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an average day in high school might include driving your own car to school but how about driving a mars rover thats what 20 waltrip high school students had the opportunity to experience oct 18 thanks to an outreach event supported by the texas a&m university department of geology and geophysics along with mission control inc nasa and the canadian space agency waltrip is a magnet school for technology and research in houston the students worked together four teams and each team completed a pre-planned simulated mars mission remotely from houston the students drove an actual rover around the canadian space agency's martian analog terrain facility in saint-hubert canada dr ryan ewing associate professor of geology and geophysics at texas a&m is leading the scientific operations of the sand-e (semi-autonomous navigation for detrital environments) project a nasa-funded effort to study mars-like volcanic sand environments in iceland in advance of nasas mars 2020 rover mission in partnership with mission control the sand-e project will help nasa prepare for scientific studies of areas on mars that are geologically similar to the field sites in iceland and determine if new exploration strategies including increased rover autonomy would benefit future missions this event was fantastic ewing said the students used state-of-the-art technology to remotely operate an advanced robot thousands of miles away not any one individual could pull off the planning and driving so they had to work as a team to accomplish their mission goals and keep the rover safe engagement with this technology shows them what is out there and readies them for an ever-increasingly technological workforce mission control launched mission control academy this fall providing immersive educational experiences to students at waltrip high school in houston texas and woodroffe high school in ottawa ontario for two weeks prior to the simulation event ewing and mission control scientists and engineers taught the high school students lessons on planetary science engineering and mission operations then on oct 18 students in both ottawa and houston got to remotely operate a rover prototype deployed at the canadian space agency mars analogue terrain replicating the experience of executing a real mission to mars because these students were already focused on geographical information systems gis they were prepared for the type of data they would get he said they used satellite data to plan their rover path and then were provided in real-time locations of the rover on the map and images from the rover cameras to make decisions they also used specialized machine learning software that detects hazards for the rover based on image analysis this is very advanced technology and gave them an opportunity to engage with the technology of automation watch this video for an inside look at the program by leslie lee '09
satellite view of hurricane dorian on aug 29 2019 dorian passed directly over one of the blue hole sites that dr peter van hengstum has studied in the bahamas (photo credit: noaa environmental visualization laboratory)
hurricane preparedness is a major priority for coastal communities all along the united states shores a team of interdisciplinary researchers recently began a new project working to ensure that the hurricane risk predictions these communities depend on are as accurate as possible informed by historical data and accounting for climate change-driven effects on hurricanes climatic drivers titled predicting hurricane risk along the united states east coast in a changing climate the teams project was recently funded by the national science foundation (nsf) dr robert korty associate professor in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m university is part of the research team texas a&m galvestons dr peter van hengstum associate professor in the department of marine sciences who holds a joint appointment in the texas a&m department of oceanography is on the research team as well changes to hurricane activity in the coming century have the potential to substantially impact the entire economic landscape of american coastal regions korty said we know that storms in a warming climate carry increased risks of flooding in a general sense but our ability to predict how quickly these hazards are changing has been hampered by an incomplete understanding of how variability in ocean circulations interacts with the changing climate led by dr jeffrey donnelly of the woods hole oceanographic institution the team includes leading researchers in hurricanes flooding and coastal geomorphology korty said dr kerry emanuel of the massachusetts institute of technology dr kristopher karnauskas of the university of colorado boulder and dr ning lin of princeton university are the other principal collaborators the project will use innovative long-term geological reconstructions of hurricane activity preserved in the sediments of blue holes in the western north atlantic which extends knowledge of hurricane occurrence back centuries and even millennia this approach allows assessment of how the risks posed by hurricanes along the east coast of the united states has changed blue holes are collapsed caves that create a perfect trap for sediments in the coastal zone van hengstum said hurricane passage deposits a distinct sand layer in the blue hole so the sediments preserved at the bottom of blue holes preserve a library of hurricane events not recorded in any other way"
the researchers will combine these records with experiments using weather and climate models to simulate how hurricane structure intensity and size change in a warming world to provide improved projections of future hurricane risk one of the unique aspects of this project is that it brings together geologists meteorologists and civil engineers to tackle these issues holistically korty said our role at texas a&m is to simulate storms under future climate scenarios and diagnose the processes that most affect the increased risks from flooding several students will also be a part of the research including: jinjun liu graduate student in atmospheric sciences at texas a&m; richard sullivan and tyler winkler oceanography graduate students at texas a&m; and sean buckelew and lauren mennen marine sciences undergraduate student at texas a&m galveston many of the lessons learned from this work will be used by the broader scientific community and planners and decision-makers to improve hurricane preparedness and resilience according to the scientists the results will inform risk modeling which in turn informs the insurance and re-insurance industries as well as efforts to mitigate tropical cyclone hazards at the city state and federal levels this research was funded by a four-year grant from nsf's prediction of and resilience against extreme events (preevents) program which supports researchers studying hurricanes floods wildfires earthquakes coastal erosion severe thunderstorms and tornadoes volcanoes space weather disruption of the power grid and other natural hazards "nsf's support for basic research on natural hazards will help the american people and those around the world better prepare for and respond to disasters " said justin lawrence lead program director for nsf's 2019 preevents grants "preevents projects will provide important information that can be used by communities in the united states and elsewhere to further public safety and protect economies learn more from the nsf announcement by leslie lee ‘09
2020 coastal management and digital coast fellowship now openapplications to the 2020 coastal management and digital coast fellowship are due jan 17 2020 the nine fellowship positions start in aug 2020 at various host offices across the united states dec 5 2019the national oceanic and atmospheric administrations (noaa) office for coastal management is now accepting applications for the 2020-2022 coastal management and digital coast fellowship program these fellowships were established to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students it is a two-year opportunity offering a competitive salary medical benefits and relocation and travel expense reimbursement this program matches postgraduate students with state coastal resource agencies and nonprofit organizations to work on projects proposed by the hosts and selected by the noaa office for coastal management the nine fellowship positions start in aug 2020 and are available with the california state coastal conservancy the coastal programs in delaware guam maryland texas and us virgin islands and three of our digital coast partners including the association of state floodplain managers (in partnership with the coastal states organization) the national estuarine research reserve association and the nature conservancy applications are open to any student completing a masters or other advanced degree in natural resource management or environmental-related studies from an accredited us university between january 1 2019 and july 31 2020 students must also be us citizens students from a broad range of environmental programs are encouraged to apply a broad range of degrees are applicable to the fellowship because the projects are varied among the host organizations applications are due jan 17 2020 to texas sea grant assistant director research and fiscal administration mia zwolinski via email at mzwolinski@tamuedu each application must be a single pdf with all required documents as detailed on texas sea grants fellowship webpage for more information on eligibility requirements descriptions of the projects guidance on how to apply selection and placement of fellows see the fellowship announcement texas sea grants fellowship webpage and at coastnoaagov/fellowship
the national oceanic and atmospheric administrations (noaa) office for coastal management is now accepting applications for the 2020-2022 coastal management and digital coast fellowship program these fellowships were established to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students it is a two-year opportunity offering a competitive salary medical benefits and relocation and travel expense reimbursement this program matches postgraduate students with state coastal resource agencies and nonprofit organizations to work on projects proposed by the hosts and selected by the noaa office for coastal management the nine fellowship positions start in aug 2020 and are available with the california state coastal conservancy the coastal programs in delaware guam maryland texas and us virgin islands and three of our digital coast partners including the association of state floodplain managers (in partnership with the coastal states organization) the national estuarine research reserve association and the nature conservancy applications are open to any student completing a masters or other advanced degree in natural resource management or environmental-related studies from an accredited us university between january 1 2019 and july 31 2020 students must also be us citizens students from a broad range of environmental programs are encouraged to apply a broad range of degrees are applicable to the fellowship because the projects are varied among the host organizations applications are due jan 17 2020 to texas sea grant assistant director research and fiscal administration mia zwolinski via email at mzwolinski@tamuedu each application must be a single pdf with all required documents as detailed on texas sea grants fellowship webpage for more information on eligibility requirements descriptions of the projects guidance on how to apply selection and placement of fellows see the fellowship announcement texas sea grants fellowship webpage and at coastnoaagov/fellowship
ping yang selected as aaas fellowtexas a&m geosciences interim associate dean for research and atmospheric scientist dr ping yang will receive the 2019 honor from aaas for his extraordinary achievementsnov 26 2019dr ping yang has been selected as a aaas fellowthe american association for the advancement of science (aaas) will induct two faculty-researchers from texas a&m university as 2019 aaas fellows during the associations annual meeting feb 15 in seattle the texas a&m division of research announced today texas a&m college of geosciences interim associate dean for research dr ping yang professor and holder of the david bullock harris chair in the department of atmospheric sciences was recognized as a aaas fellow a lifetime distinction for seminal contributions to light scattering and radiative transfer with applications to remote sensing and radiative property parameterizations in climate models this year aaas named 443 new fellows in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in science the association said in a news release today fellows are elected each year by their peers serving on the council of aaas the organizations member-run governing body dr eyad masad zachry professor in design and construction integration ii zachry department of civil and environmental engineering college of engineering and professor mechanical engineering program texas a&m university at qatar was also honored as a aaas fellow i am pleased that aaas has recognized the tremendous scientific contributions of these exceptional members of the texas a&m faculty said texas a&m vice president for research dr mark a barteau dr yang and dr masad have clearly enhanced and advanced science on a global scale they serve as outstanding examples of our universitys mission to provide innovative and effective solutions to the worlds most challenging problems the addition of yang and masad will bring the current number of aaas fellows on the texas a&m faculty to 57 formed in 1848 aaas is the worlds largest multidisciplinary scientific society with members in more than 91 nations
the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) will induct two faculty-researchers from texas a&m university as 2019 aaas fellows during the associations annual meeting feb 15 in seattle the texas a&m division of research announced today texas a&m college of geosciences interim associate dean for research dr ping yang professor and holder of the david bullock harris chair in the department of atmospheric sciences was recognized as a aaas fellow a lifetime distinction for seminal contributions to light scattering and radiative transfer with applications to remote sensing and radiative property parameterizations in climate models this year aaas named 443 new fellows in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in science the association said in a news release today fellows are elected each year by their peers serving on the council of aaas the organizations member-run governing body dr eyad masad zachry professor in design and construction integration ii zachry department of civil and environmental engineering college of engineering and professor mechanical engineering program texas a&m university at qatar was also honored as a aaas fellow i am pleased that aaas has recognized the tremendous scientific contributions of these exceptional members of the texas a&m faculty said texas a&m vice president for research dr mark a barteau dr yang and dr masad have clearly enhanced and advanced science on a global scale they serve as outstanding examples of our universitys mission to provide innovative and effective solutions to the worlds most challenging problems the addition of yang and masad will bring the current number of aaas fellows on the texas a&m faculty to 57 formed in 1848 aaas is the worlds largest multidisciplinary scientific society with members in more than 91 nations
texas a&m geology and geophysics researchers in iceland: dr ryan ewing professor; emily champion undergraduate student; kashauna mason doctoral student; and dr marion nachon postdoctoral associate (photo by nick wilson texas a&m marketing and communications)
most people dont choose to work in extreme environments a lifeless gray rocky terrain with mountains and plains that stretch for miles on end – interrupted only by the occasional shrub or trace of a long-dead river – this part of iceland is about as desolate and brutal as nature can get but dr ryan ewing isnt most people to ewing a professor in the department of geology and geophysics in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university and principal investigator for the aeolian lab rural iceland is one of the best proxies humans have on earth to study mars making it one of the most intriguing and exciting places on earth studying mars could unlock what earth was like when life just began and if life existed elsewhere ewing said for three weeks this summer ewing led a team of scientists engineers and students to this patch of mars-on-earth for a research project funded by a $11 million nasa grant scientifically their task was to study the mars-like terrains in order to learn more about how the red planets sediments change physically and chemically operationally they tested the capability of artificial intelligence and drones for rover science operations and navigation for nasa ahead of its mars 2020 mission it is very exciting to know the data were collecting here will be used by the 2020 team when they land on the surface of mars ewing said by phone in july from his teams base camp in iceland when you perform this operation youre working with complex robotics and science questions in extreme environments so you have be sure the decisions are efficient
emily champion kashauna mason and dr ryan ewing (photo by nick wilson texas a&m marketing and communications)dr ryan ewing (photo by nick wilson texas a&m marketing and communications)
glacial runoff flows through iceland's volcanic highlands (photo by nick wilson texas a&m marketing and communications)ewings team was located two hours north of reykjavik in the icelandic highlands near a trio of glaciers (photo by nick wilson texas a&m marketing and communications)
up up and awaylearn about a familiar annual sight on the texas a&m campus: the geography 213 blimpnov 25 2019the geography 213 blimp in front of the o&m building (photo by the texas a&m foundation)each semester students in geography 213 venture outside the eller oceanography and meteorology (o&m) building to take weather measurements with this tethersonde otherwise known as a blimp entitled planet earth laboratory geography 213 is a one credit-hour course that gives aggies a hands-on introduction to physical geography and concepts like solar radiation the earths seasons weather data and natural disaster case studies the blimp is part of a two-week segment in the class focused on outdoor weather observation explained daniel vecellio 20 a phd candidate in the department of geography and head teaching assistant for the course students take measurements of air temperature surface temperature humidity and wind at various areas around the o&m building and the bonfire memorial" the blimp has become a class trademark and a familiar sight in the sky on campus which is unsurprising considering that it travels up to 150 feet weather permitting as two students fly it classmates record weather measurements on the ground for many aggies this fun and collaborative learning experience is a highlight of the course by karissa bayliss '12 originally published by the texas a&m foundation
the geography 213 blimp in front of the o&m building (photo by the texas a&m foundation)
each semester students in geography 213 venture outside the eller oceanography and meteorology (o&m) building to take weather measurements with this tethersonde otherwise known as a blimp entitled planet earth laboratory geography 213 is a one credit-hour course that gives aggies a hands-on introduction to physical geography and concepts like solar radiation the earths seasons weather data and natural disaster case studies the blimp is part of a two-week segment in the class focused on outdoor weather observation explained daniel vecellio 20 a phd candidate in the department of geography and head teaching assistant for the course students take measurements of air temperature surface temperature humidity and wind at various areas around the o&m building and the bonfire memorial" the blimp has become a class trademark and a familiar sight in the sky on campus which is unsurprising considering that it travels up to 150 feet weather permitting as two students fly it classmates record weather measurements on the ground for many aggies this fun and collaborative learning experience is a highlight of the course by karissa bayliss '12 originally published by the texas a&m foundation
graduate students receive geological society of americas medlin awardmichelle chrpa and samuel neely make department of geology and geophysics history as this is the first time that both antoinette lierman medlin research awards have been awarded to students in the same departmentnov 25 2019department of geology and geophysics phd students michelle chrpa (left) and samuel neely (right) recieved the geological society of americas antoinette lierman medlin research award they are both holding items related to their award winning research michelle is holding a coal ball a concretion of petrified plant debris from the paleozoic encapsulated in coal samuel is holding a cyad a subtropical to tropical extant plant (photo by ali snell)michelle chrpa and samuel h neely phd students in the department of geology and geophysics recently received the antoinette lierman medlin research award from the geological society of america (gsa) division of energy geology chrpa received the award for analytical research and neely for field work the national gsa foundation awards provide monetary support and recognition to full-time graduate students in energy science and are funded by an endowment to gsa this is the first time that both medlin awards have gone to students in the same department michelle chrpas research focuses on the origin of late pennsylvanian coal balls which are carbonate concretions formed in coal swamps that record ancient communities in stunning detail she will use the award to fund analyses made on the electron microprobe at the texas a&m materials characterization facility samuel h neelys research focuses on modern peat accumulation and decomposition rates in tropical and subtropical mangrove wetlands which are sites of carbon sequestration along tropical coastlines and depositional analogs to ancient carboniferous wetlands dr anne raymond professor of geology and geophysics serves as the faculty advisor for both students by ali snell
department of geology and geophysics phd students michelle chrpa (left) and samuel neely (right) recieved the geological society of americas antoinette lierman medlin research award they are both holding items related to their award winning research michelle is holding a coal ball a concretion of petrified plant debris from the paleozoic encapsulated in coal samuel is holding a cyad a subtropical to tropical extant plant (photo by ali snell)
michelle chrpa and samuel h neely phd students in the department of geology and geophysics recently received the antoinette lierman medlin research award from the geological society of america (gsa) division of energy geology chrpa received the award for analytical research and neely for field work the national gsa foundation awards provide monetary support and recognition to full-time graduate students in energy science and are funded by an endowment to gsa this is the first time that both medlin awards have gone to students in the same department michelle chrpas research focuses on the origin of late pennsylvanian coal balls which are carbonate concretions formed in coal swamps that record ancient communities in stunning detail she will use the award to fund analyses made on the electron microprobe at the texas a&m materials characterization facility samuel h neelys research focuses on modern peat accumulation and decomposition rates in tropical and subtropical mangrove wetlands which are sites of carbon sequestration along tropical coastlines and depositional analogs to ancient carboniferous wetlands dr anne raymond professor of geology and geophysics serves as the faculty advisor for both students by ali snell