UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN OCEAN, MARINE, AND SPACE SCIENCE Reporting Session July 12- 14, 2005

Tuesday July 12, 2005 5-6:30pm Room 116, Lester Hall

Welcome and Program Overview by Dr. Linda Hayden

Research Project Overviews by Mentors:

• Dr. Anthony Overton
• Mr. Kevin Foss
• Dr. Malcolm LeCompte
• Mrs. Keisha Wilkins

Minorities in Ocean, Marine, and Space Science by Chakara Murray and Malcolm Mathis II

Satellite Operations Lecture by Mr. Mike Rice

Mr. Michael Rice currently works in the ECSU Office of Sponsored Programs, as the Title III Coordinator. His professional background, however, has been in the field of satellite mission operations. He worked for Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI), as a contractor to NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt , MD. During his fifteen years with Honeywell, Mr. Rice was involved in all phases of satellite mission development, from pre-mission requirements definition, to spacecraft integration & testing, to on-orbit satellite operations. Some of the satellite missions he worked with included the NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Landsat-7, and the Small Explorers (SMEX) series, as well as the Air Force Relay Mirror Experiment (RME).

Wednesday July 13, 2005 2-6:30pm CERSER Center in 229 Dixon Hall

• IEEE-GRSS Chapter meeting
• Report on the 8th International Conference on Remote Sensing of Marine and Coastal Environments in Nova Scotia , Canada by Eunice Smith and Napoleon Paxton
• DLESE Workshop Report by Dr. Darnell Johnson and Mr. Jeff Wood
• Up-coming Events: IGARSS’05 in Seoul Korea and WAIS Workshop in Sterling , VA
• Research Team Reports
• Reception and Research Poster Session

Thursday July 14, 2005 9:30 – 12:30pm 229 Dixon Hall

• Reports from Research Teams
• Lunch Reception with Closing Remarks

Seating is limited. Call Stephanie or Dana at 252.335.3696 to reserve your seat.
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