Event Introduction
This year’s Cooperative Research Programs (CoRP) Science Symposium will be held in person on July 25th to 27th, 2022 at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) of Colorado State University located in Fort Collins, CO. The Symposium brings together members from the NOAA and academic community to discuss the latest developments in satellite remote sensing research and applications. The Symposium targets multidisciplinary research with a focus on early-career scientists and is part of a larger strategy to promote federal and academic partnerships and collaborations. This year’s event will focus on building stronger connections between NOAA’s Cooperative Institutes (CIs) and Cooperative Science Center (CSC) faculty and students to promote a more diverse NOAA workforce in the future, with an emphasis on CI-affiliated students, postdocs, and junior scientists as conduits for collaboration.
In-Person Meetings and COVID Policies
We are still planning to convene the 2022 NOAA CoRP Science Symposium as an in-person event and will follow all Colorado State University COVID policies. You can read about the current COVID policies here: https://covid.colostate.edu/
Hand sanitizer and masks will be provided at registration they are encouraged but not required.
Please check back for any changes.
Event Contacts:
- Steven Miller, CIRA Director
- Christopher Brown, CoRP Chief
- Renate Brummer, CIRA, Acting Deputy Director
- Bill Line, CoRP/RAMMB, Local NOAA Contact
- Holli Knutson, CIRA Admin Support
- Megan Fritz, CIRA Admin Support
- Barbra Lashbrook, CIRA Website Support
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we cordially invite you to participate in the 2022 Cooperative Research Programs (CoRP) Science Symposium. This year’s symposium, which was cancelled last year due to the covid lockdown, will be held in person on 25-27 July 2022 at the newly constructed Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Commons Conference Facility on the Foothills Campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.
The Cooperative Research Programs (CoRP) Science Symposium brings together members from the NOAA and academic community to discuss the latest developments in satellite remote sensing research and applications. The Symposium targets multidisciplinary research with a focus on early-career scientists and is part of a larger strategy to promote federal and academic partnerships/collaborations. This year’s event will focus on building stronger connections between NOAA’s Cooperative Institutes (CIs) and Cooperative Science Center (CSC) faculty and students to promote a more diverse NOAA workforce in the future, with an emphasis on CI-affiliated students, postdocs, and junior scientists as conduits for collaboration.
The Symposium is hosted annually by one of the NOAA CIs and CSCs most closely associated with NESDIS, i.e., CIRA, CI for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), CI for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS) and Center For Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CESSRST). The plan is to convene an in-person meeting with an online presence for anyone who cannot or desires not to travel to attend in person. As in part years, the Symposium will consist of both oral and poster presentations, along with more than adequate time to meet and discuss science topics of mutual interest outside of these sessions.
We look forward to your participation.
Respectfully,
Steve Miller and Christopher Brown
About the Event
Event Dates:
Event Location:
CIRA Commons Building
3925 West Laporte Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Event Weather: Fort Collins will often have mid-day showers and it is advised that you watch the weather forecast and pack accordingly.
Event Details
Local Pub Tour:
July 24, 2022
This is a no-host event.
We plan to taste the local flavors at four of Fort Collin’s finest breweries. Please join us if and when you wish. 15 minutes between breweries allows for comfortable walking between them following Google Maps.
- 4:00 PM Meet at Equinox Brewing : 133 Remington St, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (MAP)
- Leave at 5:00 PM
- 5:15 PM meet at O’Dell’s Brewing : 800 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (MAP)
- Leave at 6:00 PM
- 6:15 PM meet at New Belgium : 500 Linden St, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (MAP)
- Leave at 7:00 PM
- 7:15 PM meet at CooperSmith’s Pub and Brewing : 5 Old Town Square, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (MAP)
Cooperative Research Programs (CoRP) Science Symposium
Preliminary Agenda
25 – 27 July 2022
DAY 0 (Pre-Meeting): Sunday, July 24th –
See Pre-Symposium Social Event Tab
DAY 1: Monday, July 25th
8:30 – 9:00: Check-In, Name Tags, Light Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10: Welcome, Logistics, & Introductions
David McLean (Dean of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering)
Steve Miller (CIRA Director)
9:10 – 10:30: NOAA Leadership Presentations
Moderator: Chris Brown (CoRP Director)
Steve Volz (Assistant Administrator, NESDIS)
“The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)”
Satya Kalluri (JPSS Project Scientist)
“The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Satellite Program”
Andy Heidinger (GeoXO Project Scientist)
“The Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Satellite Program”
Mitch Goldberg (Chief Scientist, NESDIS)
“Science at the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Discussion Break
Sign-up sheet for Drone Center Activity
Sign-up sheet for No-Host small group Dinners with Mentors
11:00 – 12:00: Open Format Mentor Panel Discussion 1
Moderator: Steve Miller (CIRA)
Mentors: Bill Line (CoRP/RAMMB), Melissa Burt (CSU/ATS), Amanda Back (CIRA/GSL), Shakila Merchant (CESSRST)
12:00 – 1:30: Catered Lunch – Students Mingle With Professionals
1:30 – 3:30: Student and Young Scientist Presentations
Moderator: Wayne Feltz (CIMSS)
Thad Bowman (NESDIS) –
“NESDIS Early-Career Opportunities”
Stephanie Ortland (nee. Bradshaw) (CIMSS)
“ThunderCast: A Deep Learning Model for Nowcasting Midlatitude Thunderstorms”
Keneshia Hibbert (CUNY/CESSRST)
Title
Daile Zhang (CISESS)
“Developing & Deploying Tools to Better Observe Lightning in the Washington D.C. Region & Beyond”
Yifan Yang (CIRA)
“Machine Learning for Precipitation Retrieval Using ABI and GLM Measurements on the GOES-R Series”
Maria Novoa (CUNY/CESSRST)
Zaibeth Carlo Frontera (CIRA)
“Using Random Forest to Forecast Hurricane Presence in the East Pacific with a 2-Week Lead”
Alex Alvin Cheung (Lapenta Intern at CIRA)
“Detecting Tropical Cyclone Secondary Eyewalls with Microwave-Based Scheme”
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee/Discussion Break
4:00 – 5:00: CI/MSI Partnership Program Presentations
Moderator: Chris Kummerow (CSU/ATS)
“Introduction to CIRA/MSI Program”
Chris Kummerow (CSU/ATS) with Hernan Moreno-Ramirez (UTEP) and Andres Monsalve Salazar
Matt Rogers (CIRA) with Prof. Nir Krakauer (CESSRST) and Elaine Famutimi (CCNY)
5:00 – 7:30 Poster Session & Ice Breaker with Heavy Hors D’oeuvres and Bar
Moderator: Steve Miller and Renate Brummer
DAY 2: Tuesday, July 26th
8:30 – 9:00: Arrive, Light Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00: NOAA and EPP/MSI CSC Leadership Presentations
Moderator: Bill Line (CoRP/RAMMB)
DaNa Carlis (NOAA Global Systems Laboratory)
“The Future of the NOAA GSL End-to-End Science Mission”
Shakila Merchant (NOAA Education Partnership Program/Minority Serving Institutions Cooperative Science Centers)
“CESSRST Overview”
Audrey Trotman (NOAA Education Partnership Program/Minority Serving Institutions)
“NOAA Cooperative Science Centers – Expanding the candidate pool for future NOAA mission enterprise career paths.” (Virtual)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee/Discussion Break
10:30 – 12:00: Student and Young Scientist Presentations
Moderator: Hugo Berbery (CISESS/UMD)
Anthony Bernal Ayala (CIMSS)
“Parallax Shift in GOES ABI Data”
Zachary Paganini (CUNY/CESSRST)
Zoey Rosen (CIRA)
“Shades of Risk: A Social-Scientific Approach to Designing a New Hurricane Map Graphic”
Malarvizhi Arulraj (CISESS)
“Assessing the Impact of Precipitation Vertical Structure in the Satellite Precipitation Retrievals – Feature-based approach.”
Jessica Chen (CUNY/CESSRST)
“Impacts of Smoke Intrusion in New York City on Pollution and Health.”
Kevin Yang (CIRA/CSU ATS)
“Near-Cloud Aerosol Retrieval From Passive Satellite Observations Using Machine Learning Techniques, and Implied Direct Radiative Effects”
12:00 – 1:00: Catered Lunch – Students Mingle With Professionals
1:00 – 4:00: Drone Center Activity (15-Minutes to Travel Each Way)
4:00 – 5:00: Open Format Mentor Panel Discussion 2
Moderator: Shakila Merchant (CESSRST)
Mentors: Dan Lindsey (GOES-R), Alisa Young (STAR), Chris Kummerow (CSU/ATS), Satya Kalluri (JPSS)
5:00 – 5:30: Mingling with Light Refreshments
6:30: No-Host Dinners – Students with Senior Staff
DAY 3 (HALF-DAY): Wednesday, July 27th
8:30 – 9:00: Arrive, Light Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00: Developing Your Support Network
Melissa Burt (CSU/ATS)
10:00 – 10:30: Coffee/Discussion Break
10:30 – 11:30: CI Leadership Presentations
Moderator: Steve Miller (Director, CIRA)
Hugo Berbery (Director, CISESS MD campus)
“CISESS Overview”
Wayne Feltz (Deputy Director, CIMSS)
“CIMSS Overview”
Renate Brummer (Deputy Director, CIRA)
“CIRA Overview”
11:30 – 12:00: Student Awards
Moderator: Steve Miller and Chris Brown
12:00: Closing Remarks and Meeting Adjourn
Moderator: Steve Miller and Chris Brown
Parking at CIRA on the CSU Foothills Campus:
Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
Hourly parking costs $1.50/hour and can be purchased in the parking lot using the hourly pay machines. The machine for the Foothills Campus is located down off Laport by the Colorado National Guard building. You can also access these pay stations through the Park Mobile application on your mobile phone zone 2017. Have your license plate number ready.
Daily parking permits can be purchased online or at the Parking and Transportation Services located in the Lake Street Garage for $8/day for a Foothills Only Pass
From Denver International Airport (DIA):
- Preferred transportation from DIA is Groome — Click Here to learn more
- To view the DIA transportation website — Click Here
View an example trip using Groome and TransFort on Google by clicking here: https://goo.gl/maps/XvDtPd7KQixLsStx9
From Colorado State University, the Plum & CSU Rec Center on W Plum St. (Link to Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/vWx6T2tr4YP5uB3B7)
- Board bus route 2 from the CSU Transit Center
About 20 min ride with 14 stops - Exit at Elizabeth & Overland stop
- Head east on W Elizabeth St towards Cuerto Ln
- Cross the road (destination will be on the right)
- From Elizabeth & Overland board the FHS CSU Foothills Campus bus
About 10 min ride with 4 stops - Exit at CSU Atmospheric Science Building
- Walk south up the driveway and keep left.
- At the end of the driveway, you will be standing south of the Atmospheric Science building and north of the Colorado Climate Center
- Continue east to find the CIRA main building and CIRA Commons
- Head south on Meridian Ave towards W Lake St
- Continue onto S Whitcomb St
- Turn right onto W Prospect Rd
- Turn right after 7-Eleven (on the left)
- Turn left onto Laport Ave
- Turn left at CSU Atmospheric Science
just past CSU Forestry Service - Keep left up the driveway towards Atmospheric Science
- At the end of the driveway, you will be south of the Atmospheric Science building and north of the Colorado Climate Center
- Park (see parking tab for permit information)
- Walk east to find the CIRA main building and CIRA Commons
Parking at CIRA on the CSU Foothills Campus:
Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
Hourly parking costs $1.50/hour and can be purchased in the parking lot using the hourly pay machines. The machine for the Foothills Campus is located down off Laport by the Colorado National Guard building. You can also access these pay stations through the Park Mobile application on your mobile phone zone 2017. Have your license plate number ready.
Daily parking permits can be purchased online or at the Parking and Transportation Services located in the Lake Street Garage for $8/day for a Foothills Only Pass
Getting around Fort Collins:
Fort Collins public transportation is run through Transfort. They offer bus lines as well as a MAX line that runs parallel with the university.
We have provided a list of hotels in Fort Collins that can access CIRA VIA Public Transportation. Please see the Hotels tab for more information
- To learn more about the TransFort bus routes — Click Here
- To learn about the MAX line — Click Here
- Fort Collins also offers a Bike Share program — Click Here to learn more
- If you choose to bike Fort Collins you can view and download a Bike Route Map — Click Here
Recommended Hotel:
Due to it’s proximity to the Fort Collins Max line we recommend staying at the Hilton.
Hotels by location:
Hotel |
Miles from
|
Google Map |
| Walking Distance to CSU Lory Student Center | ||
| Hilton | 0.7 | Map |
| Best Western University Inn | 0.6 | Map |
| Old Town Fort Collins (longer walk; transportation maybe needed) | ||
| The Armstrong Hotel | 1.1 | Map |
| The Elizabeth Hotel | 1.4 | Map |
| Along the MAX Line (MAX transportation to campus station then walk to LSC) | ||
| Quality Inn and Suites | 3.3 | Map |
| Harmony/I-25 Corridor (Car Needed) | ||
| Hilton Garden Inn Fort Collins | 6.5 | Map |
| Holiday Inn Express | 5.9 | Map |
| Residence Inn | 5.3 | Map |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton | 5.5 | Map |
Popular restaurants in Old Town Fort Collins that should be able to accommodate dinner parties of 6-12 (please make reservations)
- Blue Agave
- Austin’s
- Jay’s Bistro
- Canino’s Italian
- Union
- The Still Whiskey Steaks
- Rio Grand Mexican
- HuHot Mongolian Grill
- Tasty Harmony Vegetarian
- LuLu Asian Bistro
- Next Door American Eatery
Popular restaurants along the Harmony Corridor that should be able to accommodate dinner parties of 6-12 (please make reservations)
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