Milan Loiacono

Email: milan.p.loiacono@nasa.gov

Website: https://millieloumedia.mypixieset.com

Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI), NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)

Division: Earth Science Division

Personal Biography

Milan Loiacono is a science communication specialist with the Earth Science Division at NASA Ames. In this role, Loiacono is often the bridge between science and the public, whether that comes through written articles, photographs, websites, events, etc. Previous to NASA, she was the Assistant Producer on Life Unearthed: a National Geographic-funded scientific docuseries produced by Antarctic explorer Ariel Waldman, on PBS.

With a background in photojournalism, Loiacono has worked for publications in the US and Italy, and photographed everything from national parks to active firelines. With a masters degree in linguistics, she is also passionate about the power of language, and the role it plays in both cultural identity and shaping human perceptions of reality.

Education

B. Arts Intercultural Communication, Pepperdine University, California

B. Arts Italian, Pepperdine University, California

M.Phil. Linguistics, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland

Featured Stories

• NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety (2026) https://www.nasa.gov/wildland-fire-management/nasa-develops-sensor-to-improve-firefighter-safety/
• Controlled Burns Help Sequoias Survive Wildfires (2026) https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2026/07/20/nasa-funded-study-shows-how-controlled-burns-help-sequoias-survive-wildfires/
• Fire on Ice: The Arctic’s Changing Fire Regime (2026) https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/fire-on-ice-the-arctics-changing-fire-regime/
• NASA Flies Through a Volcanic Laboratory: Rincón de la Vieja (2026) https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/notes-from-the-field/2026/02/12/nasa-flies-through-a-volcanic-laboratory-rincon-de-la-vieja/
• NASA and Partners Expand Crucial Water Tracking Program (2025) https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2025/12/16/expanding-crucial-water-tracking/
• By Air and by Sea: Validating NASA’s PACE Ocean Color Instrument (2025) https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/ames-science/by-air-and-by-sea-validating-nasas-pace-ocean-color-instrument/
• Tuning a NASA Instrument: Calibrating MASTER (2025) https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/ames-science/tuning-a-nasa-instrument-calibrating-master/
• FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches new Tool for Farmers and Ranchers (2025) https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/ames-science/farming-with-data-openet-launches-new-tool-for-farmers-and-ranchers/
• NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response (2025) https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/ames-science/nasa-tests-drones-to-provide-micrometeorology-aid-in-fire-response/
• S-MODE, ASIA-AQ, and the Role of ESPO in Complex Airborne Campaigns (2024) https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/s-mode-asia-aq-and-the-role-of-espo-in-complex-airborne-campaigns/
• NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology (2024) https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-project-in-puerto-rico-trains-students-in-marine-biology/
• Proyecto de la NASA en Puerto Rico capacita a estudiantes en biología marina (2024) https://www.nasa.gov/general/proyecto-de-la-nasa-en-puerto-rico-capacita-a-estudiantes-en-biologia-marina/
• Surfing NASA’s Internet of Animals: Satellites Study Ocean Wildlife (2024) https://www.nasa.gov/general/surfing-nasas-internet-of-animals-satellites-study-ocean-wildlife/
• A peek behind the OCEANOS curtain: PI Juan Torres-Perez reflects on the origins of the OCEANOS program and its pilot year (2023) https://www.nasa.gov/general/a-peek-behind-the-oceanos-curtain-pi-juan-torres-perez-reflects-on-the-origins-of-the-oceanos-program-and-its-pilot-year/

Featured Galleries

• Calibration at the Airborne Sensor Facility https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/calibration-at-the-airborne-sensor-facility/
• FireSense Fort Stewart Prescribed Burn Campaign https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/firesense-fort-stewart-prescribed-burn-campaign/
• CRATER https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/crater/
• SARP East 2025 https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/sarp-east-2025/
• OCEANOS 2024 https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/oceanos-2024/
• FireSense Missoula Deployment https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/firesense-missoula-deployment-photo-gallery/

Other Featured Work

• Assistant Producer, Life Unearthed (PBS) https://www.pbs.org/show/life-unearthed-with-ariel-waldman/
• Production Editor, CORE 2.0 Report https://www.nasa.gov/core-2-0-report/
• Editor-in-Chief, Currents Magazine Vol. 113 https://issuu.com/pgm-pepperdinegraphicmedia/docs/finalpages_for_issuu
• Podcast Interview: Space, Storytelling, and Science with NASA Communicator Milan Loiacono https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHd_E7KQIWE