Explore Earth: Monitoring Microplastic Pollution from Space
Thursday 04/28/2022
7:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators, Students, & Parents in Grades K-12
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Projections indicate that by 2050, there may be more plastics in our oceans than fish, leading to calls for a worldwide treaty restricting plastic pollution. To track movements of plastic trash through marine ecosystems, scientists have developed ways to re-purpose NASA satellite data sets. In this webinar, we'll explore how wind speeds above the ocean, hurricane strength and ocean roughness can now be used to track microplastic pollution. 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.