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A 6-year-old's dream of becoming a physicist came true: A conversation with Maurice Roots, Ph.D., NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Episode 15
Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
Maurice Roots, Ph.D., was six years old when he watched “Star Trek” and decided to be a physicist. His dream came true and today he is an atmospheric physicist in the NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow researching atmospheric chemistry and dynamics at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Specifically, Roots focuses on ozone, which is one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s six critical pollutants. He says we need to measure and be concerned about ozone because of the health risks associated with how ozone impacts air quality and breathing it in, adding that ozone isn’t directly emitted from anything specific but formed in the air secondarily. Roots discusses why his research is important, what it means for all of us, and the career and education path that led him to NASA. To learn more about the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and to enter the November application cycle, visit https://npp.orau.org/index.html
