OSTP/ White House Event

The National Space Council hosted an event for students during Computer Science Education Week (Dec 5-11) on December 9th at 2 pm ET. The intended invitees include students who use computational skills to create models, analyze data, and develop innovative technology to combat the climate crisis. The datasets of focus are on USGS, NASA, and NOAA. Seven students from STC (including high school fellow, 2- year START intern, graduate students, and postdoc fellow) were invited to participate. They represented our projects on air quality, arctic sea ice, and urban heat island funded by NASA AIST, NASA CISTO/NCCS, NSF ACI and EarthCube, and I/UCRC programs. Students listened to national leaders from the white house, congress, and agencies, as well as asked questions and had discussion with national leaders such as the 2nd Gentlemen and the previous NGA director.