HR: 1340h
AN: ED33A-1236    [Abstracts]
TI: Remote Sensing for Hazard Mitigation and Resource Protection in Pacific Latin America: New NSF sponsored initiative at Michigan Tech.
AU: * Rose, W I
EM: raman@mtu.edu
AF: Michigan Technological University, Geological Eng & Sciences, Houghton, MI 49931 United States
AU: Bluth, G J
EM: gbluth@mtu.edu
AF: Michigan Technological University, Geological Eng & Sciences, Houghton, MI 49931 United States
AU: Gierke, J S
EM: jsgierke@mtu.edu
AF: Michigan Technological University, Geological Eng & Sciences, Houghton, MI 49931 United States
AU: Gross, E
EM: elgross@mtu.edu
AF: Michigan Technological University, Geological Eng & Sciences, Houghton, MI 49931 United States
AB: Though much of the developing world has the potential to gain significantly from remote sensing techniques in terms of public health and safety and, eventually, economic development, they lack the resources required to advance the development and practice of remote sensing. Both developed and developing countries share a mutual interest in furthering remote sensing capabilities for natural hazard mitigation and resource development, and this common commitment creates a solid foundation upon which to build an integrated education and research project. This will prepare students for careers in science and engineering through their efforts to solve a suite of problems needing creative solutions: collaboration with foreign agencies; living abroad immersed in different cultures; and adapting their academic training to contend with potentially difficult field conditions and limited resources. This project makes two important advances: (1) We intend to develop the first formal linkage among geoscience agencies from four Pacific Latin American countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Ecuador), focusing on the collaborative development of remote sensing tools for hazard mitigation and water resource development; (2) We will build a new educational system of applied research and engineering, using two existing educational programs at Michigan Tech: a new Peace Corp/Master's International (PC/MI) program in Natural Hazards which features a 2-year field assignment, and an "Enterprise" program for undergraduates, which gives teams of geoengineering students the opportunity to work for three years in a business-like setting to solve real-world problems This project will involve 1-2 post-doctoral researchers, 3 Ph.D., 9 PC/MI, and roughly 20 undergraduate students each year.
UR: http://www.geohazards.mtu.edu
DE: 0758 Remote sensing
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0855 Diversity
DE: 8488 Volcanic hazards and risks
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005