ConnecticutView is pleased to announce that Zhiyuan Yang has been awarded a ConnecticutView Student Project Based Scholarship. Zhiyuan is in his second semester in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn and has proposed a project titled “Assessment With Landsat 8 Data of the Urban Heat Island Effects in Connecticut”.
Landsat Update Volume 11 Issue 1 2017, Now Available Online
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Student Project Based Scholarship Recipients Announced
ConnecticutView is pleased to announce that Shuyu Chang and Luke Gersz are the first recipients of the ConnecticutView Student Project Based Scholarships. Shuyu is a senior in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn and has proposed a project titled “Monitoring Snow storms in Connecticut in 2015 winter and MODIS snow cover products Accuracy Assessment”. Luke is also a senior in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn and has proposed a project titled “Assessing Connecticut’s Main Coastal Concerns”. Upon completion of their projects, each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
CTView Accepting Student Project Proposals
ConnecticutView is now accepting project proposals from undergraduate students to undertake a research or data development project of their choosing that uses public domain remote sensing data (specifically Landsat satellite imagery) and technology applied to a study area within Connecticut. Project must be conducted during the Spring 2016 semester. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded on satisfactory completion of the project. Notice of Intent due by December 18, 2015. Proposals due by January 15, 2016. Contact James Hurd for details.