Sessions Detail
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Tuesday, June 11 - Day One
Plenary 8:00

Forum Welcome and Plenary Address
David Korsmeyer, NASA Ames Research Center

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Session 1: Surface Topography, Geology, Biology and Vegetation
Session Moderator: Robert Connerton
S1P1 9:00 David Osterman
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A CubeSat multispectral LWIR radiometric imager with on-board calibration system for earth science observations
S1P2 9:15 Tomasz Tkaczyk
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Fiber-based light-guide snapshot imaging spectrometer for Earth Science applications
S1P3 9:30 Sarath Gunapala
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T2SLS Digital Focal Plane Arrays for Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
S1P4 9:45 Adam Milstein
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Computational Reconfigurable Imaging Spectrometer
S1P5 10:00 Christopher Neigh
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An API for Commercial Very High Resolution Science Products for Earth Science 
S1P6 10:30 Ved Chirayath
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NASA NeMO-Net - A Multi-Modal Neural Network for Coral Reef Assessment Augmented by Fluid Lensing
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Session 2: Snow, Ice, and Snow Water Equivalent
Session Moderator: Laura Rogers
S2P1 11:00 Roger De Roo
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Seasonal snow observations with Wideband Autocorrelation Radiometry during Winter 2018-19
S2P2 11:15 Joel Johnson
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Remote sensing of ice sheet temperatures and sea ice thickness with the Ultra-Wideband Software-Defined Microwave Radiometer (UWBRAD)
S2P3 11:30 Charlie Zender
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Polar science enabled by JAWS Automatic Weather Station data
S2P4 11:45 Barton Forman
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Towards Optimal Snow Information from Space: A Synthetic Comparison of Observation Constellation Configurations
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Session 3: Distributed Missions and Constellations
Session Moderator: Nikunj Oza
S3P1 13:15 Matthew French
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Constellations in the Cloud: Simulating and Emulating Heterogeneous On-board Processing for Distributed Measurement and Multi-Satellite Missions
S3P2 13:30 Sreeja Nag
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Constellation Operations and Instrument Analysis for Earth Science Missions using TAT-C
S3P3 13:45 Graeme Smith
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A Simulation Toolset for Adaptive Remote Sensing (STARS)
S3P4 14:00 Steve Chien
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Policy-based automated science coverage scheduling for earth science mission analysis and operations (NI-SAR, ECOSTRESS, OCO-3, and EMIT)
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Plenary 14:30

Plenary Address
Jack Kaye, Associate Director for Research, NASA Earth Science Division

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Session 4: Sustainable Land Imaging
Session Moderator: Sachidananda Babu
S4P1 15:45 Stephanie Sandor-Leahy
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Integrated Photonic Spectrometer for Sustainable Land Imaging - Technology
S4P2 16:00 David Ting
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III-V Semiconductor Unipolar Barrier Infrared Detectors for Earth Science Applications 
S4P3 16:15 Nathan Leisso
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CHPS: The Compact Hyperspectral Prism Spectrometer for Sustainable Land Imaging
S4P4 16:30 Dennis Nicks
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Sustained Land Imaging with the Reduced Envelope Multispectral Imager
S4P5 16:45 S.J.Ben Yoo
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Multi-Spectral and Low-Mass Photonic Integrated Interferometric Telescopes
S4P6 17:00 Jeffery J. Puschell
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Update on the advanced technology land imaging spectroradiometer prototype (ATLIS-P)
S4P7 17:15 Philip Ely
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Multiband Uncooled Radiometer Instrument (MURI) 
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Wednesday, June 12 - Day Two
Session 5: Soil Moisture, Mass Change, and Surface Deformation
Session Moderator: Eastwood Im
S5P1 8:00 Stephen Lowe
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A GNSS-Reflectometry Instrument for Wetland Extent and Dynamics
S5P2 8:15 Andy Wood
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Climate Risks in the Water Sector: Advancing the Readiness of Emerging Technologies in Climate Downscaling and Hydrologic Modeling
S5P3 8:30 Paul Rosen
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The Simplified Parallellized InSAR Scientific Computing Environment (SPISCE)
S5P4 8:45 Lauren Wye
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SRI CubeSat Imaging Radar for Earth Science (SRI-CIRES): Initial UAS Integration and Flight Demonstrations
S5P5 9:00 James Garrison
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SigNals Of Opportunity: P-band Investigation (SNOOPI) 
S5P6 9:15 Christopher Ruf
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Next Generation GNSS Bistatic Radar Receiver
S5P7 9:30 Branko Kosovic
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Estimations of fuel moisture content for improved wildland fire spread prediction
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Technology Showcase Posters (10:00- Adjourn)
Panel Chairs: Michael Little and Parminder Ghuman

Steve Chien
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Automated Policy-based Scheduling for the ECOSTRESS mission
Steve Chien
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Automated Policy-based Scheduling for the OCO-3 Mission
Steve Chien
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Mission Analysis for EMIT using Automated Coverage Scheduling
Steve Chien
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Autonomous Sciencecraft and Sensorweb: Over a Dozen Years of Autonomous Operations
Helen Conover
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VISAGE Framework for Interactive Exploration of Diverse Precipitation Data
Nancy French
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Sensing and data technologies for improving wildland fire science
James Garrison Deployable Cubesat Antenna for Signals of Opportunity (SoOp) Reflectometry in P and I-band 
Jonathan Hobbs
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Simulation-Based Uncertainty Quantification for Level 2 Retrievals: Tools and Applications 
Joel Johnson
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The CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology Validation (CubeRRT) Mission: Mission Status and Continuing Operations
Sanjay Krishna
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Antimonide Based Infrared Detector Capability
Ronald Lockwood
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Development of a Compact Imaging Spectrometer Form for the Solar Reflective Spectral Range
Thomas Maiersperger Advancing Data-Centric Technologies for Better Understanding of Land Surface Phenology 
Pantazis Mouroulis Snow and Water Imaging Spectrometer: spacecraft configuration and stray light characterization
Sreeja Nag Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy
Sreeja Nag Autonomous Scheduling of Agile Spacecraft Constellations with Delay Tolerant Networking for Reactive Imaging
Steven Reising
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Enabling Observations of Cloud Ice Particle Size and Water Vapor Sounding in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere: The Tropospheric Water and Cloud ICE (TWICE) Instrument for 6U CubeSats 
J. Kent Wallace Technology Advances from CARBO - The Carbon Balance Observatory
Anne Wilson Hylatis, A Platform for Hyperspectral Image Analysis in the Cloud
Jirong Yu
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Global Wind Measurement with a Pulsed, Coherent-Detection Lidar System
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Plenary 11:00

Plenary Address
Ignacio Zuleta, Senior Director, Payload Group, and
James Mason, Senior Vice President, Space Systems
Planet Labs, Inc

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Panel Session: Integrating Software and Hardware for New Observing Strategies (13:15-14:45)

Amber Emory and Jacqueline LeMoigne, Earth Science Technology Office
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Gordon Farquharson, Capella Space
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Christopher Ruf, University of Michigan
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Joel Johnson, The Ohio State University
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Plenary 15:00

Plenary Address
Matthew Fladeland, Manager, NASA Airborne Science Program Office

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Session 6: Atmospheric Winds and Ocean Surface
Session Moderator: Amber Emory
S6P1 16:00 Michael Kelly
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A CubeSat approach to atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) in the Midwave Infrared
S6P2 16:15 Alexander Wineteer
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Roadmap to Space: Measuring Ocean Surface Vector Winds and Currents with a Ka-Band Doppler Scatterometer
S6P3 16:30 Thomas Huang
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Apache SDAP – A Disruptive Technology Solution for Earth Science 
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Thursday, June 13 - Day Three
Plenary 8:00

Plenary Address
Nelson Pedreiro, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center

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Session A7: Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation
Session Moderator: Eastwood Im
S7P1 9:00 Raquel Rodriguez Monje
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Vapor In-Cloud Profiling Radar for the Planetary Boundary Layer
S7P2 9:15 Jeffrey Piepmeier
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Multi-Channel Correlator Array-Fed Microwave Radiometer
S7P3 9:30 Dong Wu
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Microwave-IR Polarimetric Radiometry for Ice Clouds: SWIRP Update
S7P4 9:45 John Zeller
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Development of High-Performance Graphene-PbSe Detector Technology for Mid-wave Infrared Applications 
S7P5 10:00 Steven Reising
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Global Science-Quality Observations from a Passive Microwave Atmospheric Sounder on a CubeSat: Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems Technology Demonstration (TEMPEST-D)
S7P6 10:15 Caitlyn Cooke
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Integrated Receiver and Switch Technology (IRaST) for Cloud Ice Measurements and Water Vapor Sounding 
S7P7 10:30 Shivani S. Joshi
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RainCube: First Radar In A CubeSat - From Concept To Mission
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Plenary 11:00

Plenary Address
Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google Inc

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Session 8: Radiation Balance
Session Moderator: Keith Murray
S8P1 13:15 Erik Richard
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The Compact Spectral Irradiance Monitor (CSIM) – Flight Demonstration Mission 
S8P2 13:30 David Harber
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The Compact Total Irradiance Monitor (CTIM) Instrument
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Session A9: Aerosols, Ozone, and Trace Gasses
Session Moderator: Keith Murray
S9P1 14:00 Robert Wright
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HyTI: Thermal Hyperspectral Imaging from a CubeSat Platform
S9P2 14:15 Nathaniel Livesey
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Update and "first light" from the Compact Adaptable Microwave Limb Sounder (CAMLS)
S9P3 14:30 Scott Bailey
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The GLO (GFCR Limb Occultation) Sensor: A Sensor Concept for Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere (UTLS) Composition and Transport Studies, as well as Middle Atmospheric Monitoring
S9P4 14:45 Sebastian Val
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ReFRACtor: Reusable Framework for Retrieval of Atmospheric Composition
S9P5 15:00 Joseph Fridlander
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Integrated Micro-Photonics for Remote Earth Science Sensing Lidar (IMPRESS)
S9P6 15:15 Adrian Tang
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Development of Advanced CMOS Spectrometer Systems-on-Chip for Next Generation Spaceborne Radio-Telescopes (but probably useful for Earth Science too).
S9P7 15:30 Shannon Kian Zareh
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CARBO (Carbon Balance Observatory) instrument overview
S9P8 15:45 Charles Hill
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The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment IV (SAGE IV) Pathfinder System
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