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Line 5: ==Career== Once Podest was officially hired by JPL in 2009, she was assigned to the Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Group to use [[remote sensing]] with satellite imagery and [[radar]] to determine the effects of climate change on different ecosystems. In 2011, she began working on the [[Soil Moisture Active Passive]] satellite mission and was involved in its launch in January 2015.<ref name="LAW"/><ref name="Ellas"/> For the ongoing mission, she has been monitoring soil moisture with the satellite to, for one reason, see the impact of climate change on moisture levels globally. In addition, she has been using other satellite data to discover how biodiversity is being affected over time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zorrilla |first=Lissette |date=August 18, 2018 |title=La mujer panameña en las ciencias |trans-title=Panamanian women in science |url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/variedades/la-mujer-panamena-en-las-ciencias-1113802 |language=Spanish |work=Panamá América |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> She later was made a member of the [[NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar]] (NISAR) mission To promote children's interest in science, particularly in [[Latin American]] countries such as her home, Podest has annually attended the Los Angeles "Adelante Mujer Latina" conference. She also frequently returns to Panama to do tours and presentations there on scientific topics.<ref>{{cite news |last=Domínguez |first=Yanelis |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Científica panameña, experta en el clima |trans-title=Panamanian scientist, climate expert |url=https://www.diaadia.com.pa/relax/cientifica-panamena-experta-en-el-clima-649316 |language=Spanish |work=Dia A Dia |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> She presented a conference in 2016 on the subject of climate change to Panamanian government officials, local environmentalists, and a large number of students from across the country.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=April 6, 2016 |title=Podest y el impacto del cambio climático |trans-title=Podest and the impact of climate change |url=https://www.prensa.com/impresa/vivir/Podest-impacto-cambio-climatico_0_4454554609.html |language=Spanish |work=[[La Prensa (Panama City)|La Prensa]] |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> In 2023, she collaborated with the United States Embassy in Panama and the Panama American Center to promote the "NASA in Panama" initiative that involved Podest traveling to schools across Panama to promote science and space research to children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berna |first=Adriana |date=October 19, 2023 |title=Erika Podest: 'Sí hay un futuro en las ciencias' |trans-title=Erika Podest: 'There is a future in science' |url=https://www.laestrella.com.pa/vida-y-cultura/ciencia/erika-podest-hay-futuro-ciencias-LMLE500083 |language=Spanish |work=[[La Estrella de Panamá]] |access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref> | |||