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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Chris McGinty <<a href="mailto:chris.mcginty@americaview.org" target="_blank">chris.mcginty@americaview.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Subject: AV - NASA-funded MS GRA hire at Kent State</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Date: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">November 14, 2017 at 6:45:08 AM PST</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:av_members@americaview.org" target="_blank">av_members@americaview.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">All, from Dr. Josephe Ortiz, for distribution to those who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">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 </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">am looking for a student with a background in Geology, Geography, Ecology and/or Remote Sensing.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">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.  </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">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. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">For more information, visit my website (<a href="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" target="_blank">http://earthsci.info</a>)
 or contact me by email or phone.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Latest publication on our methodologies:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">This work has been in the news recently. Here are press releases that describe the science:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">KSU Press Release:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Joe</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717">Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosm.agu.org%2F2018%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cjortiz%40kent.edu%7C8911f32e73344b9eefbf08d4926678cb%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1&sdata=Z0afCyTTcUhczY2rBukmqpE35ZrIAEbFDRGBUf%2FK9vs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span class="m8911402115749932720m6374722904769659757m-6815211000049199069gmail-aqj"><span style="color:#255CC7">11‑16 February</span></span><span style="color:#255CC7">:  2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717">221 McGilvrey Hall                                    phone: <a href="tel:(330)%20672-2225" target="_blank">330-672-2225</a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717">Kent State University                                 fax: <a href="tel:(330)%20672-7949" target="_blank">330-672-7949</a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717">Kent OH 44242                                          <a href="mailto:jortiz@kent.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000E3">jortiz@kent.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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