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Getting answers to big scientific questions – like how warming temperatures change northern forests, or how to recognize the signs in small African farms that could face food insecurity – is @nasaearth scientist Chris Neigh’s favorite part of his job. Doing the science, teasing out information from satellite data with computing, is rewarding too, he said. It’s like BBQ when you just got a new smoker, so many new recipes you’d like to experiment with, and once you get it just right, the final product is the most satisfying part. #NASAEarthling Chris has always enjoyed hiking, camping and being outdoors, but didn’t know that Earth science was something you could make a career of when he started college. At the University of Maryland, he took a couple courses on using satellite data to study our home planet and did internships with Goddard scientists, learned about fieldwork opportunities, and was hooked.