On June 11, Dr. Vanderlei Martins received NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest honor NASA confers on a non-government employee. Dr. Martins is a Physics Professor and Director of the Earth and Space Institute at UMBC, as well as a Co-Founder of AirPhoton/GRASP-Earth at bwtech. He was honored with this prestigious award for his substantial contributions, vision, and leadership in delivering the Hyper Angle Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP2) to NASA’s PACE mission.
Please join us in Congratulating Dr. Martins on this well-deserved recognition!