Michael Studinger will be presenting a seminar titled "NASA's Operation IceBridge: Using Instrumented Aircraft to Bridge the Observational Gap Between ICESat and ICESat-2 Laser Altimeter Measurements" on Wed., September 7, 2011, 12:00pm at UMBC's Sondheim Hall, Room 001. Contact Dawn Biehler (dbiehler@umbc.edu or x52095) for more information. https://umbcinsights.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/geography-and-environmental-systems-seminar-97/.

The latest JCET Newsletter has been posted on the JCET website under Media. Take a look!

The 16th JCET Annual Report has been posted on the JCET website under Media.

An article on the UMBC NEWS Blog details the research of Christopher Shuman that focuses on the loss of glacier ice. Dr. Shuman recently presented his findings at the July 2011 JCET All Hands Meeting as well. Additionally, a companion paper titled "2001-2009 elevation and mass losses in the Larsen A and B embayments, Antarctic Peninsula" by Dr. Shuman, Dr. Etienne Berthier, and Dr. Ted Scambos has been published in the Journal of Glaciology.

UPDATE: This research was also picked up and posted on the Our Amazing Planet website on July 27, 2011. The article "Antarctic Ice Collapse Fuels 'Mind-Boggling' Melt" is available here.

Jeffrey Halverson is featured in the Summer 2011 edition of UMBC Magazine in an article that focuses on his hurricane research and use of NASA's latest technology. Check out Jack Williams' feature article Storm Stalker.