A grand-prize winner and honorable mentions have been selected for the fall 2013 Virtual Poster Session (VPS) contributed by NASA’s DEVELOP National Program. The contest included 21 projects conducted by 96 participants from around the globe.
Drought and Degradation: Remote Sensing in Africa’s South Rift
Team Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Emily Voelker, Project Lead (University of Maryland) Colin Doyle (Georgetown University) Jane Karakashian (Montgomery College) Mentors/Advisers: Jeffrey Masek, Ph.D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Frederick Policelli (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Quinten Geddes (Science Systems and Applications, Inc.) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP 2013 Summer Amboseli Eco Forecasting Team, Goddard Space Flight Center … Read More
The Bare Necessities: Forecasting Myanmar’s Mangrove Extent and Biomass
Team Location: Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Sam Weber, Project Lead (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Louis Keddell (University of Maryland) Mohammed Kemal (University of Maryland) Mentors/Advisers: Fritz Policelli (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Temilola Fatoyinbo, Ph.D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP Myanmar Ecological Forecasting team, LaRC Summer 2013 Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute … Read More
America’s Parched Plains: Monitoring Drought in the Great Plains Region
Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Tiffani Orne (Liberty University), Project Lead Eric Dombrowsky (Christopher Newport University) Emily Gotschalk (Christopher Newport University) Mentors/Advisers: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Adviser) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP 2013 Great Plains Agriculture Team Langley Research Center (Lance Watkins, Jerrod Lessel and Alexandra Perillo) Abstract: Drought in the Great Plains region of the … Read More
Applying NASA Earth Observations to Mitigate the Impacts of Chilean Drought
Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Joshua Kelly, Project Lead (University of Rhode Island) Bethany Burress (Christopher Newport University) Jeffry Ely (Old Dominion University) Ajoke Williams (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Amberle Keith (Idaho State University) Mentors/Advisers: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Adviser) James Favors (Wise County, DEVELOP National Program) Angelica Gutierrez (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) … Read More
Disaster Damage Validation: Bridging Remote Sensing and GIS
Team Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Judy Cheng (University of California at Los Angeles), Project Lead Sara Lafia (California State Polytechnic University at Pomona) Rodell Allan Zorilla (University of California at Los Angeles) Mentors/Advisers: Sang-Ho Yun, Ph.D. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology) Abstract: Year after year, natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods and hurricanes claim the … Read More
Toward Early Warning and Early Action in Sudan: Public Health and the Environment
Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Alex Sweeney (Columbia University), Project Lead Andrew Kruczkiewicz (Columbia University) Mentors/Advisers: Pietro Ceccato, Ph.D. (International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University) Madeleine Thomson, Ph.D. (International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University) Past/Other Contributors: Dia Elnaiem, Ph.D. (University of Maryland ÛÒ Eastern Shore) Omran … Read More
Taking a Swat at the Dengue Mosquito
Team Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Diane A. Garcia-Gonzales (University of California at Berkeley), Project Lead Lorena Lopez (California State University at Northridge) Scott Barron (University of California at Los Angeles) Mentors/Advisers: Erika Podest (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Darren Drewry (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: The aim of this project was to provide an understanding of the interplay of environmental … Read More
Raised from the Ashes: Detecting Ozone Anomalies Related to Wildfires
Team Location: John C. Stennis Space Center, Stennis, Mississippi Authors: Jamie Thompson (University of Southern Mississippi), Project Lead Heather Nicholson (University of Southern Mississippi) Brittany Howell (University of Southern Mississippi) Jordyn Spizale (University of New Orleans) Mentors/Advisers: Joseph Spruce (Computer Sciences Corp.) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP 2013 Spring Appalachian Mountains Health & Air Quality Team, Stennis Space Center (Aaron Brooks, Shelby … Read More
Ecological Niche Modeling for the Chagas Disease Vector
Team Location: Mobile County Health Department, Mobile, Alabama Authors: Walt Clark, Project Lead (University of South Alabama) Sid King (University of South Alabama) Shikher Mishra (University of South Alabama) James Pickett (University of South Alabama) Mentors/Advisers: Dr. Bernard Eichold (Mobile County Health Department) Joe Spruce (Computer Sciences Corp.) Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Adviser) Abstract: Chagas Disease is … Read More