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Danielle Wood

Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor (Joint) of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Summer 2025 recommended reading from MIT

Chapter by Danielle R. Wood in summer 2025 reading from MIT
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Deploying a practical solution to space debris

Researchers share the design and implementation of an incentive-based Space Sustainability Rating.
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Zero Robotics Registration Open for 2025 Middle School Competition

Zero Robotics Invites Teams to Register for the 2025 Middle School Coding Competition with the NASA Astrobee Robots on the International Sp…
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Danielle Wood Co-Hosts IAA UT Austin Space Traffic Management Conference

Prof. Danielle Wood is co-hosting this year's IAA UT Austin STM Conference along with Prof. Moriba Jah, affiliate of Space Enabled.
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Space Enabled at AGU in Washington, D.C.

AGU’s annual meeting is the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists.
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Team Space Enabled at IAC 2024 in Milano

Team Space Enabled presents results at the IAC showing progress in Earth Observation and Microgravity Projects
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Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.
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Danielle Wood Promoted to Associate Professor

Danielle Wood was recently promoted to Associate Professor in the Program of Media Arts & Sciences.
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Pioneering Space Exploration + Data: Women Lead MIT Media Lab's Future Worlds Research

At the MIT Media Lab, visionary women are at the forefront of groundbreaking research in space exploration and sustainable climate solution…
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Two nations, a horrible accident, and the urgent need to understand the laws of space

Professor Danielle Wood and other experts consider what it means that the Outer Space Treaty defines space as the “province of all mankind."
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Danielle Wood named 2024 Just Tech Fellow

Wood will lead projects that apply satellite Earth Observation technology for environmental management.
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Ufuoma Ovienmhada Publishes Paper on "Perspectives from Anti-Prison Community Organizers on the Uses of Geospatial Data"

Ufuoma Ovienmhada, Ahmed Diongue, and Danielle Wood publish paper on perspectives from anti-prison community organizers on geospatial data.
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Danielle Wood and Co-Authors Publish Paper on Space Technology and Sustainable Development Goals

"Challenges and progress in applying space technology in support of the sustainable development goals."
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Danielle Wood Speaks at New Space Africa 2024

The US Department of Commerce invited Wood to speak at New Space Africa about Space Enabled's NASA-funded Angola drought project.
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Ufuoma Ovienmhada Publishes Review paper on Environmental Justice Review and satellite data

Ufuoma Ovienmhada publishes "Satellite data for environmental justice: a scoping review of the literature in the United States."
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Minoo Rathnasabapathy and Danielle Wood Publish Paper on Emerging Space Nations and Space Sustainability

Dr. Minoo Rathnasabapathy and Prof. Danielle Wood recently published "Role of emerging nations in ensuring long-term space sustainability."
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Danielle Wood and collaborators at IPN in Mexico publish paper on satellite data to map urban sprawl

In IEEE Latin America Transactions, "Assessing Human Settlement Sprawl in Mexico via Remote Sensing and Deep Learning."
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Danielle Wood Speaks at AAAS 2024

Prof. Danielle Wood spoke as an invited lecturer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting.
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Danielle Wood co-hosts Space Traffic Management Conference at UT Austin

Danielle Wood co-hosts the Space Traffic Management Conference, themed around "Inflection Points of Change: Civil, Commercial & Security."
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Danielle Wood featured on Science Friday

Danielle Wood spoke on NPR's Science Friday about space law and other topics.
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Danielle Wood on Bloomberg Markets: The Close

On Bloomberg TV, Professor Danielle Wood talks to Romaine Bostick about the use of satellite data for environmental management.
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Danielle Wood speaks at United Nations' COP28 in Dubai

Danielle Wood @ COP28 in DubaiProf. Danielle Wood, director of the Space Enabled research group, will speak at several events hosted on the…
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Danielle Wood Speaks at GEO Week in Cape Town, South Africa

Dannielle Wood spoke at GEO Week in South Africa, held this year November 6-10 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Space Enabled Presents at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Conference

Highlighting work from Danielle Wood, Sharif Islam, Ufuoma Ovienmhada, Katlyn Turner, and Priscilla Baltezar.
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Research Group Overview: Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space
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Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT

The 2023 MIT recommended summer reading list includes a chapter in "Reclaiming Space" authored by Professor Danielle Wood.
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Danielle Wood Contributes to NASA Decadal Survey

Danielle Wood contributed as a committee member to the NASA Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences.
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Feet on Earth, head in the stars

These five women at the MIT Media Lab are advancing aerospace science and research, driven by a love of our home planet.
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Danielle Wood speaks at national technology conference in Angola

Prof Wood's presentation is part of a long term cooperation with the Angolan space program to apply satellite data for drought response
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EVDT Collaborator, Dr. Mitchell Kirschner, Presents on Systems Engineering for Disaster Management

Dr. Mitchell Kirschner presents at the Integrate23 Digital Engineering Conference applying the EVDT Framework to Disaster ManagementDr. Mit…
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Danielle Wood Presents to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in Vienna

Prof. Wood is invited for a third time to serve as a Private Sector Advisor to the US government delegation to this UN space policy forum
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Zero Robotics Receives International Space Station Research Award for Innovation in STEM Engagement

The team won for STEM Engagement for successfully transferring the Zero Robotics global competition from SPHERES to Astrobee.
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Amelia Lee Dogan's Sustainability Work Featured in Recent MIT News Articles

Amelia Dogan, senior at MIT whose undergraduate thesis is advised by Danielle Wood, was featured by MIT News for her work in sustainability.
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Danielle Wood Wins MIT's "Teaching with Digital Technology" Award

Danielle Wood was selected as a 2023 winner of MIT's Teaching with Digital Technology Award.
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Danielle Wood Featured in NPR Podcast on Space Sustainability

Danielle Wood discussed space sustainability in a recent NPR podcast.
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Danielle Wood's Leadership of African and African Diaspora Studies Featured in MIT News

MIT's undergraduate African and African Diaspora Studies major, advised by Danielle Wood, was recently highlighted in the MIT News.
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Danielle Wood Serves as Advisor to US Government Delegation to UN Space Committee

Danielle Wood served as a Private Sector Advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
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Spring 2023 Class: Space Technology for the Development Leader (MAS.859)

Space Enabled class highlights relationship between space and society.
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Danielle Wood Awarded NASA Applied Sciences Grant on Drought in Angola with GGPEN

Danielle Wood awarded a NASA Applied Sciences grant to further work on the Decision Support System for Drought Response in Angola.
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Minoo Rathnasabapathy & Danielle Wood Participate in White House U.S.-Africa Space Forum

Wood and Rathnasabapathy were invited to the White House's US-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington, DC from December 13-15.
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Space Enabled experiments join attempted commercial landing on the moon with iSpace & UAE

Space Enabled will send experiments to the moon on a mission led by the UAE on a rover built by Ispace and launched with SpaceX.
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MIT welcomes eight MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2022-23

MLK Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.
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Design for the Future: Workshop. A Spring 2023 Class

Save the date for an end-of-year performance from the Spring 2023 class on the evening of Friday, May 19 in MIT Building E14 6th Floor: see…
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Jack Reid Publishes Paper in Systems Engineering Journal

Jack Reid publishes "Systems engineering applied to urban planning and development: A review and research agenda."
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Danielle Wood Inducted into International Academy of Astronautics as Full Member

As part of this year's International Astronautical Congress in Paris, Danielle Wood was inducted as a full member into the International Ac…
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NASA funds three projects to study orbital debris, including a collaboration between Profs. Danielle Wood, Moriba Jah, and Richard Linares

Orbital debris consists of human-made objects orbiting Earth that no longer serve a purpose.
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Ufuoma Ovienmhada Wins NASA Grant for Environmental Justice Research

Ovienmhada, with Danielle Wood, won the grant for "​Applying the EVDT Integrated Modeling Framework for Environmental Justice Applications."
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Arts at MIT Reviews June 3 Exhibit and Show at Media Lab: Queer-Feminist-Antiracism and Design for the Future

Arts at MIT covers the performance for Danielle Wood's course Queer-Feminist-Antiracism and Design for the Future.
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Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on using data and science to forecast climate-related risk

Faculty leaders highlight innovations that can close longstanding knowledge gaps and reimagine how the world responds to the climate crisis.
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Ocean vital signs

MIT scientists hope to deploy a fleet of drones to get a better sense of how much carbon the ocean is absorbing, + how much more it can take
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MIT Morningside Academy for Design created as a new hub for cross-disciplinary education, research, and innovation

Supported by a $100 million founding gift, the academy will deepen the integration of design across the Institute and beyond.
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Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on building equity and fairness into climate solutions

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.
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Spring 2022 Class: Space Technology for the Development Leader (MAS.859)

MAS.859 Space Technology for the Development LeaderSpring 2022 MAS Graduate Course and Seminar SeriesDates for Spring 2022 Semester:  …
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June 3 Exhibit and Show at Media Lab: Queer-Feminist-Antiracism and Design for the Future

Queer-Feminist-Antiracism and Design for the FutureJune 3 Exhibit and Show asks: "How can we work as Engineers, Scientists, Artists and Des…
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Danielle Wood Quoted in Daily Beast Article

Danielle Wood quoted in Daily Beast article "Inside the Fight to Save Mars From Inheriting Earth's Mess," by Joanna Thompson.
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Danielle Wood Quoted in Science Article

Danielle Wood quoted in "Getting the Big Picture of Biodiversity."
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Danielle Wood Quoted in Aeon Article "Decolonising the cosmos"

Danielle Wood was quoted in an article exploring alternatives to strategies of conquest and settlement of the Moon and Mars.
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Research from Ufuoma Ovienmhada and Danielle Wood Featured in Wired Article

Ufuoma Ovienmhada and Danielle Wood's research featured in Wired article "Satellites Can Spy a Menace in West Africa: Invasive Flowers."
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Danielle Wood and Space Enabled group host Boston premiere of Zero Gravity

As part of the Boston Film Festival, the documentary Zero Gravity will have its Boston premiere in a screening at the MIT Media Lab.
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Danielle Wood named as principal investigator (PI) for Zero Robotics

Under Dr. Wood's leadership, the program will move forward with the NASA Astrobee robotic system as its new in-space robotic platform.
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Ufuoma Ovienmhada and Danielle Wood Co-Author "Inclusive Design of Earth Observation Decision Support Systems for Environmental Governance"

Ufuoma Ovienmhada and Danielle Wood, along with Fohla Mouftaou of Green Keeper Africa, published a paper with Frontiers in Climate.
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Danielle Wood discusses equity and sustainability in space on The Week with Joshua Johnson

Danielle Wood talks about the key role space technologies can play in advancing equity on Earth, if we design for sustainability.
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Danielle Wood discusses space and sustainability on Bloomberg TV

Danielle Wood appeared on Bloomberg Markets: The Close to discuss space sustainability, travel, and accessibility.
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Danielle Wood speaks on "The Down-to-Earth Applications of Space" with Bloomberg New Economy Forum

Space Enabled director Danielle Wood talks about applying space technologies to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.