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ESR celebrated its 30 year anniversary on January 26! The company, founded by Gary Lagerloef and Robin Muench, has been privileged to be home to some great scientists, with leading roles in satellite missions, fieldwork, and journal editorships. We celebrate the amazing … Read More
The Arctic Data Center’s December blog post features ESR’s Susan Howard and her collaborative work with Michael Hart-Davis, Laurence Padman, and others studying Arctic Tides. Check out the interview with Susan to find out more about her career and work, and … Read More
AGU’s 2024 annual fall meeting is wrapped up last week in Washington D.C.! With over 27,000 attendees, the annual fall meeting is the largest gathering of earth and space scientists from around the world. This year, Laurie Padman was honored … Read More
Scott Springer, a Research Scientist at Earth and Space Research (ESR), is retiring after over a decade with ESR. Everyone at ESR, and our external Directors, thank Scott for his critical roles in both science and management. Scott’s scientific interests … Read More
Earth and Space Research (ESR) is excited to announce a leadership change. ESR’s Board of Directors approved the following new leadership team of ESR scientists: Julian Schanze – President, Michael Town – Vice President, and Jesse Anderson – Corporate Secretary. … Read More
ESR is proud to announce that Laurie Padman, ESR’s President, has been elected as an American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellow, joining a distinguished group of 54 individuals in the 2024 Class of Fellows! AGU, the world’s largest Earth and space … Read More
Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which sank in 1915, is still somewhere at the bottom of the Weddell Sea at a depth of around 3000 m. Frank Worsley, Shackleton’s navigator, recorded the location using a sextant and chronometer. As a new … Read More
Today, ESR celebrates the 30th anniversary of Ice Station Weddell (ISW), a US-Russian ice camp set up from the Russian ship Akademik Fedorov onto a multiyear drifting ice floe near 71.4oS in the western Weddell Sea. ESR’S Laurie Padman was … Read More
We welcome two oceanographers who have recently joined our team at ESR: Senior Scientist Oleg Melnichenko, and Research Scientist Jesse Anderson. Oleg’s research focuses on mesoscale ocean currents, mesoscale air-sea interaction, dynamics of the upper ocean mixed layer, and satellite remote sensing of ocean … Read More
ESR’s polar research group provides tide models and validation datasets through the Arctic Data Center (ADC), which is the primary data and software repository for the Arctic section of National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs (NSF OPP). We … Read More