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New 2025 Airborne Lidar Datasets Available on OpenTopography

Recent Collections from NCALM NOW and NSF Student Seed Grants Published Three new high-resolution airborne lidar datasets collected by NCALM are now publicly available on OpenTopography,… 		The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping collects high-resolution, airborne lidar for scientific research applications.
CEE's Xie Researching Improvements to Seafloor Motion Monitoring for Earthquake Hazard Assessment

New Acoustic Methods for Better Offshore Earthquake and Tsunami Hazard Assessment By: Stephen Greenwell An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has received a $690,000… 		Surui Xie is conducting research on improvements to seafloor motion monitoring thanks to a $690,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
CEE's Milillo, Italian Space Agency Deliver Unprecedented View of Antarctica Glacier to Predict Sea-Level Rise

Pioneering Satellite Radar Reveals Hidden Dynamics of Thwaites Glacier, Sharpening Future Sea-Level Rise Forecasts By: Laurie Fickman A University of Houston scientist has teamed with… 		Pietro Milillo is working with the Italian Space Agency to interpret unprecedented photos of Antarctica glaciers. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
Francisco Haces-Garcia Defends Ph.D. Dissertation

Advancing Urban Flood Resilience Doctoral candidate Francisco Haces-Garcia, from the Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences program, has successfully defended his dissertation, "… 		2025 GSES Graduate Francisco Haces-Garcia
CEE's Milillo, International Team Expose Weakness in Bridges Worldwide

Study Shows North American, African Bridges Most at Risk; Scientists Propose Satellite Monitoring to Prevent Failures By: Laurie Fickman A scientist at the University of Houston's Cullen… 		Pietro Milillo and an international team propose monitoring bridge stability from space. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
CEE's Lee Seeks to Further Expand Flood Forecasting Framework

By: Alex Keimig Kaspar J. Willam Professor Hyongki Lee's satellite-driven inundation forecasting framework, Forecasting Inundation Extents using REOF (Rotated Empirical Orthogonal Function… 		Hyongki Lee's satellite-driven inundation forecasting framework, FIER, has received funding from both NASA and NOAA. (Credit: Cullen College of Engineering)
NCALM Seed Project Program to Focus on Alaskan Acquisitions

2025 Seed Proposal Period: August 25, 2025–January 25, 2026 The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping surveys up to seven projects every year (each covering no more than 40 km2) for… 		Hillshade from Lidar of Landslide in Denali National Park & Preserve, AK.
NGA Awards Up to $2.1M for NCALM Geodesy Expansion

By: Alex Keimig Kaspar J. Willam Professor Hyongki Lee (PI) and co-PIs Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair Professor Craig Glennie, Research Associate Professor… 		NGA Awards Up to $2.1M for NCALM Geodesy Expansion
NCALM Unveils 2024 Seed Proposal Awardees

Advancing Geoscience with Lidar Data The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping supports innovative geoscience research through its Seed Proposal Program. Each year, NCALM surveys up to… 		National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
NCALM Seed Project Program is Back with Expanded Eligibility

2024 Seed Proposal Period: November 14, 2024–January 15, 2025 In August of 2024, NSF Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) and the Facilities and Instrumentation Program (IF) renewed funding for… 		The NCALM Seed Project Program is back for two more cycles with expanded eligibility.