Principal Investigator: Amit Raysoni
Team Members: Pawan Gupta (Universities Space Research Association, Columbia & NASA Marshall Space Flight Center); Alqamah Sayeed (Universities Space Research Association, Columbia & NASA Marshall Space Flight Center); Katarzyna Sepielak (University of… Read More
Principal Investigator: Gia Mancini
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Vector-borne diseases, caused by pathogens and parasites, are transmitted through living organism carriers known as vectors. Mosquitoes are the most common disease vectors and transmit illnesses such as Zika, West Nile,… Read More
Principal Investigator: Erica Carcelen
Lower Illinois River Valley Ecological Forecasting (Summer 2022)
Team: Vanessa Machuca (Project Lead), Dana Myers, Hannah Rigdon, Christiana Saldana
Summary: The Lower Illinois River Valley (LIRV) is home to some of the… Read More
Principal Investigator: Lingling Liu
Team Members: Lingling Liu (University of Minnesota), Joseph F. Knight (University of Minnesota), Chris W Nootenboom (Natural Capital Insights), Gretchen C. Daily (Stanford University), David Fisher (Stanford University), Anne D Guerry (Stanford University),… Read More
Principal Investigator: Michael Pazmino
Southeast Coast Ecological Conservation (Summer 2023)
Team: Emma Cheriegate (Project Lead), Eleri Griffiths, Quintin Munoz, Vivienne von Welczeck
Summary: Shallow aquifers along the southeastern US are experiencing… Read More
Principal Investigator: Stephanie Willsey
Coronado Disasters (2024 Spring)
Team: Andrea Slotke (Project Lead), Mikki Arimitsu, Alexander Behzadi, Madeline Drelichman
Summary: The Coronado National Memorial (CORO), located in Hereford, Arizona, is situated along… Read More
Principal Investigator: Ryan Healey
Idaho Ecological Conservation (2023 Spring)
Team: Preethi Malur Balaji (Project Lead), Talissa Cota, Kangsan Lee, Melissa McNally
Summary: Management Area in Bingham County, Idaho, has an issue with decadent and… Read More
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Stapleton
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In the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon, forests are being cleared for mining, timber harvesting, road construction, and hydroelectric dam development. These rapid land use changes are increasing human presence in… Read More
Principal Investigator: Enrique Montes
The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Pole to Pole of the Americas (MBON Pole to Pole) has fully established an international consortium of universities, independent research institutes and national agencies that seeks to support of the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Societal… Read More
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Flynn
Leveraging Earth Observation Data to Support Environmental Justice: A Puerto Rico Coastal Community Case Study
Team: Dr. Stephen Flynn (GRI), Fernando Pabon Rico (PRSTRT), Dr Kristin Raub (GRI/CUAHSI), Dr. Josh Laufer (GRI), Angie Valencia (GRI),… Read More
Principal Investigator: Brianne Kendall
Southeast US Climate II (2023 Spring)
Team: Cassie Ferrante (Project Lead), Katherine Scott, James Karroum, Cate Lull
Summary: The balancing of atmospheric CO2 sources and sinks is fundamental to curbing climate change… Read More
Principal Investigator: Kathleen Lange
Western Tennessee Water Resources (Fall 2022)
Team: Lauren Webster (Project Lead), Elena Pilch, Michael Pazmino, Katera Lee
Summary: The Memphis Aquifer (MA) is located in the Mississippi Embayment that extends 250,000… Read More
Principal Investigator: Caroline Williams
Southeast US Climate (Fall 2022)
Team: Heidi Rogers (Project Lead), Mistaya Smith, Maggie Mason, Anish Holla
Summary: Deforestation, a significant contributor to carbon emissions, is a major driver of climate change. To… Read More
Principal Investigator: Sophie Barrowman
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Agriculture in the Midwest is dominated by monoculture systems that strip the soil of nutrients, decrease yields, and worsen water quality. Crop diversification and cultivating small grains is economically and ecologically… Read More
Principal Investigator: Madi Arndt
Bridgeport Urban development (2024 Spring)
Team: Silas Kirsch (Project Lead), John Hocknell, Maggie Roseto, Char Tomlinson
Summary: Urban environments face hotter temperatures than suburban and rural areas due to higher… Read More
Principal Investigator: Diego Melgar
Principal Investigator: Krishna Sharma (Project Co-Lead)
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The Sahtu Dene people of Délįnę have a strong traditional tie to Great Bear Lake (GBL), which they refer to as “The Water Heart.” The indigenous community is concerned with how changes in the lake may affect their livelihoods… Read More
Principal Investigator: Pedro Jimenez Munoz
This project blended a satellite-based nowcasting system (Multi-sensor Advection Diffusion NowCAST (MADCast, Descombes et al. 2016; Xu et al. 2016) with a numerical weather prediction nowcasting approach (Weather Research Forecast model-Solar (WRF-Solar®,Jimenez et al. 2016) to… Read More
Principal Investigator: Cedric David
The water resources of South Asia, which contribute to the livelihood of over a fifth of the world’s population, are the outcome of complex interactions involving glaciers, mountain snow packs, and monsoons. The complexity is further exacerbated by the rapidly changing waterscape:… Read More
Principal Investigator: Andrew Elmore
There is wide recognition that sustainable forest management of eastern temperate forests requires a thoughtful and deliberate approach that seeks to balance various uses, resources, and values such as wildlife and aesthetic beauty, timber products, water purification, gas extraction… Read More