ITSC is a partner with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in providing IT capabilities for the Sally Ride EarthKAM mission which runs November 10-13, 2015. EarthKAM (EarthKnowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is a NASA educational outreach program that enables students, teachers, and the public to learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space. Learn more at: https://www.earthkam.org/.
ITSC director Dr. Sara Graves attended a meeting of the Board of Directors for the Regional Association for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS-RA) in St. Petersburg, FL on September 15-16. The Regional Association (RA) Directors and colleagues discussed issues such as the re-authorization of the ICOOS Act, priority gaps in ocean observations, the private sector impact of ocean observing, and more. Dr. Graves is an Outreach and Education representative to the Board and also serves as First Vice President. This travel was funded by GCOOS.
Students Sandip Sahani and Sumeet Kore represented ITSC research at the Research Open House at the Von Braun Research Center on the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on Monday, August 17. The Resarch Open House is one of the events at UAH's Week of Welcome (WOW). Classes at UAH begin tomorrow, August 19.