NASA GSFC)
1:55 PM
PACE Data and Products in Practice
  • Speaker: Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC)
2:15 PM Poster Session: Networking Break (45 min)
3:00 PM
PACE Project Science: Ocean Biogeochemistry & Bio-optics
  • Speakers: Ivona Cetinić (NASA/MSU) & Lachlan McKinna (Go2Q)
3:20 PM
PACE Project Science: Polarimetry + Atmosphere
  • Speakers: Kirk Knobelspiesse (NASA GSFC) & Andy Sayer (NASA/UMD)
3:40 PM
PACE Project Science: Advanced Topics (Atmospheric Correction + System Vicarious Calibration)
  • Speakers: Susanne Craig (NASA/UMD) & Amir Ibrahim (NASA GSFC)
4:00 PM ADJOURN

Day 2: Thursday September 15, 2022

Time [EDT] Title
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10:00 AM
Workshop Welcome & Logistics
  • Host: Natasha Sadoff (NASA GSFC/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Understand the importance of stakeholder involvement in maximizing the impact of research.
    • Explore case studies in successful co-production and stakeholder engagement from other areas of evidence implementation.
    • Consider lessons learned in advancing the argument for community collaboration & inclusive stakeholder engagement.
10:20 AM Engagement/Icebreaker Activity
10:30 AM
Research in Practice: Further Together, Not Faster Alone!
  • Speaker: Dez Holmes (Research in Practice)
11:00 AM
Panel: Stakeholder Involvement in Applied Research & Applications
  • Moderator: Sydney Neugebauer (NASA/SSAI)
  • Panelists: Bryan Duncan (NASA GSFC); Nikki Cooley (North Arizona U.); Dan Irwin (NASA MSFC); TBD
11:45 AM LUNCH & LOUNGE (60 min)
12:45 PM
  • Host: Erin Urquhart (NASA GSFC/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Learn about NASA and PACE’s priorities in terms of open science, data accessibility, data delivery, and data services.
    • Explore the importance of data accessibility and how to incorporate best practices into successful applications, data, tools, products, and/or services.
    • Learn about case studies and how various tools are pursuing FAIR data.
12:50 PM
NASA Open Data & Accessibility
  • Speaker: Chelle Gentemann (NASA HQ)
1:20 PM
Panel: Improving Access To & Usability of Data Services & Tools
  • Moderator: Helen Amos (NASA/SSAI)
  • Panelists: Diane Davies (NASA GSFC); Peter Miller (PML); Marina Mararri (FECOP); Alicia Scott (NASA/SSAI)
2:15 PM NETWORKING BREAK & LOUNGE (15 min)
2:30 PM
  • Host/Moderator: Natasha Sadoff (NASA GSFC/SSAI)
  • Goals
    • Explore how utilizing data from various missions or data sources can improve water applications.
    • Understand the benefit of leveraging synergies among pre-launch Earth observation missions.
    • Identify ways in which data needs can be more effectively met by working across the PACE, SBG, GLIMR, and NISAR missions.
2:40 PM
Panel: Building Data Synergies for the Water Sector
  • Panelists: Maria Tzortiou (CCNYC); Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA GSFC); Erin Urquhart (NASA/SSAI); Batu Osmanoglu (NASA GSFC)
3:40 PM
Workshop & Day 2 Closing
  • Host: Erin Urquhart (NASA GSFC/SSAI) & Natasha Sadoff (NASA GSFC/SSAI)
3:45 PM ADJOURN

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