A small cohort of educators, scientists and environmental leaders will embark March 3-14 to the southern edge of the world for Mission Patagonia, an immersive outdoor environmental education experience designed to foster deep connection to place, people and planet.
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Woodstar Labs Welcomes New Wave of Cyber Analysts

Brendon Shao
Brendon is our newest team member who joined Woodstar Labs in late April 2020. He has been contributing to the creation of internal processes and website development. He will also be working with the team to advance CMMC requirements and controls. He anticipates graduating from George Mason University with a B.S. in Cyber Security Engineering and a minor in Data Analysis in Spring 2022.
Melody Jackson
Melody joined Woodstar Labs in March 2020 where her primary focus has been on Elasticsearch and Microsoft Power Automate. She has been instrumental in creating workflows and automating processes in the company. She anticipates graduating from George Mason University with a B.S. in Cyber Security Engineering in Spring 2022.
Ian Russell
Ian joined Woodstar Labs in early January 2020. He has focused on external network data collection and Python-based automation solutions. He has significantly contributed to Woodstar Labs data collection and aggregation processes. He anticipates graduating from George Mason University with a B.S. in Cyber Security Engineering in Spring 2022.
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A small cohort of educators, scientists and environmental leaders will embark March 3-14 to the southern edge of the world for Mission Patagonia, an immersive outdoor environmental education experience designed to foster deep connection to place, people and planet.
AARO Releases Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)
The U.S. Department of Defense recently released 2025 UAP Workshop: Narrative Data, Infrastructures, and Analysis. The report details key findings from the workshop conducted at AUI headquarters in August of 2025.
OCEAN Kids ‘Nurdle Patrol’ Engages Students and Builds Environmental Knowledge
“OCEAN Kids: Nurdle Patrol” empowers children to fight plastic pollution by enrolling them in a playful, audio-led “Secret Agent” mission.