{"id":568420,"date":"2023-11-17T12:34:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=568420"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:44:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:44:17","slug":"gambacorta-irad-innovation-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people-of-nasa\/goddard-people\/gambacorta-irad-innovation-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Researcher Honored by Goddard Tech Office for Earth Science Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earth science researcher Dr. Antonia Gambacorta earned the 2023 Goddard IRAD Technology Leadership award for pioneering new ways to measure lower layers of Earth\u2019s atmosphere from space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award from the chief technologist of NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recognizes Gambacorta\u2019s work demonstrating how hyperspectral microwave sounding, the measurement of hundreds of thousands of wavelengths of microwave light, could dissect Earth\u2019s atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL). She also conceptualized a microwave photonics radiometer instrument to reveal these measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1535\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?w=1535\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Goddard Researcher Dr. Antonia Gambacorta\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg 5320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=768,1025 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=767,1024 767w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=1151,1536 1151w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=1535,2048 1535w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=450,600 450w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=675,900 675w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=899,1200 899w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antonia.jpg?resize=1499,2000 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1535px) 100vw, 1535px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Christopher Gunn<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The part of Earth\u2019s atmosphere people <a>live<\/a> in, and have the most experience studying, is the hardest to measure from space due to the volume and complex behavior of the air above it, Gambacorta said. Developing the ability to probe and measure the boundary layer on a global, routine basis is important to better understanding its connections to the rest of our atmosphere, the land surface, and the oceans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe unique challenge of the PBL requires a novel path forward that will bring together traditionally disparate observing system components in order to enable transformative scientific advances in Earth system science,\u201d said fellow researcher Joseph Santanello. \u201cTo that end, Dr. Gambacorta\u2019s efforts extend beyond individual technology developments, and are represented in her aspirational vision of PBL sounding as \u2018the tie that binds.\u2019 Just as notably, Dr. Gambacorta\u2019s passion, enthusiasm, and respect for her colleagues has been evident through each of stage of the project\u2019s development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In seeking solutions to measure the boundary layer, Gambacorta stepped up to lead Goddard\u2019s hyperspectral microwave projects and became the face of the center\u2019s Decadal Survey Incubation (DSI) efforts. Through multiple Internal Research and Development, or IRAD grants, she and her team performed fundamental research to show the effectiveness of hyperspectral microwave sounding, conceptualized a microwave photonics radiometer instrument, and more recently began developing a framework to integrate data from multiple sensors for boundary layer science observations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?w=1638\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Hyperspectral Microwave Processing Chip - Goddard\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 49% 33%; object-position: 49% 33%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg 2723w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/antoniatech.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Photonics Integrated Chips like this one being tested in a Goddard Lab will be able to translate microwave signals into infrared light for more efficient processing of more wavelengths than current technology. This chip can process thousands of microwave bandwidths compared to existing, much larger processors. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Christopher Gunn<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAntonia\u2019s innovation rises above her individual successes as a capable and creative innovator,\u201d said Goddard Chief Technologist Peter Hughes. \u201cShe capitalized on multiple programs to incubate new technology while engaging expertise from across agencies and around the world to connect to other resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her cutting-edge innovations and research earned support from NASA\u2019s Earth Science Technology Office and from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, Gambacorta built on her IRAD successes to secure an Earth Science Technology Office Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) project award to further develop her team\u2019s microwave photonics radiometer concept and DSI funding to advance the multi-sensor fusion framework. Additionally, her momentum enabled a DSI-funded airborne instrument project attempting to transform CoSMIR, Goddard’s Conical Scanning Millimeter-wave Radiometer, into a hyperspectral sensor. That project is led by up-and-coming instrument scientist Rachael Kroodsma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This entire portfolio that Gambacorta now manages also culminated in a successful NOAA Broad Agency Announcement proposal to demonstrate hyperspectral microwave radiometry. Through her engagement with colleagues in ESTO, NOAA, and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Hughes said Goddard\u2019s hyperspectral microwave and PBL initiatives are regarded globally as the trusted strategy for understanding the planetary boundary layer. Goddard is widely viewed as a pioneer in the use of integrated photonics for Earth remote sensing due to Gambacorta\u2019s leadership, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAntonia serves as a true inspiration to the technologists and scientists on her teams,\u201d her colleague Santanello added. \u201cHer innovation and contribution to Goddard and the larger community can also be measured in each of these ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Karl B. 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