Laura Delgado López

Earth Observations Associate

Laura Delgado López joined IGES in May 2011. Her work focuses on Alliance for Earth Observations initiatives and includes lending support to IGES stakeholder engagement on climate-related issues and science education activities. She brings specialized knowledge of the space policy and Earth observations field, as well as advanced language, research and writing skills.

Of note are her recent positions as a researcher with Project Ploughshare’s Space Security Index, documenting international developments in space security, and as a correspondent for SpacePolicyOnline.com. Her previous experiences include the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the National Research Council’s Space Studies Board.

Ms. Delgado López’s recent research has focused on emerging space programs in Latin America in the context of larger regional trends and has considered the important role played by remote sensing assets. She recently completed a master’s degree in international science and technology from the George Washington University. She was a 2009 Truman Scholar and a Northrop Grumman Fellow at GWU’s Space Policy Institute. Laura also holds a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Puerto Rico. Her professional affiliations include: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA)Society and Aerospace Technology Technical Committee and International Activities Committee; American Astronautical Society (AAS); American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); and American Meteorological Society (AMS). 

Recent Publications, Presentations and Media Appearances: 

• Interview, Actualidad Radio, March 2013. 
• Interview, Café CNN, CNN en Español, March 2013. 
• Schwerin, T., Delgado López, L. and Bernoskie, B. “Fostering Environmental Awareness from a Young Age: A Case Study from the IGES Art Contest,” earthzine, January 2013.
• “Killer Asteroids: Popular Depictions and Public Policy Influence,” paper presented at the NASA Solar System Exploration @ 50 Symposium, October 2012.
• Interview, Ahora con Oscar Haza, October 2012. 
• Interview, Destino USA, CNN en Español, April 2012. 
• “Predicting an Arms Race in Space: Problematic Assumptions,” Astropolitics (10:1, 2012) 49-67.
• “Sino-Latin American space cooperation: A smart move,” Space Policy (28:1, February 2012) 7-14.
• “Environmental Intelligence: A National Strategy,” Imaging Notes (27:1, Winter 2012) 16-19.
• Profiles for Female Geoscientists Day, Earth Science Week 2011, October 2011
• “Creating a National Strategy for Environmental Intelligence,” IUCN CEC Newsletter, August 2011 (English; Español)
• Interview, Choque de Opiniones, CNN En Español, July 2011. 
• Interview, The Space Show, June 2011. 
• Editorial: “U.S. Encumbered by Paradigms of the Past,” Space News, June 2011.