Sessions Detail

Jump to: Day One (Tues, 6/21) / Day Two (Wed, 6/22) / Day Three (Thurs, 6/23)

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Click the "Abstract" link under each paper topic to view the abstract (HTML).
Click the "Presentation" link to view/download the presentation (PDF, generally less than 10MB).
Please note that papers and abstracts are not available for sessions A3, A5/ A6 and A8.

Tuesday, June 21 - Day One
Session A1:
Information Systems Technology for Airborne Communications and Computing
Session Moderator: Phil Paulsen
A1P1 10:00 Michael Goodman Coordinating Aircraft During NASA Airborne Science Field Campaigns
  Abstract / Presentation
A1P2 10:20 William Ivancic An Evaluation of Protocols for UAV Science Applications
  Abstract / Presentation
A1P3 10:40 Mohammed Atiquzzaman Security Issues in Space networks
  Abstract / Presentation
A1P4 11:00 Yunling Lou Onboard Radar Processing Development for Rapid Response Applications
  Abstract / Presentation
A1P5 11:20 Paula Pingree Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Advancement of the MSPI  On-Board Processing Platform for the ACE  Decadal Survey Mission
  Abstract / Presentation
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Session A2: Science Analysis Frameworks: Sensors, Data Products, Models
Session Moderator: Nikunj Oza
A2P1 1:30 Simone Tanelli NASA's Integrated Instrument Simulator Suite for Atmospheric Remote Sensing from Spaceborne Platform (ISSARS) and its Role for the ACE and GPM Mission
  Abstract / Presentation
A2P2 1:50 Eric Gurrola InSAR Scientific Computing Environment
  Abstract / Presentation
A2P3 2:10 Daniel Mandl A New User Interface for On-Demand Customizable Data Products for Sensors in a SensorWeb
  Abstract / Presentation
A2P4 2:30 Petr Votava Anomaly Detection and Analysis Framework for Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System (TOPS)
  Abstract / Presentation
A2P5 2:50 Andrea Donnellan QuakeSim Computational Environment
  Abstract / Presentation
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Special Session (A3): AIST Forum on Revolutionary Information Systems Technology & the Impact on Earth Science, Part i
Session Moderator: Karen Moe

With Vipin Kumar, William Norris Professor and Head of the Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Minnesota (Bio / Presentation)
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Session B1: Active Microwave - I
Session Moderator: Eastwood Im
B1P1 10:00 Timothy Durham An 8-40 GHz Wideband Instrument for Snow Measurements
  Abstract
B1P2 10:20 John Papapolymerou A Lightweight, 64-element, Organic Phased Array with Integrated Transmit-Receive SiGe Circuitry in the X Band
  Abstract / Presentation
B1P3 10:40 Alina Moussessian Large Aperture, Scanning, L-Band SAR
  Abstract / Presentation
B1P4 11:00 Delwyn Moller The Airborne Glacier and Land Ice Surface Topography Interferometer (GLISTIN-A)
  Abstract / Presentation
B1P5 11:20 Rafael Rincon Digital Beamforming Synthetic Aperture Radar (DBSAR) Polametric Upgrade
  Abstract / Presentation
B1P6 11:40 James Hoffman Advanced Packaging Materials and Techniques for High Power TR Module
  Abstract / Presentation
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Session B2: Active Microwave - II
Session Moderator: Charles Norton
B2P1 1:30 Robert Taylor A Large Aperture, Solid Surface Deployable Reflector
  Abstract / Presentation
B2P2 1:50 Stephen Durden A Cloud and Precipitation Radar System Concept for the ACE Mission
  Abstract / Presentation
B2P3 2:10 Paul Racette A Novel Dual-Band Reflector/Reflectarray Antenna; An Enabling Technology for NASAís ACE Radar
  Abstract / Presentation
B2P4 2:30 Paul Siqueira A Ka-band to baseband RF Testbed for the SWOT system
  Abstract / Presentation
B2P5 2:50 Daniel Esteban-Fernandez Ka-band SAR Interferometry Studies for the SWOT Mission Development
  Abstract / Presentation
B2P6 3:10 Yunling Lou UAVSAR Instrument: Current Operations and Planned Upgrades
  Abstract / Presentation
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Session B3: Passive Optical - I
Session Moderator: Joe Famiglietti
B3P1 4:00 Mark Wilson The Ocean Radiometer for Carbon Assessment (ORCA)
  Abstract / Presentation
B3P2 4:20 Stacey Sueoka UV-SWIR Achromatic Quarter Wave Retarder for the Multiangle Spectropolarimetric Imager (MSPI)
  Abstract / Presentation
B3P3 4:40 Paul Smith A Solar Irradiance Cross-Calibration Method Enabling Climate Studies Requiring 0.2% Radiometric Accuracies
  Abstract / Presentation
B3P4 5:00 Shane Topham Microgravity Testing of Phase Change References on the International Space Station
  Abstract / Presentation
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Wednesday, June 22 - Day Two
Session A4:
Technology Approaches to Key Data Challenges: Uncertainty, Fusion, and Mining
Session Moderator: Tom Grubb
A4P1 10:00 Ken Harrison Uncertainty Analysis in the Decadal Survey Era: A Hydrologic Application using the Land Information System (LIS)
  Abstract / Presentation
A4P2 10:20 Gregory Leptoukh Addressing and Presenting Quality of Satellite Data via Web-based Services
  Abstract / Presentation
A4P3 10:40 Amy Braverman Space-Time Data Fusion
  Abstract / Presentation
A4P4 11:00 Markus Schneider A Moving Objects Database Infrastructure for Hurricane Research: Data Integration and Complex Object Management
  Abstract / Presentation
A4P5 11:20 Bo-Wen Shen Recent Development of the NASA CAMVis for Tropical Cyclone Studies
  Abstract / Presentation
A4P6 11:40 Paul von Allmen OSCAR: Online Services for Correction of Atmosphere in Radar
  Abstract / Presentation
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Special Session (A5 &A6): AIST Forum on Revolutionary Information Systems Technology & the Impact on Earth Science, Part II (+ forum abstract)
Session Moderator: Michael Seablom

Featuring:

Jack Kaye, Associate Director for Research, NASA Earth Science Division
+ Presentation

Kwo-Sen Kuo, Research Scientist, University of Maryland Baltimore County
(Presentation not available)

Tony Freeman, Manager, Earth Science Research and Advanced Concepts Office at JPL
(Presentation not available)

Gary Geller, Deputy Manager, Applied Sciences Ecological Forecasting Program at JPL
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Session B4: Passive Microwave
Session Moderator: Eastwood Im
B4P1 10:00 Richard Cofield A deployable 4 Meter 180 to 680 GHz antenna for the Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder
  Abstract / Presentation
B4P2 10:20 Bjorn Lambrigtsen Getting the GeoSTAR instrument concept ready for a space mission
  Abstract / Presentation
B4P3 10:40 Steven Reising Development of Low-Mass, Low-Power, High-Frequency Microwave Radiometers with Internal Calibration to Provide High-Resolution Wet-Tropospheric Path Delay
  Abstract / Presentation
B4P4 11:00 Oliver Montes High Frequency PIN-Diode Switches for Radiometer Applications
  Abstract / Presentation
B4P5 11:20 Shannon Brown High-Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer - From the IIP to the Global Hawk
  Abstract / Presentation
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Session B5: Passive Optical - II
Session Moderator: Keith Murray
B5P1 1:30 Simon Hook The Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer (HyTES): preliminary results
  Abstract / Presentation
B5P2 1:50 Simon Hook The Prototype HyspIRI Thermal Infrared Radiometer (PHyTIR): A high speed, multispectral, thermal instrument development in support of HyspIRI-TIR
  Abstract / Presentation
B5P3 2:10 Jeffrey Hall Mineral and Gas Identification Using a High-Performance Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
  Abstract / Presentation
B5P4 2:30 David Rider Fast Imaging Detector Readout Circuits With In-Pixel ADCs For Fourier Transform Imaging Spectrometers
  Abstract / Presentation
B5P5 2:50 Louise Hamlin A new Tool for the NASA Earth Science Community: AVIRIS-ng Status
  Abstract /
Presentation Not Available
B5P6 3:10 Martin Mlynczak CORSAIR: Calibrated Observations of Radiance Spectra from the Atmosphere in the far-Infrared
  Abstract /
Presentation Not Available
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Session B6: Passive Optical - III
Session Moderator: Parminder Ghuman
B6P1 4:00 Jeff Myers The NASA Enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS)
  Abstract / Presentation
B6P2 4:20 Fred Best On-Orbit Absolute Radiance Standard for Future IR Remote Sensing Instruments
  Abstract / Presentation
B6P3 4:40 Stanley Sander Panchromatic Fourier Transform Spectrometer (PanFTS) for the GEO-CAPE Mission
  Abstract / Presentation
B6P4 5:00 James Leitch An Airborne Sensor and Retrieval Project for Geostationary Trace Gas and Aerosol Sensor Optimization for the GEO-CAPE Mission
  Abstract / Presentation
B6P5 5:20 Tim Valle Multi-Slit Offner Spectrometer Development to Support GEO-CAPE Event Imager Science
  Abstract / Presentation
B6P6 5:40 Byron Van Gorp Progress in implementation of the Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM) coastal ocean sensor
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Thursday, June 23 - Day Three
Session A7: On-Board / In-Situ Processing Environments
Session Moderator: Jacqueline LeMoigne-Stewart
A7P1 8:30 Tom Flatley Advanced Hybrid On-Board Science Data Processor - SpaceCube 2.0
  Abstract / Presentation
A7P2 8:50 Matthew French Autonomous On-board Processing for Sensor Systems: Initial Fault Tolerance and Autonomy Results
  Abstract / Presentation
A7P3 9:10 Mahta Moghaddam Soil Moisture Sensing Controller And optimal Estimator (SoilSCAPE): First Deployment of the Wireless Sensor Network and Latest Progress on Soil Moisture Satellite Retrieval Validation Strategies
  Abstract / Presentation
A7P4 9:30 Yehuda Bock Real-Time In-Situ Measurements for Earthquake Early Warning and Space-Borne Deformation Measurement Mission Support
  Abstract / Presentation
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Session A8 :Special Session - Information Technology Investments from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Session Moderator: Marge Cole
(Note: Abstracts and Papers are not available for this session)
A8P1 10:30 Steve Armentrout Modeling and Simulation as a Service (Parabon Corp)
  Presentation
A8P2 10:50 Michael Galloy Remote Data Exploration with IDL (Tech-X Corp)
  Presentation
A8P3 11:10 Samir Chettri Systems and Services for Real-Time Web Access to NPP Data (Global Science & Technology, Inc.)
  Presentation
A8P4 11:30 Scott Shipley COLLADA Computing for Geophysical Applications (WXAnalyst LTD)
  Presentation
A8P5 11:50 Tamara Sipes New Approach to Science Data Discovery in Petascale Systems (SciberQuest, Inc.)
  Presentation
A8P6 12:10 Larry Bernstein High-Speed Atmospheric Correction Algorithm for Spectral Image Processing (Spectral Sciences, Inc.)
  Presentation
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Session B7: Active Optical - I
Session Moderator: Ed Torres-Martinez
B7P1 8:30 William Heaps Test Results for the Broad Band Carbon Dioxide Lidar
  Abstract / Presentation
B7P2 8:50 Jeremy Dobler Fiber Raman Amplifier Development for Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements of Atmospheric Oxygen near 1.26 microns
  Abstract / Presentation
B7P3 9:10 Mark Phillips Thulium-Doped Fiber Amplifier Development for Power Scaling the 2 Micron Coherent Laser Absorption Instrument for ASCENDS
  Abstract / Presentation
B7P4 9:30 Christian Grund First Demonstration of an Optical Autocovariance Direct Detection Wind Lidar
  Abstract / Presentation
B7P5 9:50 Carl Weimer An Electronically Steerable Flash Lidar (ESFL)
  Abstract / Presentation
B7P6 10:10 Michael Krainak Comparison of laser receivers for use at one micron wavelength
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Session B8: Active Optical - II
Session Moderator: Keith Murray
B8P1 11:00 James Abshire Pulsed Lidar for Measurement of CO2 Concentrations for the ASCENDS Mission - Update
  Abstract / Presentation
B8P2 11:20 Narasimha Prasad Analysis of oxygen spectral lines in the 1.27 micron band for the ASCENDS mission
  Abstract / Presentation
B8P3 11:40 Anthony Yu Airborne Lidar Simulator for the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) Mission
  Abstract / Presentation
B8P4 12:00 William Folkner Laser Frequency Stabilization for GRACE-2
  Abstract / Presentation
B8P5 12:20 Upendra Singh Development of a Pulsed 2-micron Laser Transmitter for CO2 Sensing from Space
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