Cohort VI: Kaiem, Patrick, Ryann, Carmen, and Elizabeth

Kaiem L. FrinkLecture Series

Elizabeth City State UniversityDepartment of Mathematics

and Computer ScienceAdjunct Professor/Graduate Student

Major Applied Mathematics Concentration in Remote Sensing/

Geographical Information System

Is the first visible-infrared spectrometer to fly on a NASA Mars mission. CRISM scientists are using the instrument to look for the residue of minerals that form in the presence of water: the 'fingerprints' left by evaporated hot springs, thermal vents, lakes or ponds. With unprecedented clarity. CRISM is mapping regions on the Martian surface at scales as small as 60 feet (about 18 meters) across, when the spacecraft is 186 miles (300 kilometers) above the planet. CRISM is reading 544 'colors' in reflected sunlight to detect certain minerals on the surface, including signature traces of past water. CRISM alone will generate more than 10 terabytes of data, enough to fill more than 15,000 compact discs

The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars CRISM (CRISM) carried aboard the Mars

Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

The significance of a diverse panel Language preference of communication

GenderAgeEthnicity

The significance of just evaluating the science Nurture the science

Relevance of the scienceGood Science

The significance of Interdisciplinary science Watch dog everyone pulls there weight Everyone plays a part within this global society

Future Plans• Obtain my Ph.D. before the age of 40

Future research • Scientific research that utilizes GIS Remote

Sensing technologies• Scientific programming languages • Advanced Mathematics usage• Open for collaborations

E-Mail: Kaiem_frink@hotmail.com Website: www.kaiemfrink.com

University of South Florida, College of Marine Science Sedimentology Radiogeochemistry Coastal and Near-shore environments Climate Change and Land-use Change

Write Broadly Research applications -proposal revision -prioritize hypotheses People Skills

Email: pschwing@mail.usf.edu

University of South FloridaCollege of Marine Science

• Mentor: Dr. Pamela Hallock- Muller•Lab: Reef Indicators Lab•Working Title of Project: Testing Bioindicators on the Florida Reef Tract•Work in Progress: Helping to establish foraminifera as a bioindicator for coral reef health, by looking at the sediment constituents and the types of foraminifera present in the sediment samples off the coast of Palm Harbor, Florida

1. Nurturing Panel- other panels are more cut-throat; other perspectives, eg. Psychological, are taken into account

2. In the abstract of the proposal, it would be wise to state your hypothesis, 1.If the hypothesis is present, it is stated clearly and

supported fully in the pre-proposal and full proposal

3. Have obtainable objectives, not too specific nor too broad1. Too many specific objectives would seem unfeasible2.Too broad could seem like background information was

not researched and possibly a waste of the organization’s money

Email: rawilli6@mail.usf.edu

Puerto Rico

Department of Marine Sciences

Research: Fragmentation of seagrass beds and the effects on Lythechinus variegatus◦ Hypothesis:

High fragmentation; aggregated sea urchins Low fragmentation; random sea urchins

◦ Methods: Satellite images and in-situ data

Laurel

Enrique

Study SitesLythechinus variegatus

Lessons:◦ How complicated is to make one research in terms

of time, logistics and technology◦ Civilized way to do “big” science◦ Engagement of the scientists◦ Experience and motivation

Concern:◦ Lack of women

11% of SSEP

Contact information: c_castula@hotmail.com

Elizabeth L. McLean AybarGraduate StudentEvolution, Ecology & Behavior

Advisor: Dr. Howard LaskerBuffalo Undersea Reef Research

Population Dynamics

ofOctocorals

Sponge Ecology

Competition ,

Associations &

Interactions

Dynamic

Sustain multiple

process in Reef

Systems

Sustain a great

Biodiversity

Add to the Habitat

complexity

As a Graduate Student WELL BEGUN, HALF WAY DONE

As a ScientistSETTING A GOOD BASECLEAR OBJECTIVESHAVING TESTABLE HYPOTHESIS

As an Individual ENCOURAGED!MECHANISM SET IN PLACEIMPORTANCE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLABORATIONIMPORTANCE OF MULTINATIONAL COLABORATION ADDRESSING ISSUES OF GLOBAL CONCERN

Elizabeth L. McLean elm9@buffalo.edu

Website: http://www.msphds.org/E-mail: pdp@msphds.org

IOPD Panel Meeting Mentors MS PHD'S Professional Development Program NASA NSF National Science Foundation