Marissa J. Hughes

Research: UNC EMES doctoral candidate, NASA FINESST Fellow, and PEO Scholar working to monitor surface freshwater resources using satellite observations.

Interests: remote sensing, hydrology, planetary geology, STEM education

Keywords: rivers, lakes, water resources, asteroids, craters

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.Sc.), James Madison University (B.Sc.), Northern Virginia Community College (A.Sc., A.Sc.)

Outreach: Co-Chair (2024-2026) WinSPIRE program at UNC, running a six-week summer research intensive to train and promote scientific curiosity and confidence in high school students interested in STEM. 

Learn more about WinSPIRE here!