Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Lance Watkins (Mississippi State University) Jerrod Lessel (California State University Fresno) Alexandra Perillo (University of North Carolina Wilmington) Mentors/Advisers: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Justin Derner, Ph.D. (USDA Agricultural Research Service Rangeland Resources Research Unit) Mark Boggess, Ph.D. (USDA Agricultural Research Service, Food Animal Production and Rangeland Systems, National … Read More
Stopping the Spread of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia; and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Erica Lauren Craft (University of Alabama Huntsville) Jiaying He (University of Georgia) Xiyu Li (Clark University) Pornampai Narenpitak (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Austin Stanforth (Indiana University Indianapolis) Mentors/Advisers: Jeffrey Luvall, Ph.D. (NASA, Global Hydrology and Climate Center) Marguerite Madden, Ph.D. (University of Georgia) Steve Padgett-Vasquez … Read More
Using NASA Earth Observations and a Temporal-Based Decision Model to Identify Crops
Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Sunny Ng (Columbia University) Yifang Yang (Columbia University) Mentors/Advisors: Pietro Ceccato, Ph.D. (International Research Institute for Climate and Society) Past/Other Contributors: Walter Baethgen, Ph.D. åÊ(International Research Institute for Climate and Society) Andrea Baraldi, Ph.D. (University of Maryland) Luigi Boschetti, Ph.D. åÊ(University of Idaho) Abstract: The Uruguay Ministry … Read More
Of Sandflies and Men: Environmental Factors Contributing to Kala Azar Outbreaks
Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Alex Sweeney (Columbia University) Caitlin Reid (Columbia University) Mentors/Advisers: Pietro Ceccato, Ph.D. (Columbia University, International Research Institute for Climate and Society) Madeleine Thomson, Ph.D. (Columbia University, International Research Institute) Past/Other Contributors: Dia Elnaiem, Ph.D. (Maryland University, Eastern Shore) Omran F. Osma, Ph.D. (Federal Ministry of Health and … Read More
Risky Business: Using NASA EOS to Determine Areas Most at Risk of Soil Erosion
Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; and Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Dieudonne Dusenge (Oklahoma Christian University) Abednego Mayon (East Tennessee State University) Emmanuel Muzungu (Oklahoma Christian University) Martine Nezerwa (Oklahoma Christian University) Nirav Patel (University of Florida) Merna Saad (Christopher Newport University) Angela Unrein (University of Kansas) Past/Other Contributors: Rwanda Ecological Forecasting Team Summer … Read More
Examining Meningococcal Meningitis and Climate in the Sahel
Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Elisabeth Gawthrop (Columbia University) Tam Tran (Columbia University) Mentors/Advisers: Pietro Ceccato, IRI (Columbia University, International Research Institute for Climate and Society) Past/Other Contributors: Madeleine Thomson, Ph.D. (Columbia University, International Research Institute for Climate and Society) Carlos Perez, Ph.D. (Columbia University, NASA Goddard Institute Space Studies) John del … Read More
Analyzing Raster to Make Virginia Vineyards Vaster
Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; and Patrick Henry Building, Richmond, Virginia Authors: Taylor Hotchkiss (University of Richmond) Sarah Trimble (Texas A&M University) Meredith Johnson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Sonia Szczesna (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) Mentors/Advisers: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Past/Other Contributors: Quentin Geddes (DEVELOP Goddard Center Lead) Abstract: The … Read More
Augmenting Post-Wildfire Mitigation through the Application of Earth Observations
Team Location: Mobile County Health Department, Mobile, Alabama Authors: Walt Clark (University of South Alabama) Rachael Isphording (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) Rebecca Lanier (University of Southern Mississippi) Shikher Mishra (University of South Alabama) Skyler Sampson (University of South Alabama) Mentors/Advisers: Bernard Eichold, M.D., Dr.P.H. Mobile County Health Department Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Joe Spruce (Computer Sciences Corp., … Read More
Utilizing SAR Sensors to Assess Infrastructure Conditions After Disasters
Team Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California Authors: Karen An (University of California, Irvine) Kenta Ishii (University of California, Santa Barbara) Scott Barron (University of California, Los Angeles) Mentors/Advisers: Cathleen Jones Ph.D. (JPL/Caltech) Benjamin Holt (JPL/Caltech) Past/Other Contributors: Mississippi River Disasters ÛÒ Spring 2012 (JPL) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Disasters and Water Resources ÛÒ Fall 2012 (JPL) Abstract: Interferometric and … Read More
Unearthing Faults: Locating Unknown Faults in Southern California using NASA Earth Observations
Team Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California Authors: Magali Barba (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) Christine Rains (California State University, Northridge) Wesley von Dassow (Lafayette College) Mentors/Advisers: Benjamin Holt (JPL/Caltech) Maggi Glasscoe (JPL/Caltech) Jay Parker (JPL/Caltech) Abstract: During the summer of 2013, the California Disasters team in the NASA DEVELOP program used data from the Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic … Read More