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geography graduate student wins award in 3-minute thesis competitionafter competing against graduate students from across campus crockett walter won the peoples choice awarddec 19 2019geography graduate student crockett walter presents at the texas a&m 3mt final competition (photo courtesy of texas a&m ogaps)texas a&ms 2019 3mt finalists join dr karen butler-purry (center) associate provost for graduate and professional studies (photo courtesy of texas a&m ogaps)crockett walter graduate student in the department of geography at texas a&m university recently received the people's choice award in the 2019 texas a&m 3-minute thesis competition master's division walter presented "drone precision agriculture: selecting improved varieties of corn" at the competition which was held in rudder forum nov 12 texas a&m graduate students competing in the 3mt thesis (3mt®) competition have three minutes and a single display slide to present a compelling summary of their graduate work after besting other competitors during a two-day competition earlier in the fall walter and nine other graduate students were the finalists who earned the opportunity to compete in the final 3mt event the 3mt thesis competition was a great opportunity to share with a broad audience the research we are doing in the department of geography walter said i was excited to share the vision for why i first wanted to come to texas a&m for my graduate research: to develop pioneer methodologies for using drones to improve agriculture with future applications in developing countries preparing for and participating in the competition was a very valuable experience for walter through this competition i gained the confidence and skills to take complex research and share it in a concise way that people from many different backgrounds could easily follow he said i think this will be especially beneficial for myself as i continue to develop new technologies and introduce these concepts to farmers now in its seventh year at texas a&m the competition is sponsored by the office of graduate and professional studies (ogaps) walter is advised by dr anthony filippi associate professor of geography i am thankful for the support dr filippi has given me while working on my thesis research walter said he has given me excellent advice in how to integrate time series analysis and computer learning components into the work i am doing texas a&m doctoral and masters students compete in the annual competition and are judged by a panel of experts from the university and the local community the competing researchers are evaluated based on their communication style audience comprehension and audience engagement students prepare for the competition with coaching and support from ogaps the university writing center and the english language proficiency program at the center for teaching excellence the 3mt® concept was originally developed by the university of queensland in australia and has spread throughout the globe read more about the campus-wide completion at texas a&m today
geography graduate student crockett walter presents at the texas a&m 3mt final competition (photo courtesy of texas a&m ogaps)texas a&ms 2019 3mt finalists join dr karen butler-purry (center) associate provost for graduate and professional studies (photo courtesy of texas a&m ogaps)
crockett walter graduate student in the department of geography at texas a&m university recently received the people's choice award in the 2019 texas a&m 3-minute thesis competition master's division walter presented "drone precision agriculture: selecting improved varieties of corn" at the competition which was held in rudder forum nov 12 texas a&m graduate students competing in the 3mt thesis (3mt®) competition have three minutes and a single display slide to present a compelling summary of their graduate work after besting other competitors during a two-day competition earlier in the fall walter and nine other graduate students were the finalists who earned the opportunity to compete in the final 3mt event the 3mt thesis competition was a great opportunity to share with a broad audience the research we are doing in the department of geography walter said i was excited to share the vision for why i first wanted to come to texas a&m for my graduate research: to develop pioneer methodologies for using drones to improve agriculture with future applications in developing countries preparing for and participating in the competition was a very valuable experience for walter through this competition i gained the confidence and skills to take complex research and share it in a concise way that people from many different backgrounds could easily follow he said i think this will be especially beneficial for myself as i continue to develop new technologies and introduce these concepts to farmers now in its seventh year at texas a&m the competition is sponsored by the office of graduate and professional studies (ogaps) walter is advised by dr anthony filippi associate professor of geography i am thankful for the support dr filippi has given me while working on my thesis research walter said he has given me excellent advice in how to integrate time series analysis and computer learning components into the work i am doing texas a&m doctoral and masters students compete in the annual competition and are judged by a panel of experts from the university and the local community the competing researchers are evaluated based on their communication style audience comprehension and audience engagement students prepare for the competition with coaching and support from ogaps the university writing center and the english language proficiency program at the center for teaching excellence the 3mt® concept was originally developed by the university of queensland in australia and has spread throughout the globe read more about the campus-wide completion at texas a&m today
martinez at field camp in montana summer 2019 (photo courtesy of michael martinez)martinez in dr julia reece's sediment mechanics laboratory with graduate student ryan elmore (photo by ali snell)
michael martinez 19 arrived at texas a&m university in the fall of 2018 with thousands of other freshman and transfer students but his path to becoming an aggie was unique a native of pearland texas martinez entered the professional world after earning an associate degree from san jacinto college in houston after working as a drafter for two electrical engineering firms for nearly seven years michael decided to pursue higher education to advance his knowledge and develop technical expertise thats when he learned about the academic fresh start program and began taking classes at lonestar college-kingwood it was during his time at lonestar college that one of his professors took notice of him and his passion and excitement about geology dr cherith letargo professor of geology began mentoring michael and eventually encouraged him to transfer to texas a&m to complete his degree texas a&m university is a big part of my geology life and career letargo said when i teach geology classes at lone star college-kingwood my passion for the earth and my happy memories at texas a&m come out and leave a strong impression on the students while there may not be a formal partnership between texas a&m and lone star college i feel that the aggie bond is always there michael took letargos advice and applied to texas a&m as a transfer student he was accepted as a geology major in the department of geology and geophysics and began in the fall of 2018 now just three semesters later michael will be graduating with his bachelor of science in geology but michael says that his education at texas a&m was more than just courses and lectures research opportunities outside the classroom allowed him to make connections with faculty and gain real-world experience investigating scientific problems
martinez joined by his father at the college of geosciences graduation celebration december 2019 (photo by stephanie taylor)martinez at field camp in montana summer 2019 (photo courtesy of michael martinez)
opportunities for high-impact learning at texas a&m martinez has taken advantage of many of the opportunities the department of geology and geophysics provides while he says his time as an undergraduate at texas a&m went by quickly michael was still able to contribute as an undergraduate researcher take two graduate-level courses that challenged him in new ways and participate in field camp in montana in the summer of 2019 field camp is a great experience for a geologist to finally take things from the books and apply them to real life he said i realized that i was becoming a geologist when i arrived at field camp and actually got to put my hands on rocks and interpret what happened to them martinez says a huge part of his success at texas a&m comes from faculty members in the the department taking the time to build connections with the students one of those professors was dr julia reece assistant professor of of geology and geophysics michael says that without dr reeces dedication to his education he wouldnt have gained the experience he needed to become a competitive geology graduate michael joined my research group in an unusual way reece said commonly students reach out to professors and ask for undergraduate research opportunities but i actually asked michael to join my research group his curiosity positivity and engagement in the classroom stood out to me when i had him in the course sedimentology and stratigraphy in his very first semester here i had no lab experience when i began working with dr reece which made me nervous but she was really patient and supportive of me martinez said dr reece developed my presentation skills by asking me to present my work to the group on a bi-weekly basis practicing and incorporating her feedback helped me improve my presentations to a more professional standard she also required that i read more literature which made me more comfortable with reading and understanding scientific research in reeces lab martinez has spent the past two semesters researching the impact that micro-fossils have on major underwater landslides his task as an undergraduate researcher related to this project has been to process and characterize fine-grained sediments that were collected from cores drilled during international ocean discovery program (iodp) expedition 311 to cascadia michael has been working as an undergraduate researcher in my sediment mechanics laboratory and has been instrumental in moving this research project forward reece said the dedication to his research and degree is admirable it was a real pleasure to have michael in my research group and im honored that i was a part of his journey at a&m
beyond graduation martinez graduated from texas a&m dec 13 and is excited to use the tools and skills he learned through his hands-on experience and in-depth course work to make a difference in the world he plans to continue his education and focus his research on sedimentary basins sedimentology and stratigraphy – three areas within geology that he really enjoyed learning about while at texas a&m martinez credits the faculty graduate students and peers with creating an environment that allowed him to be successful as an undergraduate student and researcher i never would have predicted i would graduate early with a high gpa or meet half of the people i have during my time as an undergraduate he said i owe everything to the great people that helped me along the way by stephanie taylor '10
castillo in front of a research aircraft at nasas langley research center (photo courtesy of ariana castillo)castillo collecting data in the santa barbara channel california (photo courtesy of ariana castillo)
when it comes to aggies working hard toward their dream careers if anyone tells you that you cant do something dont listen says ariana castillo 19 who will graduate dec 13 with a meteorology degree from the department of atmospheric sciences in the college of geosciences at texas a&m university originally from austin castillo knew as a high school student that she wanted to study meteorology this is cliché but i have loved meteorology since i was a little girl she said when her familys home flooded after a tropical storm made landfall in texas in 2010 castillos interest in the discipline was cemented i had so many questions so i decided to study meteorology to answer them finding my specific passion was not easy i went on a mission trip to east asia and saw all of the air pollution firsthand; i knew that was what i wanted to pursue landing a dream internship in 2015 castillo dove into studying atmospheric sciences in aggieland as a freshman there have been difficult classes that have made me want to pull my hair out but at the end of the day theyve been so useful she said you reap the rewards of the struggle thats what makes this work for castillo one of the rewards of her determination was a dream internship in 2018 she applied to nasas student airborne research program (sarp) and was accepted theres a common misconception that nasa only focuses on outer space she said noting that she didnt know about the earth science internship opportunities at nasa until a friend told her about them nasas sarp opportunities especially appealed to her because they were interdisciplinary and wide-ranging i think that one thing that set me apart as an applicant was having a lot of passion she said i think that is something nasa is very adamant about her 2018 sarp internship was extremely hands-on including field work to collect atmospheric and oceanographic data i got to fly in nasas dc-8 over california and the san joaquin valley castillo said we took air samples over one of the most polluted places in the country it has a lot of high ozone and methane concentrations and we collected data on that for a dataset that covers the past 10 years later in the summer she participated in a field work campaign on a boat in the santa barbara channel collecting water samples and data
as a sarp intern in 2018 castillo taught 8th-grade girls at a stem camp about the importance of women in stem (photo courtesy of ariana castillo) as a nasa langley intern in 2019 castillo toured the dropsite where a plane had been dropped from over 100 feet in the air for testing (photo courtesy of ariana castillo)
applications open for summer 2020 observing the ocean reu programthe application deadline for the 2020 summer research experiences for undergraduates (reu) program is feb 17 2020dec 12 2019the 2019 cohort of observing the ocean reu students aboard r/v pelican (photo courtesy of dr lisa campbell)the department of oceanography at texas a&m university and the geochemical and environmental research group (gerg) will again host the observing the ocean research experiences for undergraduates (reu) program which is funded by the national science foundation (nsf) may 25 – aug 1 2020 i encourage students who are rising sophomores and rising juniors to apply − especially students who do not have research opportunities at their home institutions said dr lisa campbell the director of observing the ocean reu and professor at texas a&m oceanography ten reu students will participate in the 10-week summer program focusing on innovative ocean observing technologies to address issues facing the coastal oceans such as hypoxia harmful algal blooms ocean acidification and pollution students will have the opportunity to work with faculty and staff mentors in laboratories and on seagoing projects to acquire the analytical skills for multidisciplinary oceanographic research more than 20 faculty and researchers serve as reu mentors in interdisciplinary research fields such as paleoceanography marine biology and ocean modeling the application deadline is 11:59 pm cst on feb 17 2020 undergraduate students who are us citizens us nationals or us permanent residents can apply for the program graduating seniors are not eligible for the program for more information including application eligibility and procedures a list of reu mentors and potential student research project topics visit the official website if you have any questions about the application process please email at oceanreu@geostamuedu by bumsoo kim
the 2019 cohort of observing the ocean reu students aboard r/v pelican (photo courtesy of dr lisa campbell)
the department of oceanography at texas a&m university and the geochemical and environmental research group (gerg) will again host the observing the ocean research experiences for undergraduates (reu) program which is funded by the national science foundation (nsf) may 25 – aug 1 2020 i encourage students who are rising sophomores and rising juniors to apply − especially students who do not have research opportunities at their home institutions said dr lisa campbell the director of observing the ocean reu and professor at texas a&m oceanography ten reu students will participate in the 10-week summer program focusing on innovative ocean observing technologies to address issues facing the coastal oceans such as hypoxia harmful algal blooms ocean acidification and pollution students will have the opportunity to work with faculty and staff mentors in laboratories and on seagoing projects to acquire the analytical skills for multidisciplinary oceanographic research more than 20 faculty and researchers serve as reu mentors in interdisciplinary research fields such as paleoceanography marine biology and ocean modeling the application deadline is 11:59 pm cst on feb 17 2020 undergraduate students who are us citizens us nationals or us permanent residents can apply for the program graduating seniors are not eligible for the program for more information including application eligibility and procedures a list of reu mentors and potential student research project topics visit the official website if you have any questions about the application process please email at oceanreu@geostamuedu by bumsoo kim
geography graduate student selected for aag-ucgis summer programfunded by nsf andong ma was one of 35 participants selected to attend a week-long summer program focused on the latest advances in cyber gis and geospatial data sciencedec 10 2019texas a&m department of geography doctoral student andong ma attended a week-long gis summer program at the university of illinois at urbana champaign earlier this year the program was jointly organized by the university of illinois at urbana-champaigns cybergis center the american association of geographers (aag) and the university consortium for geographic information science (ucgis) the 2019 aag-ucgis summer school provided graduate students and researchers from around the country with an opportunity to discuss the latest advances in cyber gis and geospatial data science the national science foundation provided full funding for the summer school attendees with each attendee assigned to a group that catered to their respective research interests ma was assigned to work in a group titled geoai: mapping safety features from street view images using deep learning approaches with an extensive background in geospatial artificial intelligence (geoai) ma found the collaborative nature of the project to be incredibly rewarding the most beneficial thing that i learned from this summer school is the importance of collaboration between different people coming from a range of diverse disciplines he saidcurrent geography graduate students andong ma (left) and jinwoo park (right) with former geography graduate student forrest bowlick 16 (center) at the aag-ucgis summer program (photo courtesy of andong ma)presenting at the international cartographic conference following his week in illinois ma traveled directly to the 29th international cartographic conference in tokyo where he had the opportunity to give an oral presentation about his research the title of his talk was a novel spatial recurrent neural network for hyperspectral imagery classification ma was fortunate to receive two travel awards to fund his travel to japan the first award was an nsf grant that was presented to ma by the us national committee (usnc) mas second award came directly from the international cartography conferences local organizing committee which provided him with a travel award this fall ma has continued to work on his doctorate and he is expected to graduate with his phd in 2021 by rhett douris
texas a&m department of geography doctoral student andong ma attended a week-long gis summer program at the university of illinois at urbana champaign earlier this year the program was jointly organized by the university of illinois at urbana-champaigns cybergis center the american association of geographers (aag) and the university consortium for geographic information science (ucgis) the 2019 aag-ucgis summer school provided graduate students and researchers from around the country with an opportunity to discuss the latest advances in cyber gis and geospatial data science the national science foundation provided full funding for the summer school attendees with each attendee assigned to a group that catered to their respective research interests ma was assigned to work in a group titled geoai: mapping safety features from street view images using deep learning approaches with an extensive background in geospatial artificial intelligence (geoai) ma found the collaborative nature of the project to be incredibly rewarding the most beneficial thing that i learned from this summer school is the importance of collaboration between different people coming from a range of diverse disciplines he said
current geography graduate students andong ma (left) and jinwoo park (right) with former geography graduate student forrest bowlick 16 (center) at the aag-ucgis summer program (photo courtesy of andong ma)
presenting at the international cartographic conference following his week in illinois ma traveled directly to the 29th international cartographic conference in tokyo where he had the opportunity to give an oral presentation about his research the title of his talk was a novel spatial recurrent neural network for hyperspectral imagery classification ma was fortunate to receive two travel awards to fund his travel to japan the first award was an nsf grant that was presented to ma by the us national committee (usnc) mas second award came directly from the international cartography conferences local organizing committee which provided him with a travel award this fall ma has continued to work on his doctorate and he is expected to graduate with his phd in 2021 by rhett douris
waltrip high school teachers and students mission control engineers nasa scientists and texas a&m students and professors stop for a photo opportunity at the end of the mission (photo courtesy of dr ryan ewing)a ‘crater found by the student teams and the rover at the canadian space agency's martian analog terrain facility in saint-hubert canada (photo by mission control)