Explore Earth: Studying River Deltas with NASA's Delta-X
Thursday 09/23/2021
7:30 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators, Students, & Parents in Grades 3-16
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Nile. Okavango. Ganges. Mississippi. River deltas are legendary for their rich sediment deposits, biodiverse ecosystems and ability to buffer against severe weather. Yet these "cradles of civilization" are in peril from sinking land and rising oceans. In this webinar, we'll explore NASA's Delta-X mission, which seeks to understand the water flow, vegetation and sediment dynamics of Earth's river deltas so they can be protected in the future. Relevant instructional resources will also be included.


Dr. Anne Weiss is the Education Professional Development Specialist at Langley Research Center, which serves Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Anne originally trained as a neuroscientist, which included a research assignment in genetics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory. Since 1998, Anne has taught Earth science, chemistry & biochemistry, physical science, human anatomy & physiology, and general biology at the K-12 and higher education levels. As a graduate assistant, Anne served as Community Manager of the NASA Educators Online Network (NEON), the subject of her dissertation on online teacher professional development, for the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP). Anne earned a B.S. in Vertebrate Physiology (with history minor) from the Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Physiology from the Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the Pennsylvania State University.