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Harvesting Earthquake Fault Slip From Laser Images of Napa's Vineyards July 31, 2017 UH civil and environmental engineering Professor Craig Glennie assisted in a new U.S. Geological Survey-led study that finds deformation below the Earth’s surface caused by earthquakes is...	UH civil and environmental engineering Professor Craig Glennie assisted in a new U.S. Geological Survey-led study that finds deformation below the Earth’s surface caused by earthquakes is expressed much differently than displacement at the surface.
NCALM Announces 2016 Seed Proposal Winners February 17, 2017 The winners of the annual Seed Proposal program have been selected. Eight students will have their projects mapped by NCALM in the coming months. Congratulations to this year's winners!...	The winners of the annual Seed Proposal program have been selected. Eight students will have their projects mapped by NCALM in the coming months. Congratulations to this year's winners! Read the full announcement here.
In Vietnam, UH Engineer Hyongki Lee Trains Stakeholders to use Satellite Data for Managing Water November 16, 2016 Selected by NASA to help manage water for Indochina, Assistant Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hyongki Lee is now teaching them how to do it without him.	Selected by NASA to help manage water for Indochina, Assistant Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hyongki Lee is now teaching them how to do it without him.
Twelve New NCALM Datasets Available Through OpenTopography November 7, 2016 OpenTopography has released a dozen new datasets collected by NCALM. Among the data are eight student seed grant projects and two Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) projects. See the news...	OpenTopography has released a dozen new datasets collected by NCALM. Among the data are eight student seed grant projects and two Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) projects. See the news release for access to the datasets, here.
Request for NCALM Seed Proposals from Graduate Students October 7, 2016 The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping, funded by the National Science Foundation, invites proposals from graduate students seeking Airborne Laser Swath Mapping observations...	The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping, funded by the National Science Foundation, invites proposals from graduate students seeking Airborne Laser Swath Mapping observations covering limited areas (no more than 40 km2) for use in research toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree. Proposals must be submitted online. For background information and complete guidelines for submitting a proposal, please see the Seed Proposals and Format Guidelines pages. The period for proposal submission is October 10 – December 23, 2016. For more information, contact ncalm [at] egr.uh.edu (subject: Seed%20Project%20Proposal%20Information) or call 832.842.8881.
OpenTopography Releases New NCALM Dataset from New Zealand September 29, 2016 OpenTopography has released a dataset from the South Island of New Zealand. The data are part of the Marlborough Fault System and were collected by NCALM in March, 2014. Access to the data...	OpenTopography has released a dataset from the South Island of New Zealand. The data are part of the Marlborough Fault System and were collected by NCALM in March, 2014. Access to the data can be found here.
UH Engineer Dives In to Determine How Much Water Exists In the World September 12, 2016 Hyongki Lee, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Cullen College, is making quite a splash. Lee has accomplished so much in the field of water you could say he’...	Hyongki Lee, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Cullen College, is making quite a splash. Lee has accomplished so much in the field of water you could say he’s all over the map, but soon his work will be high above the map. He’s helped Pakistani officials manage water resources and was selected by NASA to do the same in Indochina.
Ph.D. Student Opportunities in Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences August 18, 2016 The Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences (GSES) Graduate Program in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston, in conjunction with the...	The Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences (GSES) Graduate Program in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston, in conjunction with the NSF National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), is seeking qualified applicants (with backgrounds in engineering, geomatics, geosciences, physics, astronomy, computer sciences, or geography) interested in: Design, development, and testing of lidar, digital image, and hyperspectral sensors; Research applications of lidar observations, including when combined with digital imagery or hyperspectral measurements; Study of satellite altimetry for applications in hydrology, glaciology, geodynamics, and sea levels; Applications of terrestrial laser scanning, airborne lidar, and GPS in natural hazards studies and mitigation; and Applications of airborne remote sensing techniques in geomorphology, climate/weather studies, hydrology, and tectonics. Additionally, U.S. citizens interested in single photon and Geiger mode lidar analysis are encouraged to apply for opportunities to participate in sensor design and error analysis, geometric and radiometric calibration algorithm development, data filtering and feature extraction, comparison and fusion with traditional active and passive remote sensing products, and multi-sensor fusion design and data exploitation. Please visit: ncalm.cive.uh.edu/gses/geosensing, for more information. The application process and forms can be found on the Civil & Environmental Engineering website. Interested students can contact Dr. Craig Glennie at: clglennie [at] uh.edu (subject: GSES%20Graduate%20Program%20Information%20Request) . Deadline: February 1st, 2017
Hyongki Lee’s Plan to Monitor Water is Out of This World July 25, 2016 If it has to do with water, you can bet Assistant Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hyongki Lee has an appetite whet for it. Fresh off the success of helping Pakistani officials...	If it has to do with water, you can bet Assistant Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hyongki Lee has an appetite whet for it. Fresh off the success of helping Pakistani officials manage water resources, he’s at it again, now selected by NASA to manage water for Indochina. For Lee, it’s an issue of fairness.
GSES Ph.D. Student Defends Dissertation June 22, 2016 Zhigang Pan defended his Ph.D. dissertation, "Shallow Water Bathymetry Using Full Waveform Bathymetric LiDAR and Hyperspectral Imagery." High-resolution airborne hyperspectral imagery and...	Zhigang Pan defended his Ph.D. dissertation, "Shallow Water Bathymetry Using Full Waveform Bathymetric LiDAR and Hyperspectral Imagery." High-resolution airborne hyperspectral imagery and high-resolution, low-pulse energy, full waveform lidar were investigated to determine their capabilities for predicting water column characteristics and bathymetry. Using multiple evaluations, significant improvements in point density, multiple return detection, water turbidity, and accuracy were determined for full waveform bathymetric lidar. Additionally, improvements were made to the determination of shallow water bathymetry, water turbidity, and water column constituent concentration using hyperspectral imagery. Zhigang becomes the fifth Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences (GSES) doctoral student to defend in 2016. His advisor was Dr. Craig Glennie. Zhigang will be working closely with Dr. Glennie and Leica Geosystems as a postdoctoral researcher, where he will be concentrating on single photon lidar calibration and filtering. Congratulations, Zhigang!

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