A grand-prize winner and honorable mentions have been selected for the summer 2014 Virtual Poster Session (VPS) contributed by NASA’s DEVELOP National Program. The contest included 34 projects conducted by 155 participants across 13 DEVELOP locations.
Crops Dropping Like it’s Hot!
Project Team: Southeast U.S. Water Team Team Location: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Carrea M. Dye, Project Lead (Eastern Kentucky University) Samira Daneshgar Asl (Florida State University) Cara Estes (Florida State University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP Spring 2014 Southeast U.S. Water Resources I Team: Kaylin Bugbee, Sherry Barrett, … Read More
It’s Not Easy Being Blue-Green: Developing a Remote Cyanobacteria Detection Tool
Project Team: Georgia Water Resources Team Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Bradley Bartelme, Project Lead (University of Georgia) Ike Sari Astuti (University of Georgia) Elizabeth Benyshek (University of Georgia) Shuvankar Ghosh (University of Georgia) Danielle Haskett (University of Georgia) Jiaying He (University of Georgia) Benjamin Page (University of Georgia) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (University of Georgia) Dr. … Read More
Don’t Wastewater! Tracking Wastewater Plumes along Southern California Beaches
Project Team: Southern California Oceans Team Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Boyang “Jack” Pan, Project Lead (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego) Christine Rains (California State University, Northridge) Rebecca Trinh (University of California at Berkeley) Mentors/Advisors: Ben Holt (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Michelle Gierach (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP Spring 2012 … Read More
A Journey into the Past: Investigating Extremes of California’s Climate
Project Team: California Climate Team Team Location: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina; and NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Lance Watkins, Project Lead (Mississippi State University) Eleanor Davis (George Washington University) Ashley Mendenhall (Western Carolina University) Anja Nothdurft (Western Carolina University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. DeWayne Cecil (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) Dr. … Read More
Expanding the Mi Pronóstico Flood Application to Assess Risk in Colombia’s La Mosca River Basin
Project Team: DEVELOP Tech Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Stephanie Rushley, Project Lead (North Carolina State University) Matthew Carter (U.S. Air Force) Charles Chiou (Old Dominion University) Rick Farmer (Mathews High School) Kevin Haywood (U.S. Air Force) Anthony Pototzky (Old Dominion University) Adam White (Christopher Newport University) Daniel Winker (University of Virginia) Mentors/Advisors: Lauren Childs-Gleason … Read More
Exploring a Sustainable Coexistence between Miami and the Everglades
Project Team: Miami-Dade Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Ning Chen, Project Lead (University of Georgia) Mohamed Amin (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Lauren Anderson (University of Georgia) Erick Braun (Georgia State University) Tunan Hu (University of Georgia) Linli Zhu (University of Georgia) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Rosanna G. Rivero (College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia) Dr. … Read More
Monitoring Land Reclamation in Southwest Virginia
Project Team: Virginia Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Zachary Tate, Project Lead (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) Talia Elliott (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) Patrick Hafashimana (Oklahoma Christian University) Ryan Porter (The University of Virginia) Rajkishan Rajappan (University of Florida) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP, National … Read More
Houston, we have a problem: Analyzing PM2.5 levels in Houston, Texas
Project Team: Texas Health and Air Quality Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Lisa Waldron, Project Lead (Brigham Young University) Justin Roberts-Pierel (Bowdoin College) Melanie Barker (Old Dominion University) James Gundy (George Mason University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP, National Science Advisor) Dr. Richard Ferrare (NASA Langley Research Center) Amy Jo Scarino (NASA Langley Research … Read More
S.O.S. Save Our Swamps: NASA Earth Observations Aid Wetland Reforestation
Project Team: Louisiana Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center, Stennis, Mississippi Authors: Shelby Barrett, Project Lead (William Carey University) Brittany Howell (University of Southern Mississippi) Ben Beasley (University of New Orleans) Alahna Moore (University of New Orleans) Mentors/Advisors: Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP Summer 2012 Louisiana … Read More