Project Team: California Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center, Stennis, Mississippi Authors: Timothy Sutherlin, Project Lead (University of Southern Mississippi) Eric Mack (University of Southern Mississippi) Heather Nicholson (University of Southern Mississippi) Caitlin Ruby (University of Southern Mississippi) Luke Wylie (University of Southern Mississippi) Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center) … Read More
Strains on the Plains: A World without Water
Project Team: Great Plains Agriculture Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Joseph Novak (Old Dominion University) Ashley Garner (Old Dominion University) Shani Kent Hall (Old Dominion University) John Lingenfelser (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Megan Laurine (U.S. Air Force) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP, National Science Advisor) Dr. Justin Derner (U.S. Department of Agriculture … Read More
To Breathe, Or Not to Breathe
Project Team: North America Health & Air Quality Team Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Amanda Schochet, Project Lead (University of California, San Diego) Julie Sanchez (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) Mark Barker (California State University, Northridge) Mentors/Advisors: Tom Pagano (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Sharon Ray (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Dr. Bjorn Lambrigtsen (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) … Read More
Will it Sink? Predicting the Submergence of Diluted Bitumen
Project Team: Great Lakes Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Merna Saad (Christopher Newport University) Benjamin Silliman (College of William and Mary) Nathan Qian (College of William and Mary) Denise Lawn (U.S. Air Force) Frederick ÛÏJohnÛ Aulwes (U.S. Air Force) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP, National Science Advisor) Abstract: NASA DEVELOP partnered with the … Read More
Mangroves on the Move: Assessing Coastal Ecosystem Productivity in Colombia
Project Team: Coastal Colombia Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Daniel Jensen (California State University, Long Beach) Scott Barron (University of California, Los Angeles) Gwen Miller (California State University, Monterey Bay) Steve Flores (University of California, Los Angeles) Mentors/Advisors: Benjamin Holt (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Dr. Marc Simard (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: Colombia’s … Read More
What is transpiring in the Coastal Mid-Atlantic?
Project Team: Coastal Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Team Team Location: Patrick Henry Building, Richmond, Virginia; and NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Lydia Cuker (College of William & Mary) Steve Padgett-Vasquez (University of Georgia) Kelsey Renoll (College of William & Mary) Bryce Kaw-uh (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Paul Warner (U.S. Air Force) Shaun Clark (U.S. Air Force) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross … Read More
Let the Water Flow: Analyzing Irrigation Potential in Niger
Project Team: Niger Agriculture Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Merna Saad, Project Lead (Christopher Newport University) Georgina Crepps (North Carolina State University) Tim Courtney (College of William & Mary) Jamerson Jones (U.S. Air Force) Allison Kunz (Christopher Newport University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP, National Science Advisor) Abstract: In the Maradi, Tahoua, and Zinder … Read More
Songbird Population Dynamics in Fragmented New England Habitat
Project Team: New England Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Alexander Nelson, Project Lead (Middlebury College) Sam Weber (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Kiersten Newtoff (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Morgan Tingley (University of Connecticut and the Institute for Bird Populations) Dr. Jim Nichols (U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) … Read More
Protecting Ethiopian Headwaters: Mapping Critical Wetlands of the Bale Mountains
Project Team: Ethiopia Water Resources Team Location: U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Stephen Chignell, Project Lead (Colorado State University) Ryan Anderson (Colorado State University) Tewodros Wakie (Colorado State University) Mentors/Advisors: Paul Evangelista (Colorado State University) Melinda Laituri (Colorado State University) Abstract: The Bale Mountains of south-central Ethiopia comprise one of Africa’s least-studied massifs, and are … Read More
Algal Blooms in Lake Champlain: Natural Occurrence or New Phenomenon?
Project Team: New England Water Resources Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Bryan L Burley (George Mason University) Christopher Erickson (College of William and Mary) Christopher Ewers (U.S. Air Force) Teresa Fenn (Mary Washington University) Bradley Gregory (U.S. Air Force) Jacob Hope (University of Virginia) Matthew Koslovsky (University of Texas Health Science Center) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton … Read More