Team: 

• Jim Lee (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), co-I

• Yuxia Huang (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), co-I

• Lapone Techapinyawat (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), graduate student

• Wen Zhong (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), graduate student

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Team: Sandy Ward (Mālama Puʻuloa) Donn Viviani (Leeward Community College) Mia Comeros-Raynal (Water Resources Research Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) Dingyi Liu (Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) Austin Allen (Department of Geography at the...

San Joaquin Valley Health & Air Quality (Summer 2023)

Team: Jonathan Szeto (Project Lead), Jasper Beardslee, Piper Christian, Bethany MacCarter, Alma Quintero

Summary: Little Manila Rising (LMR) is a nonprofit in Stockton, California that has been increasingly concerned by the air pollution in their city...

Portland Urban Development (Summer 2023)

Team: Keegan Kessler (Project Lead), Hadwynne Gross, Jordan Larson, Adam Nayak

Summary: Urban heat is a pressing concern in Portland, Oregon as climate-change induced heat waves increase. Cities experience higher temperatures due to the urban heat island effect (UHI), and...

Kankakee Water Resources (Summer 2023)

Team: Marisa Smedsrud (Project Lead); Hayden Hoffmeister; Oluwatosin Orimolade; Barira Rashid

Summary: In recent years, unpredictable grassing events have occurred at the Dresden Generating Station, located on the Kankakee River in northern Illinois. Grassing events are characterized by large...

Chile Wildland Fires (Summer 2023)

Team: Benjamin D. Goffin (Project Lead), Quinton Deppert, Aashutosh Aryal

Summary: Since 2010, Central and South-Central Chile have recorded abnormally low annual precipitation, resulting in over a decade-long megadrought. This water deficit has driven more severe wildfires, which begin earlier...

Aconcagua Basin Agriculture (Summer 2023)

Team: Javiera Canales (Project Lead), Daniela Quintero, Carmen Petras

Summary: The Aconcagua basin has experienced a prolonged drought since 2010, posing a significant concern to the agricultural sector, which contributes to 12% of the national agriculture output. Reduced precipitation and...

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...

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...

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...