RS Explorers About Goals/Objectives Recent Events Timeline ICRE Model Team Members

Project Timeline
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The timeline of the developmental period for the Remote Sensing Explorers Program follows:  

YEAR #1
Fall 2005/Spring 2006

  • Identify HBCU/MI faculty participants for the summer workshop
  • Revise existing courses for use by HBCU/MI faculty
  • Identify students for the next academic year research program
  • Faculty and students participate in GRSS chapter meeting and IEEE Distinguished Lecture at ECSU (include a pre-workshop meeting)

Summer 2006

  • Conduct HBCU/MI faculty workshop for 2 weeks on mentoring and course implementation
  • Submit abstracts to AGU and GRSS conferences
  • Evaluation (survey faculty members who will teach the geoscience courses)
  • Make annual report to NASA (descriptive statistics, evaluation, and performance measures)

YEAR #2
Fall 2006

  • Offer first course at ECSU and other HBCU/MI’s
  • Submit abstracts to/make presentations at AGU and GRSS conferences
  • Organize and conduct visiting lecture  

Spring 2007

  • Offer second course at ECSU and other HBCU/MI’s
  • Students apply for internships at ECSU/UNH/NASA
  • Submit abstracts to/make presentations at AGU and GRSS conferences
  • Faculty and students participate in GRSS chapter meeting and IEEE Distinguished Lecture at ECSU
  • Evaluation (survey faculty members who will teach the geoscience courses, UNH/ECSU coordinators, and participating students)
  • Identify students for the next academic year research program and support funds
  • Prepare paper for submission to the IEEE-GRSS and AGU annual conferences  

Summer 2007

  • Conduct HBCU/MI faculty workshop for 2 weeks on mentoring and course implementation
  • Students participate in internships at ECSU/UNH/NASA
  • Evaluation (survey faculty members who will teach the geoscience courses, UNH/ECSU coordinators, and participating students)
  • Make annual report to NASA (descriptive statistics, evaluation, and performance measures)  

YEAR #3
Fall 2007

  • Offer advanced course at ECSU and other HBCU/MI’s
  • Submit abstracts to/make presentations at AGU and GRSS conferences
  • Organize and conduct visiting lecture  

Spring 2008

  • Offer research course at ECSU and other HBCU/MI’s
  • Students apply for internships at ECSU/UNH/NASA
  • Submit abstracts to/make presentations at AGU and GRSS conferences
  • Faculty and students participate in GRSS chapter meeting and IEEE Distinguished Lecture at ECSU
  • Evaluation (survey faculty members who will teach the geoscience courses, UNH/ECSU coordinators, and participating students)
  • Identify students for the next academic year research program and support funds
  • Prepare paper for submission to the IEEE-GRSS and AGU annual conferences  

Summer 2008

  • Evaluation (survey faculty members who will teach the geoscience courses, UNH/ECSU coordinators, and participating students)
  • Interview UNH/ECSU coordinators; Survey/Interview participating students
  • Make final report to NASA