2021 Louisiana Space + Sea Grant Meeting
Connections & Collaboration Opportunities between NASA Space Grant and NOAA Sea Grant
Friday, March 12, 2021 | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm CST (12 pm - 6 pm EST)
Meeting Primer: LA Space + Sea Grant Joint Meeting Primer 03-12-2021
| 11:00AM | Opening Remarks (15 min) | Sam Bentley, VP ORED, LSU | |
| 11:15AM | Introduction to NASA EPSCoR, Space Grant, and Sea Grant Programs (45 min) | ||
| LaSPACE Program Overview | Greg Guzik, LaSPACE Director | ||
| A Sea Grant Program Overview | Matt Bethel for Robert Twilley, LSG Director | ||
| NC Space & Sea Grant Program Overview | Susan White, NC Space & Sea Grant Director | ||
| 12:00PM | NASA EPSCoR Research Implementation Project 1 (30 min + 15 min Q&A) | ||
| Cross the boundaries: Inter-disciplinary Studies of Coastal Hazards using Coupled Numerical Modeling | Z George Xue, LSU, Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences (Center for Computation and Technology, joint) |
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| 12:45PM | 90 Minute BREAK | ||
| 2:15PM | NASA EPSCoR Research Implementation Project 2 (30 min + 15 min Q&A) | ||
| Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Space Surveillance for Sea Resources Safety | Zhiqiang Deng, LSU, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| 3:00PM | NASA & NOAA Scientists Panel Discussion (25 min + 50 min Q&A) | ||
| Four-person panel (2 from each agency) with brief introductory presentations regarding current research and funding opportunities for work that is a priority to both agencies. | |||
| Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Focus Area: Integrating from surface in situ to satellite (Laura Lorenzoni) NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (Trevor Meckley) | Jeppie Compton, NASA EPSCoR National Program Manager Nikola M. Garber, NOAA National Sea Grant College Program, Deputy Director Laura Lorenzoni, NASA SMD, Program Scientist, Ocean Biology & Biogeochemistry Program Trevor Meckley, NOAA Effects of Sea Level Rise, Program Manager |
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| 4:15PM | Louisiana & North Carolina Sea & Space Grant Leadership Discussion Panel (45 min Q&A) | ||
| Review of current opportunities and open discussion about next steps for collaborations across our programs. | |||
| 5:00PM | Close Meeting | ||