Argyro Kavvada

Dr Argyro Kavvada is the Program Manager for Sustainable Development Goals at NASA’s Earth Science Division Applied Sciences Program. Her work focuses on extending uses of Earth science applications and research to advance sustainable development around the world, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Argyro serves as the Executive Director for the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals initiative and leads the Steering Committee: Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements. Argyro received her PhD and MS degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland, a MS degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Georgetown University, and a BS degree in Physics from the Johns Hopkins University. In 2020, she received the NASA Headquarters Honor Award for Excellence in Innovation for her global leadership in accelerating Earth observation uses for sustainable development.

More information: https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/ and @argie_kavvada.