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Climate Change Liaison

Don Haas

Ithaca, NY

Director of Teacher Programming

Paleontological Research Institute

Prior Profession:
Professor of Teacher Education (10 yrs)

Science Teacher (9 yrs)

Expertise:
Climate & Energy education

Place-based, technology-rich geoscience education

Accomplishments:

Co-author: Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change
Co-author: The Science Beneath the Surface: A Very Short Guide to the Marcellus Shale

In order to move wisely in this world and meet our civic responsibilities, we need to have good basic understandings of the Earth system & how humans influence that system. I'm passionate about working with people of all ages to foster those understandings & put them to use. The Earth & the study of it is also fascinating & beautiful

NASA Liaison

Marie L. Royale
Native of Puerto Rico and residing in Charleston, South Carolina

Education/Outreach Specialist for My NASA Data, NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia

Prior Profession:

Former Educator and Dual-Certified in Science and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Expertise:

Developing educational resources that focus on Universal Design for Learning(UDL), Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Accessibility (DEIA), and 508 compliance. Develop resources and offer support to the public across the country on how to implement engaging activities that are accessible to everyone, regardless of learning ability.

Accomplishments:

Various publishings on accessibility for South Carolina Space Grant Consortium from 2014-2022

Recipient (on numerous occasions) Teacher of the Year and Teacher of the Month from 2007-2022

2018 Air Force Association Teacher of the Year Award

US Territories Liaison

Elizabeth 'Lilly' Torres-Rodriguez

Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

HS Science Teacher, ES, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Chemistry

Prior Profession:
Environmental Specialist working with quality of oxidation lagoons in cattle

Expertise:
Environmental Topics

Accomplishments:

2018 Outstanding ES Teacher—Southeast Section

NASA Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium for DOE
Outstanding Science teacher—Caribbean Region

Earth science knowledge enables us to think globally and act locally— to make sound decisions about issues important in our lives as individuals and citizens. People who understand how Earth systems work can make informed decisions about where to buy or build a home out of harm's way.