Kaye Honored with Pecora Award | Simple Site

Expanded coverage of topics from “The Editor’s Corner” in The Earth Observer Jack Kaye [NASA Headquarters—Associate Director for Research of the Earth Science Division] has received the 2024 William T. Pecora Award award for his vision and creative leadership in multidisciplinary Earth science research, as well as for spurring advancements in the investigator community, supporting development […]

Category: Earth Science

Posted on March 20, 2025

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