Jamika M. Baltrop

316 Fairfax Terrace Chesapeake, VA 23320 (757) 548-8889 jmbaltrop@yahoo.com

ECSU Box #311-A VV 1704 Weeksville Road Elizabeth City, NC 27909 (252) 384-5082 jmbaltrop@mail.ecsu.edu

Objective
To obtain a bachelor’s degree in computer science and to later on pursue a master’s degree in computer and information science.
                             
Education
August 2005-Present        Elizabeth City State University             Elizabeth City, NC
Major: Computer Science with a GIS/Remote Sensing minor
Current GPA: 3.4, Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
June 2005-July 2005         MEAMP Summer Bridges Program     Elizabeth City, NC

Awards and Organizations
Center of Excellence for Remote Sensing Education and Research Scholarship
ACCESS Scholarship 2005-2006
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Scholarship Recipient, 2005
Chancellor’s List: Fall 2005
Vice Chancellor’s List: Fall 2006-Spring 2008
Undergraduate Research Scholar, Spring 2008
National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi Chapter
IEEE-GRSS Elizabeth City State University Student Branch

Research Experience
June 1- July 1, 2008              Fish Stock Assessment
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Paulinus Chigbu
May 12-23 2008                     ECSU - National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) Summer Research Institute
Elizabeth City State University
Mentor: Dr. Jamiiru Luttamaguzi
"An Investigation of Possible Effects of Global Warming on Forest Fires in Kentucky from 1945-2004"

November 2007-April 2008           Undergraduate Research Experience Program
Elizabeth City State University
Mentor: Dr. Minjun Wang
"Learning and Practicing Interactive Data Language (IDL) to Manipulate Scientific Data"
Team Site: http://nia.ecsu.edu/ur/0708/teams/idl/index.html

November 2006-April 2007            Undergraduate Research Experience Program
Elizabeth City State University
Mentor: Dr. Malcolm LeCompte
“West Antarctic Ice Sheet Firn Temperature Record Continuity and Seasonal Trends: Implications for Determining Emissivity Trends from SSM/I Brightness Temperatures”
Team Website: http://nia.ecsu.edu/onr/05-06/researchteams/upwelling/home.htm

November 2005-April 2006            Undergraduate Research Experience Program
Elizabeth City State University
Mentor: Dr. Malcolm LeCompte
“Coastal Upwelling-Determining Correlation between Sea Surface Temperatures and Chlorophyll Levels in Order to Provide Evidence of Coastal Upwelling”
Team Website: http://nia.ecsu.edu/ur/0607/teams/atm/index.html

Conferences
November 1-3, 2007 Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) - North Carolina State University-Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional Spelman College Computer Science Olympiad-Norfolk State University-Norfolk, VA
January 17-20, 2008 Georgia Tech FOCUS Conference- Georgia Institute of Technology- Atlanta, GA
April 3-6, 2008 Association of Computer and Information Science/Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (ADMI) Conference- Virginia Beach, VA