Caroline Williams
New York Ecological Conservation (Summer 2023)
Team: Sam Schulteis (Project Lead), Sam Haas, Stephanie Willsey, Oliver Wilson
Summary: Farmland provides ecosystems and communities with services ranging from habitat conservation to food security. As total U.S. farmland continues to decline, agricultural lands near urban areas are...
Katie Caruso
Pacific Northwest Health & Air Quality (Summer 2023)
Team: Abby Sgan (Project Lead), Greta Bolinger, Tallis Monteiro, Cristina Villalobos-Heredia, Taylor West
Summary: Recent studies have documented a correlation between air quality and drought in the United States, which has been linked with increased aerosols including...
Laramie Plott
Huntsville Urban Development II (Summer 2023)
Team: James Karroum (Project Lead); Awroni Bhaduri, Kindrea Gibbons, Natalie O'Kraski
Summary: Huntsville, Alabama has seen a boom in growth over recent years. One consequence of this urban expansion is the exacerbation of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect...
Laramie Plott
Bhutan Agriculture III (Summer 2023)
Team: Sonam Seldon Tshering (Project Lead), Garab Kuenphen Dorji, Ugyen Thinley Dorji, Sangay Choden, Tenzin Lhaden
Summary: The Bhutan Agriculture III team aimed to improve agricultural efficiency in Bhutan, a nation heavily reliant on agriculture, while also facing challenges such...
Tyler Pantle
Oregon Coast Range Ecological Conservation (Summer 2023)
Team: Emily French (Project Lead), Uma Edulbehram, Sarah Hughes, Madison Arndt
Summary: Logging operations are widespread across the Oregon Coast Range and conventional logging practices pose a risk of contamination to surface water quality. The NASA DEVELOP Boston...
Olivia Landry
Lake Anna Water Resources (Summer 2023)
Team: Olivia Etherton (Project Lead), Caroline Bahun, Alexander Krest, Justin Wilder
Summary:
Lake Anna is a man-made reservoir and popular recreation destination that spans over 13,000 acres—9,600 public and 3,400 private—in the Piedmont region of Virginia. Harmful algal...
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 saltwater intrusion from rising sea levels, changes in tidal cycles, and groundwater pumping, which are leading to higher...
Ryan Healey
Capitol Reef Ecological Conservation (Summer 2023)
Team: Vanchy Li (Project Lead), Evgeny Mazko, Kyleigh Kowalski, Drew Comin
Summary: Capitol Reef National Park (CARE) reached out to NASA DEVELOP to investigate invasive exotic plant (IEP) species found within the park boundaries. Our partners have familiarity...
Carli Merrick
Potomac River Basin Water Resources (Summer 2023)
Team: Zach Kinloch, Divina Lade, Xavier García López, Haydee Portillo
Summary: The Potomac River Basin (PRB) is responsible for providing drinking water to over 5 million residents and plays a significant role in the health of the Chesapeake...
Carli Merrick
PACE Water Resources (Summer 2023)
Team: Jules Kourelakos, Isabel Lubitz, Matt Romm, Grace Thorpe
Summary: This project aimed to develop tools to support the future use of Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) hyperspectral imagery in water resource monitoring and research by NASA DEVELOP teams...