Jeff Pierce, associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science, was chosen as one of 14 principal investigators who will serve as part of NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team. His co-investigators are atmospheric scientists Bonne Ford and Associate Professor Emily Fischer, and Sheryl Magzamen, epidemiologist and associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences. The team’s goal is to translate information from NASA satellites, models and surface observations to help officials make decisions to protect public health.