Field calibration of GEDI LiDAR pulses for accurate biomass estimation of Sequoia
Accurate estimates of forest carbon stock underpin the development of a global carbon market, yet estimates can vary in accuracy and utility. The proposed research...
May 2022 to Dec 2023Socioeconomic Status, Racial Discrimination, and the Well-being of Low-Income, Latinx Families
Dr. Teresa Nguyen will use her Visionary Grant Award from the American Psychological Foundation to test a proposed culturally-sensitive model of marriage and relationship development....
Apr 2022 to Jan 2024Presenter Award – Clear Creek Creative’s Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man
The Green Music Center received an award for funding to support a theater piece, Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man. It is an environmental, cultural...
Apr 2022 to Jun 2023Timely prediction of wildfire burn severity in California forests With spaceborne observations of 3D vegetation structure
This project's overarching objective is to demonstrate the value of NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) spaceborne lidar for systematic and timely wildfire severity prediction,...
Apr 2022 to Mar 2025Cooperative Aerial and Ground Vehicle Recharging System for Martian Exploration
Ingenuity Mars helicopter is history’s first aircraft to operate from the surface of another planet. It will support a ground rover’s exploration of the Jezero...
Apr 2022 to Mar 2023Record Searches of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS)
The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will perform record searches of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS), on an as-needed basis, in response to individual...
Apr 2022 to Mar 2026Developing the next generation of kelp forest ecologists through CA-SURE for underrepresented students
The marine sciences is a field that falls behind other fields of science in promoting a diverse workforce. California Sea Grant is addressing this issue...
Apr 2022 to Oct 2022Developing the next generation of kelp forest ecologists through CA-SURE for underrepresented students
The marine sciences is a field that falls behind other fields of science in promoting a diverse workforce. California Sea Grant is addressing this issue...
Apr 2022 to Oct 2022Evaluating the utilization of 3D physics-based fire models in conjunction with terrestrial remote sensing data
This project seeks to expand upon the research conducted by the Bentley Lab at Sonoma State University and the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Fire...
Mar 2022 to Mar 2025Assessing the utility of handheld LiDar to quantify forest understory structure and evaluate change following disturbance
This project will quantify forest structure changes in post-fire (Sonoma County) and managed stands (Mendocino County) via LiDAR voxel metrics. Data will be collected using...
Mar 2022 to Mar 2025