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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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Moreira’s technology also helps to track the effects of climate change. He worked in that position until 2001, when he became director of the Microwaves and Radar Institute. “I The models now serve as a standard for many geoscientific, remote sensing, topographical, and commercial applications. He received the IEEE Dennis J.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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Estrin, a computer science professor at Cornell Tech , in New York City, founded the school’s Public Interest Tech Initiative to give students that opportunity. Her sister Judy is a successful tech entrepreneur, and her other sister, Margo, is a medical doctor. The award is sponsored by IBM.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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In 2001 she realized her goal of working on a satellite mission. IEEE: Staying connected to a community Crawford joined IEEE when she began her academic career and had to publish her research. She was a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. civilian hyperspectral mission in space. “To I accepted the award on behalf of all of us.”