| There were many exciting social media events that took place during Earth Science Week 2012. Even if you missed them, you can discover the conversations that took place with transcripts and videos. Visit each event’s individual page for more information. |
| October 16, 2012, 1pm ET/12noon CT/11am MT/10am PT |
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Twitter Chat with Thorsten Markus
Thorsten Markus, head of NASA Goddard's Cryospheric Science Lab, will discuss his career as a polar scientist and his research on sea ice. He will answer your questions about working for NASA at the ends of Earth.
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| October 17, 2012, 1pm ET/12noon CT/11 am MT/10 am PT |
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Google+ Hangout with Christy Hansen:
Live from Operation Icebridge – 2012 Antarctic Campaign
Hangout with NASA Goddard's Christy Hansen, live from the October-November 2012 Antarctic Campaign. Hansen is a project manager for Operation Icebridge – NASA's multiyear airborne campaign studying Earth's polar ice in unprecedented detail to better understand processes that connect the polar regions with the global climate system.
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| October 17, 2012, 6pm ET/5pm CT/4pm MT/3pm PT |
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Reddit Interview with Josh Willis
Upper high-school and undergraduate-level students can chat with Josh Willis, a Jason 3 scientist who studies the world's oceans, in a Reddit forum as he answers questions about his background, working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and how students can become an Earth explorer.
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| October 18, 2012, 12noon ET/11am CT/10am MT/9am PT |
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Twitter Chat with Erica Alston
Erica Alston is a scientist studying air quality at NASA's Langley Research Center and a role model to girls interested in Earth science. She tells young women to believe in themselves and pursue their dreams: "There have been too many female trailblazers in the sciences for you to believe that you cannot be one, too."
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| February 15, 2013 (contest deadline) |
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NASA’s REEL Science Communication Contest
NASA Earth Science missions are kicking off a new video contest engaging high school age students to produce a video communicating Earth Science to younger students.
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