Principal Investigator: Brigitte Moneymaker
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Bighorn sheep are a charismatic desert species that have enormous ecological and cultural significance to the Mojave Desert region in California. After overcoming large population losses in the late 1900s, further habitat… Read More
Principal Investigator: Laramie Plott
Bhutan Agriculture III (Summer 2023)
Team: Sonam Seldon Tshering (Project Lead), Garab Kuenphen Dorji, Ugyen Thinley Dorji, Sangay Choden, Tenzin Lhaden
Summary: The Bhutan Agriculture III team aimed to improve… Read More
Principal Investigator: Eric White
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Wildfires in Texas have the potential to impact not only the areas of origin but also the entire state. Smoke plumes from wildfires travel across the state with trajectories that are greatly influenced by meteorological… Read More
Principal Investigator: Genevieve Clow
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Saline systems, consisting of salt flats, ponds, and marshes, provide vital water resources to northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest regions in the world. Mining is extensive in the Atacama, which contains 30% of… Read More
Principal Investigator: Adelaide Schmidt
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Flash drought conditions emerge in a matter of weeks following persistent weather anomalies, such as high temperatures or large vapor pressure deficits, that drive increased evaporative demand. Vegetation response rapidly… Read More
Principal Investigator: Lilian Pintea
The objective of this proposal is to develop a practical and operational Decision Support System that could be used by the Jane Goodall Institute and partners to annually monitor and forecast chimpanzee habitat health in Africa. Understanding the relative condition, or "health," of… Read More Principal Investigator: Kostas Andreadis
Economies in Southeast Asia are dependent on natural resources and agriculture, which are impacted by weather extremes and climate variability. Rice is Asia’s most important food crop with nearly 3 billion people reliant on rice as their major food source. Over the next ten years… Read More Principal Investigator: Dane Coats
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Increasing yearly monsoonal precipitation severity in Navajo National Monument (NAVA) is exacerbating erosion and arroyo cutting, affecting culturally significant archaeological sites in the area. In order to better understand… Read More
Principal Investigator: Megan Rich
Sarasota Climate (2024 Spring)
Team: William Hadley (Project Lead), Casmir Brown, Catherine Gallagher, Theresia Phoa
Summary: The coastal county of Sarasota, Florida, is located within the humid subtropical climate… Read More
Principal Investigator: Megan Rich
Sarasota Climate (2024 Spring)
Team: William Hadley (Project Lead), Casmir Brown, Catherine Gallagher, Theresia Phoa
Summary: The coastal county of Sarasota, Florida, is located within the humid subtropical climate… Read More
Principal Investigator: Arev Markarian
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West Maui is at risk of losing ecosystem services provided by coral reefs due to land-based sources of pollution (LBSP). In 2011, The US Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) identified Wahikuli, Honokōwai, Kahana, Honokahua, and… Read More
Principal Investigator: Patrick Gatlin
We propose an application that combines unique satellite data and innovative regional numerical weather prediction to facilitate assessments of high impact weather caused by the frequent intense thunderstorms that affect the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region. We will use the NASA Unified… Read More Principal Investigator: Julianne Liu
Great Salt Lake Health and Air Quality (2023 Spring)
Team: Piper Christian (Project Lead), Fiona Summers, Yoana Vargas Magana, Andrea Delgado
Summary: Water flow into the Great Salt Lake (GSL) has declined rapidly over… Read More
Principal Investigator: Sarah Hettema
Carmel Valley Urban Development (Fall 2022)
Team: Cooper Campbell (Project Lead), Julia Portmann, Devina Garcia, Audrey Wilson
Summary: Urban expansion in diverse ecosystems has numerous detrimental impacts, including… Read More
Principal Investigator: Gina Cova
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Coal mines in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming account for approximately 41 percent of coal production in the United States, causing significant land disturbances. Without proper reclamation practices, orphan mines create… Read More
Principal Investigator: Gia Mancini
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Vector-borne diseases, caused by pathogens and parasites, are transmitted through living organism carriers known as vectors. Mosquitoes, the most common disease vectors, transmit illnesses such as Zika, West Nile, chikungunya,… Read More
Principal Investigator: Lisa Tanh
San Diego Water Resources (FALL 2022)
Team: Ethan Gates (Project Lead), Stefanie Mendoza, Jonathan Szeto, Max VanArnam
Summary: Stormwater and wastewater runoff are a large source of pollutant discharge along the… Read More
Principal Investigator: Christopher Tsz Hin Choi
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Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a species of concern across the western United States as it has the potential to outcompete native plant species, reduce biodiversity, and diminish nutrient availability for ungulates… Read More
Principal Investigator: Jen Schellman
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The Roseau cane mealy bug (Nipponaclerda biwakoensis) is an invasive scale insect discovered in the United States during the 2016-2017 die-offs of Roseau cane (Phragmites australis) in the Mississippi River Delta, Plaquemines… Read More
Principal Investigator: Michael Wimberly
The Upper Guinean Forestsof West Africa are among the most vulnerable of the Earth’s tropical ecosystems to human-driven environmental change. They are considered climatically marginal, having the highest temperatures and longest dry seasons of all tropical forest systems worldwide.… Read More
