Viper's Win Annual Geography Dept Awards
Post date: Jun 01, 2015 4:29:5 PM
During the last colloquium of the year on May 28, the Geography Department gives 5 major awards to graduate students. This year, the VIPER lab had two outstanding recipients. Congratulations Mike and Andrew!
Andrew Thorpe was the recipient of the Excellence in Research. The Department of Geography Excellence in Research award goes to a graduate student who has an outstanding research track record, in terms of both quality and quantity. The award is made annually to a graduate student who has a record of outstanding national and international conference presentations, publications, and/or lab or field studies. This year’s award includes a $500 prize.
Mike Alonzo was the recipient of the The Jack Estes Memorial Award. The Jack Estes Memorial Award was established in memory of Jack Estes, Professor of Geography at UCSB from 1969 until 2001. Jack was Director of the Geography Remote Sensing Unit. His primary research interests involved the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems technology for analysis of earth resources. He conducted or supervised research for NASA on land-use change, crop identification, and advanced soil moisture conditions; for the U.S. Forest Service on fire fuels monitoring and modeling; and for the Environmental Protection Agency on pollution detection and modeling, and resources management. The award is given for outstanding research achievement working in the area of remote sensing. This year’s award includes a $1,000 prize.
