NCAS-M headquarters welcomes our Center partners to Washington, DC for the annual Fall Meeting and Centennial celebration of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)! This meeting’s foci are ethics, diversity, and inclusion which is the embodiment of NCAS-M. Our faculty, staff and students will be recognized and presenting throughout the conference.

Be on the lookout for our outstanding faculty, staff and students presenting at AGU:

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
Qilong Min (Presenting Author), NCAS-M University of Albany – State University of New York Institution Lead
Abstract Title: The Environmental Sky Imager-Radiometer (eSIR) and its Application in Atmospheric Observation
Date and Time: Monday, December 10, 2018; 9:00 – 09:15 AM
Location: Walter E Washington Convention Center; 151B

Presentation Type: Oral

Session Number and Title: A11A: Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing Techniques and Theories I

Session Length: 8:00-10:00 AM

 

Julio Ceniceros (Presenting Student Author) – NCAS-M University of Texas,  El Paso Fellow

Abstract Title: Evaluating Possible Linkages Between Marine Chlorophyll-a Concentrations and Cloud Properties Over the Arctic Chukchi Sea

Date and Time: Monday, December 10, 2018; 8:00 – 12:20 PM

Location: Walter E Washington Convention Center, Hall A-C (Poster Hall)

Presentation Type: Poster

Session Number & Title: A11G: Aerosol Exchange Across the Air–Sea Interface: Deposition and Emission I Posters

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11
Dr. Jo-Anne Manswell Butty (Presenting Author), NCAS-M Education Lead
Abstract Title: NCAS-M Experiential Training Program for Rising Sophomores: A Whole Student Approach to Success
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 11, 2018; 1:55 – 2:10 PM

Location: Marriott Marquis; Marquis 7-8
Presentation Type: Oral

Session Number and Title: ED23A: Mentoring the Whole Student: Strategies for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) II

Session Length: 1:40 – 3:40 PM

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

Dr. Vernon Morris (Panelist) – NCAS-M Director
Film Title: Can We Talk? Difficult Conversations with Underrepresented People of Color: Sense of Belonging and Obstacles to STEM Fields.

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 12, 2018; 10:30 AM to Noon
Location: AGU Career Center & Student Lounge Theater, Washington Convention Center- Exposition Hall E

Presentation Type: Panel and Screening Discussion

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

Bangsheng Yin (Presenting Author), University of Albany – State University of New York
Abstract Title: A Fast Radiative Transfer Model for Simulating High-Resolution Oxygen B-band and its application to DSCOVR EPIC observations

Date and Time: Thursday, December 13, 2018; 08:00 – 12:20 PM
Location: Convention Center; Hall A-C (Poster Hall)

Presentation Type: Poster

Session Number and Title: A41J: Deep-Space Earth Observations II Posters

 

Shizuka Hsieh (Presenting Author), Trinity Washington University
Abstract Title:  Monitoring Concentrations of PM2.5 and Black Carbon in a Neighborhood in Washington, DC: When Using Citywide Averages for Environmental Assessment Underestimates Impacts in a Community
Date and Time: Thursday, December 13, 2018; 8:00 -12:20 PM
Location: Washington Convention Center, Hall A-C (Poster Hall)

Presentation Type: Poster

Session Number & Title: PA41C: Science to Action: Building Novel and Transformative Partnerships Toward Decision-Relevant Science Posters

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14

Adrian Flores (Presenting Author) – Howard University
Abstract Title: Ozonesonde Evolution from the Howard University Beltsville Campus (HUBC) for this Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study-2 (OWLETS-2)
Date and Time: Friday, December 14, 2018; 8:00 – 12:20 PM
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall A-C (Poster Hall)

Presentation Type: Poster

Session Number and Title: A51N: Observations and Modeling of Air Quality at Land–Water Boundaries I Posters

 

Dr. Charles Ichoku (Primary Convener), NCAS-M Distinguished Scientist

Session Number and Title: GC51K: Climate Variability and the African Environment, Water Resources, and Food Security Posters
Session Type: Poster
Date and Time: Friday, December 14, 2018; 8:00 – 12:20 PM
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center; Hall A-C (Poster Hall)

 

Jennifer Kennedy (Presenting Student Author) – NCAS-M University of Maryland, College Park Fellow
Abstract Title: Applying Land Data Assimilation to Simulate Days Suitable for Fieldwork for Agricultural Decision-Making

Date and Time: Friday, December 14, 2018; 3:40 – 6:00 PM

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall A-C (Poster Hall)

Presentation Type: Poster

Session Number & Title: A11G: Aerosol Exchange Across the Air–Sea Interface: Deposition and Emission I Posters

 

Dr. Ricardo Sakai (Presenting Author) – NCAS-M Howard University Research Scientist
Abstract Title: Boat Transect Measurements over the Chesapeake Bay during the OWLETS-2 Campaign

Date and Time: Friday, December 14, 2018; 4:15 – 4:30 PM

Location: Walter E.Washington Convention Center, 144-A-C

Presentation Type: Oral

Session Number and Title: A54D-02: Observations and Modeling of Air Quality at Land–Water Boundaries III

Session Length: 4:00 – 6:00 PM

 

Dr. John T. Sullivan (Presenting Author), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Abstract Title: Direct Observations of Pollution Gradients Within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Overview of the Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study-2 (OWLETS-2)

Date and Time: Friday, December 14, 2018; 3:20 -3:40 PM
Location: Walter E Washington Convention Center- 144A-C

Presentation Type: Oral

Session Number and Title: A53C-06: Observations and Modeling of Air Quality at Land–Water Boundaries II

Session Length: 1:40 – 3:40 PM