PLASMA 2025 Speaker Series Presents: Cindy Starr

Cynthia Starr "Supporting Science Communication at NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio"

Cindy Starr is a data visualizer in NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. She focuses on creating cinematic scientific visualizations to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space science. She works with a team of advanced visualizers, scientists, producers and writers to create accurate representations of scientific data derived from satellites and computer models. Her visualizations have been an integral part of scientific presentations, news broadcasts, museum exhibits, classroom instruction, and science documentaries. Cindy's work supports the scientific community at NASA by providing an accurate representation of scientific findings in a way that the intended audience can understand.