Edge of Space Drone

Teaching

Browse the GIS and remote sensing courses that Dr. Meerdink offers within the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability.

Field Data Collection with LiCOR

Equipment

Check out the equipment available in LOQATE for research. If interested in using this equipment, contact Dr. Susan Meerdink.

News

2026 Edge of Space Cohort

5th Year of Edge of Space Academy Successfully Complete

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
11 students from across the nation came to Van Allen Hall from June 3 to 19 to build an instrument for a balloon or drone, collect data with that instrument, conduct data analysis, and then present their work. Adventures were had, and missions were successfully completed!
Doctoral student Mainul Islam collects spectral reflectance of a bur oak leaf, using an ASD portable spectrometer, to detect bur oak blight (BOB). (Photos by Cale Stelken)

Congratulations, Mainul!

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Congratulations to A H M Mainul Islam, who successfully defended his thesis titled, "ESTIMATING PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY IN BLIGHTED BUR OAKS USING LEAF HYPERSPECTRAL REFLECTANCE AND MACHINE LEARNING MODELS: MODEL GENERALIZABILITY".
Riley Pacer

Riley Pacer awarded the Harold H. McCarty Award

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Riley was selected for the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability's Harold H. McCarty Award, which is awarded to an outstanding Geography Master’s student. This award is an honor recognizing the high quality of her work and her contribution to the SEES program.

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