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Earth Science Week 2012
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Tracking water around the world
Interview with Carmen Boening
 As part of NASA's GRACE team, Carmen Boening is helping solve scientific puzzles, like why there was a drop in global sea level.

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Uncovering the ocean's secrets from space
Interview with Gene Carl Feldman
 NASA oceanographer Gene Carl Feldman's fascination with the ocean has led him to pursue a career studying all its workings.

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Flying high for NASA
Magnusson
 Pilot Carl Magnusson helps NASA scientists gather data from high above the ground all around the world.

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Discovering stories and history in the Earth
Masek
 Jeff Masek does not mind a mess – whether it is dirt or data – so a career in archeology seemed like the right choice when he started college.

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Lighting the way
Interview with Susan Thomas
 Susan Thomas credits her mentors as being instrumental in helping her transform a childhood fascination with light into a career in science.

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Daydreaming about weather
Interview with Brian Kahn
 Atmospheric scientist Brian Kahn emphasizes the importance of creativity in understanding scientific data.

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Questioning limits to learn more
Kelly Teague
 Software engineer Kelly Teague asks questions that push the boundaries of what satellite instruments have done.

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Masterpiece of the sky
Graeme Stephens
 NASA’s Graeme Stephens transformed his passion for science into a career working in outreach and education.

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Becoming a role model
Jessica Taylor
 NASA’s Jessica Taylor transformed her passion for science into a career working in outreach and education.

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From model rockets to satellites
Fujishin
 Satellite Program manager Mark Fujishin never anticipated that launching model rockets when he was young would lead to a career launching satellites.

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Keeping his head in the clouds
Interview with Ali Omar
 NASA's Ali Omar did not intend to be an atmospheric scientist but is glad the path he took led him to his current career.

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Antarctic expedition
Claire Parkinson
 Forty years after her expedition to Antarctica, NASA's Claire Parkinson believes there is still much to learn about Earth and its changing climate.

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Making a difference with science
Marc Imhoff
 Marc Imhoff’s desire to help people landed him in a career in science – and a tiger preserve.

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From forests to fires: Watching the world's resources
Chris Justice
 Chris Justice had been interested in the landscape of the English countryside and the world around him as he grew up.

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Earth science: Putting the puzzle together
Cynthia Rosenzweig
 For Cynthia Rosenzweig, disciplines such as weather, climate and ornithology are all pieces of a big puzzle: earth science.

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Daring to learn the language of mathematics
Erica Alston
 Alston says mathematics helps her understand the 'nuts and bolts' of atmospheric science.

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Center snapshot: Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang
 Zhang approaches software testing in a 'methodical way' at NASA's Langley Research Center.

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Center snapshot: Garfield Creary
Garfield Creary
 Garfield Creary grew up in Jamaica and can remember as a kid taking a bus to another town’s library just to read engineering and science magazines.

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Earth Science Week 2012
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