Year: 2015

ESSIC Graduate Assistant Xiaoxu Tian, was recognized at the 11th annual NOAA/NESDIS Cooperative Research Program (CoRP) Science Symposium, as Best Speaker–2nd Place–for his talk, "A Physical Model for Television Frequency Interference (TFI) Correction of AMSR2 Data over Ocean near U. S. and Europe."  The event, which took place September 16 – 17 at the University of Maryland Marriot Inn and Conference Center, was hosted by CICS-MD.  Tian is advised by ESSIC …

ESSIC Director Professor Antonio Busalacchi was interviewed by the Washington D.C affilate of the Telemundo TV network for an upcoming special report on El Nino.  The interview featured questions on what El Nino is, what the prognosis is for the current event, and how the greater capital region might be affected.  …

ESSIC’s Melissa Kenney was an invited participant at yesterday's White House hosted Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) event entitled, “Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People.”  The event brought together senior Administration officials and leadership from government, academia, philanthropy, and non-profit organizations.  The conversation focused on how behavioral insights can be incorporated into Federal programs and …

ESSIC Director and UM Council on the Environment Chair, Professor Antonio Busalacchi, will deliver the keynote address at the Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) Luncheon on October 6, 2015.  As a gathering place across the Maryland and national capital region for those who share a mutual interest in promoting a robust space community, the nonprofit MSBR provides a forum for aerospace and technology businesses, universities, and private individuals to interact, learn, and act …

ESSIC Director Professor Antonio Busalacchi was featured in a recent article within the UM student publication, Stories Beneath the Shell (SBS).  The student-driven multimedia project funded through a grant from the UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion, highlighted Busalacchi’s recent appointment  as co-chair of the National Research Council's “Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from …

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ESSIC’s Arianna Sutton-Grier, an ecosystem ecologist is the first presenter in a new Webinar series produced by the Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS).  The series seeks to foster wetlands education and conservation through on-line participation versus in-person events.  Sutton-Grier’s talk is entitled, “Innovative Policy Opportunities for Wetland Conservation.”  This event is open to SWS members only….

A couple of festivals coming up: College Park Day (low-key, but cute … hope the henna painting person shows up again) https://collegeparkday.wordpress.com/ Turkish Festival (great food, crafts, dancing, etc. … worth checking out) http://www.turkishfestival.org/info.html ~~~  …

ESSIC’s Arianna Sutton-Grier is co-PI of a newly funded exploratory grant sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Gulf Research Program.  The one-year grants provide seed money for research in its early conceptual phase, for activities that can accelerate concept to testing, or for development of novel approaches.  The program funded 12 grants, totaling more than $1.5 million, for award year 2015.  Sutton-Grier’s project will examine how human health …