EDO Director Jack Holt with the CubeSat Radar for Ice Observation design team: Scott Norrix, Jessica Reilly, Dakota Mathez, Caelan Caudell, Yusuke Ishii and Alex McCarthy
Two EDO-sponsored teams of aerospace engineering seniors spent the past year developing new CubeSat-based approaches for acquiring data about Earth's ice sheets, glaciers, and the ground beneath them. They recently presented their results at the College of Engineering's Design Day.
Proposal Support Funding Awarded; More $$$ Available
EDO recently awarded funding to Ali Behrangi and Xiquan Dong, both in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, to support staff and students this summer to analyze data and prepare proposals in response to specific calls. Additional funding is still available; two-page proposals are being accepted as long as funding remains, but funds must be spent by September 1.
Funding Opp
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offers two- to five-year grants for research that advances NGI’s mission of providing timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives. Products support national security and federal disaster relief, including aeronautical, geodesy, hydrographic, imagery, geospatial, and topographic information. $12M available; open now. Program ends Dec. 31, 2021.
May 22 approval by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee brings encouraging news for EDO-related research support from NASA and NSF. NASA increases include at least $25M more over FY19 for CubeSat/SmallSat missions and $92M (4.8%) more to the Earth Science Division. Access Lewis-Burke Associates' Appropriations Update memo via your UA Box account.
