CReSIS Tutorial Schedule

 
  Time Topic Presenter(s)
Week 1   Orientation; MATLAB  
June 4   Campus tour and administrative details Mason
June 5 3:00-3:30 General Introduction to CReSIS Ingalls
  3:30-4:00 Science Overview Anandakrishnan
  4:15-4:45 Technology Overview Allen
  4:45-5:15 Education Overview Webber
June 6 3:00-4:00 Writing Workshop: Research and Planning Mason
  4:00-5:00 MATLAB Introduction: User Interface Chun
June 7 3:00-4:00 MATLAB: Variables and Functions Adany
  4:00-5:00 MATLAB: Data Input and Output, Files J. Li
June 8 3:00-4:00 MATLAB: Plots and Graphs Jara-Olivares
  4:00-5:00 MATLAB: Data Analysis Lewis
Week 2   Introduction to Ice Sheets and Glaciers  
June 11 3:30-4:30 Glacier Motion and Mass Balance van der Veen
June 12   OPEN  
June 13 3:00-4:00 Writing Workshop: Outlining and Organizing Mason
June 14 3:00-4:00 Polar Climate and Snowfall Braaten
June 15 11:00-12:00 CReSIS faculty/student meeting  
Week 3   Radar; Professional Development  
June 18 12:00-1:00 Radar: Principles of Radar Allen
June 19 11:00-12:00 Radar: Introduction to Pulse Radar Compression Allen
  12:00-1:00 Radar: High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) Introduction Jara-Olivares
June 20   OPEN  
June 21 9:15-2:45 Professional Development Seminar (Adams Alumni Center) Self Fellowship program
June 22 11:00-11:30 Ice Core and Climate Alley
  11:30-12:00 Seismic Methods of Glacier Research Anandakrishnan
  12:00-1:00 Writing Workshop: Coherent and Effective Writing Ingalls
Week 4   UAV Design; Radar  

June 25

12:00-1:00

UAV Design I

Donovan

June 26 11:00-12:00 UAV Design II Donovan

June 27

11:00-12:00

Writing Workshop: Using Sources Properly

Ingalls

June 28

11:00-12:00

Radar: SAR and INSAR

Gogineni

June 29 11:00-12:00 CReSIS faculty/student meeting Gunbatar
Week 5   Radar  
July 2 12:00-1:00 Radar: RF System Requirements, Design, and Simulation Marathe
July 3 11:00-12:00 Radar Applications (for non-engineers) Braaten
July 4   INDEPENDENCE DAY  

July 5

2:00-3:00

Writing Workshop: Presenting Data; Writing Abstracts

Ingalls

July 6   OPEN  
Week 6   Radar  
July 9 12:00-1:00 Radar: Circuit Board Design Marathe
July 10 11:00-12:00 Radar: Digital Systems  
July 11 11:00-12:00 Writing Workshop: Presentations Ingalls
  12:00-1:00 Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation Carr
July 12 11:00-12:00 Radar: Antennas Overview Jara-Olivares
July 13 11:00-12:00 CReSIS faculty/student meeting Hoch
Week 7   Presentations by GRAs  

July 16

12:00-1:00

GIS and Its Applications

Plummer

July 17 11:00-12:00 Seismic Sensors Hoch
July 18 11:00-12:00 Writing Workshop: Presentation Feedback; Wrap-Up Ingalls
July 19 11:00-12:00 UAV Systems TBD
July 20 11:00-12:00 Field Expeditions Anandakrishnan
Week 8   REU Student Presentations  
July 23   Presentation and poster sessions  
July 24   Presentation and poster sessions  
July 25   OPEN  
July 26   CReSIS retreat (tentative)  
July 27   CReSIS retreat (tentative)  
July 28   CReSIS retreat (tentative)  
July 29   CReSIS retreat (tentative)  
Week 9   KU Campus-wide Presentations  
July 30 2:00-5:00 Campus-wide REU presentations (KU Union Ballroom) Self Fellowship program
       
NOTES:      
MATLAB is required only for students who have not previously taken it.
Radar tutorials are optional for students who are not electrical engineers.
Students who do not take other radar tutorials should attend "Radar Applications" on July 3.