Isabella Velicogna on Measuring the Gravity of Climate Change—Using Gravity
After completing her Ph.D. in applied physics in Italy in 1999, Isabella Velicogna came to the U.S. in the hopes of landing a post doctoral position. Her efforts proved fruitful and she landed a dream job – working at the University of Colorado in Boulder on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) project. The mission involved using satellite data to assess the Earth's water systems, including changes in its ice sheets, and the results have been invaluable for understanding the impacts of climate change.
After completing her Ph.D. in applied physics in Italy in 1999, Isabella Velicogna came to the U.S. in the hopes of landing a post doctoral position. Her efforts proved fruitful and she landed a dream job – working at the University of Colorado in Boulder on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) project. The mission involved using satellite data to assess the Earth's water systems, including changes in its ice sheets, and the results have been invaluable for understanding the impacts of climate change.