Women Leaders in Science - Inbal Becker-Reshef

Inbal Becker-Reshef is the founding Director of NASA Harvest, NASA’s Global program on food security and agriculture and is a Research Professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland and at the University of Strasbourg’s Engineering science, computer science and imaging laboratory. She leads multi-disciplinary research and initiatives aimed at advancing agricultural monitoring, sustainability, and food security on a global scale, through co-development with partners across the public and private sectors. She worked closely with national and international partners to initiate the GEOGLAM (GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring) Program, where she leads the Crop Monitor initiative that provides insights into global crop conditions and risks monthly. She is currently spearheading the development of the Rapid Agricultural Assessments for Policy Support (RAAPS), a facility designed to provide satellite-driven agricultural assessments amid the challenges of increasing extreme weather events, conflicts, and decreasing market transparency.