Full Title: From Cosmos to the Earth: A Celebrated Astrophysics Research Discovery and Exploration Platform Expanded to the Earth and Planetary Sciences
Endorsed by: GSA's Planetary Geology, Structural Geology and Tectonics Divisions
Led by: Anna Kelbert, Mugdha Polimera
Date: Sat. 18 Oct. 2025
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Format: In-Person
CEUs: 0.4
This hands-on short course introduces the Science Explorer platform (SciXplorer.org), a digital research discovery and exploration platform, now offering open access to interdisciplinary resources across the Earth and planetary sciences. The NASA-funded Science Explorer is brought to you by the renowned Astrophysics Data System (ADS) that has served the astronomy and astrophysics community for over 30 years. Science Explorer uniquely combines expert curation with resource enrichment and scientific subject matter expertise, ensuring authoritative coverage of academic literature, complete with metrics and links to external resources. Course participants will learn to navigate Science Explorer's powerful tools for literature, datasets, and software discovery, leveraging modern technology to bridge borders between disciplines, to streamline discovery, manage personal scientific libraries, and brainstorm collaborative research.
By purchasing this item, you are buying a seat for an in-person course.
Short courses offer continuing education units (CEUs). One CEU equals 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.
Learn more about this and other GSA Connects 2025 events.
For additional information, please contact Rebecca Taormina, rtaormina@geosociety.org, GSA Field Trip and Short Program Coordinator.
Product Code: SC25CN509
Product Category: SHORTC