[Geog_Jobs] FW: NASA-funded MS GRA hire at Kent State

[Sinha, Gaurav]

From: Chris McGinty <chris.mcginty at americaview.org<mailto:chris.mcginty at americaview.org>>
Subject: AV - NASA-funded MS GRA hire at Kent State
Date: November 14, 2017 at 6:45:08 AM PST
To: av_members at americaview.org<mailto:av_members at americaview.org>
Reply-To: chris.mcginty at americaview.org<mailto:chris.mcginty at americaview.org>

All, from Dr. Josephe Ortiz, for distribution to those who may be interested.

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I have an opportunity to hire a NASA-funded, MS-level graduate research assistant (GRA) at Kent State University to begin this coming fall (August 2018). Due to the federal funding source - and the nature of the hyperspectral work - all applicants must be US Citizens or nationals. I
am looking for a student with a background in Geology, Geography, Ecology and/or Remote Sensing.

The successful applicant will work with Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz (Department of Geology, Kent State University) as part of an ongoing, NASA-funded collaboration with the NASA Glenn Research Center and seven other institutions – including Ohio View schools - studying the perennial cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms that occur on Lake Erie and several of the inland waters in Ohio each summer.

The Water Quality Lab at Kent State University is working on state-of-the-art algorithms and unsupervised classification methods to differentiate algae, cyanobacteria and suspended sediment based on their spectral signatures using multispectral and hyperspectral data sets from a variety of aerial and satellite sensors. The preferred candidate will have expertise in visible remote sensing and IDL programing, but on the job training is possible for well qualified candidates.

For more information, visit my website (http://earthsci.info<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fearthsci.info%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C79d8a4844432434f904308d4d3760a58%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=Mg9r%2BDB4FtV892YWmstdR%2FVX3PZ2NbIyHh3YjMeF%2FE0%3D&reserved=0>) or contact me by email or phone.

Latest publication on our methodologies:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00296/full<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontiersin.org%2Farticles%2F10.3389%2Ffmars.2017.00296%2Ffull&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C858d440b97884153118708d517b23826%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=gz9nagiUIymZfitAJurMvWw%2B14%2FjsqVLGrvlqQ0b1nk%3D&reserved=0>

This work has been in the news recently. Here are press releases that describe the science:

KSU Press Release:
https://www.kent.edu/kent/news/kent-state-professor-collaborates-nasa-glenn-and-university-researchers-study-improve-lake

Eureka Alert:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/ksu-ksp101017.php<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurekalert.org%2Fpub_releases%2F2017-10%2Fksu-ksp101017.php&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C858d440b97884153118708d517b23826%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=EBcKDigsTfbr9efQt4uDsynqMqHTeFW5bssuA0RyXuw%3D&reserved=0>

Science Daily:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171010152805.htm<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Freleases%2F2017%2F10%2F171010152805.htm&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C858d440b97884153118708d517b23826%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=9XkkYVC3JgxSu%2BrwQ2xM9GaJ05%2Bm07SUJ0m5E5HuqQ8%3D&reserved=0>

WKSU and WOSU radio stories:
http://wksu.org/post/kent-state-gets-support-nasa-lake-erie-algae-bloom-issues#stream/0<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwksu.org%2Fpost%2Fkent-state-gets-support-nasa-lake-erie-algae-bloom-issues%23stream%2F0&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C858d440b97884153118708d517b23826%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=q%2F8F7xQDrdUK3cNxRTpGWg1%2Fix%2F4DyUZwoDRj8deWI0%3D&reserved=0>

http://wksu.org/post/private-planes-and-nasa-drone-help-researchers-battle-lake-erie-algae-bloom<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwksu.org%2Fpost%2Fprivate-planes-and-nasa-drone-help-researchers-battle-lake-erie-algae-bloom&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C858d440b97884153118708d517b23826%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=QWGm7q8SUnItyMRtB7txBGMrViusbfimXAXy8vP%2F0GI%3D&reserved=0>

http://radio.wosu.org/post/kent-state-and-nasa-team-against-algae-blooms-lake-erie#stream/0<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fradio.wosu.org%2Fpost%2Fkent-state-and-nasa-team-against-algae-blooms-lake-erie%23stream%2F0&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C858d440b97884153118708d517b23826%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=JaSWa9s8ewBSZCWdvZaPcN0%2Bg36sYK1%2BB7gEm9GFMkQ%3D&reserved=0>

Please feel free to share this announcement with colleagues!

Best Regards,
Joe

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Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz
Professor and Assistant Chair
Department of Geology

Ohio Space Grant Consortium Campus Representative

2018 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting Program Planning Committee Member

http://osm.agu.org/2018/

Abstract deadline: Wed September 6, 2017

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