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Member Since 2016
Rita R. Colwell
University of Maryland College Park
Dr. Rita R. Colwell Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health President and Chairman, CosmosID, Inc. Dr. Rita Colwell’s interests are focused on global infectious diseases, water, and health and Dr. Colwell developed an international network to address emerging infectious diseases and water issues, including safe drinking water for bo
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University of Maryland College Park
2026 - Present
2025 - 2026
University of Maryland College Park
Distinguished Univ. Professor
1972 - 2025
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Doctorate
1961
Rita's AGU Research
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Evaluation of a Novel Climate‐Driven SIR Model for Cholera Prediction
GEOHEALTH
01 april 2026
Developing Scenario‐Based Strategies for Health, Climate, and Environmental Preparedness: The One Health, One Earth Approach
GEOHEALTH
01 april 2026
A Bayesian Framework to Assess Antimicrobial Resistance Prevalence Using Satellite Earth Observations and Socio-Environmental Data
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE BASED ON CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY I POSTER
geohealth | 17 december 2025
Climate, Health, and National Security: A Centralized Biothreat Early Warning System
GEOHEALTH STUDENT AND EARLY CAREER GEOBURST SESSION I GEOBURST
geohealth | 17 december 2025
Predictive intelligence for vibriosis in the eastern United States employing Bayesian spatial modelling
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE BASED ON CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY II ORAL
geohealth | 17 december 2025
From Space to Shore: Tracking Microbial Contamination Using PACE Hyperspectral Imagery
ADVANCING WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH REMOTE SENSING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE II ORAL
hydrology | 17 december 2025
Weather-driven Waterborne Infectious Diseases: Detection, Prediction, and Prevention in the Twenty-first Century
WATER, CLIMATE, AND INFECTIOUS MICROBES IN THE ENVIRONMENT ORAL
union sessions | 16 december 2025
From Space to Shoreline: Forecasting Vibrio Risks with Satellite Intelligence
ACTIONABLE USES OF SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS FOR HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY I ORAL
geohealth | 15 december 2025
Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturers - Science Nexus
2016 - 2017
Editor-in-Chief
GeoHealth
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2020
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For fundamental contributions to GeoHealth in disease prediction and eradication, connections to climate, and science leadership
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William Bowie Medal
Received December 2020