by Sarah Green, Chemistry Michigan Tech is co-sponsoring the spring virtual global conference of the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) on April 21. Abstracts will be accepted until March 22. Environmental Conservation, Sustainability and Equity in 2021: A YEAH Youth Conference is the third Global Virtual Conference hosted by the YEAH. It is . . .
You are invited to spend one-zero-one-zero—that is, ten—minutes with Gorkem Asilioglu, Computer Science, on Thursday, March 18, from 5:30 to 5:40 p.m. EST. Asilioglu is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science. His research interests include computer architecture, high-performance computing, programming languages, and CS education. We look forward to spending 1010 minutes with you! . . .
The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture by Dr. Kelly Steelman, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, on Friday, March 19, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. The title of the lecture is, “Keeping Up with Tech.” Steelman is interim department chair and associate professor in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences. Her research interests include . . .
The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture by author and digital agency owner Tim Frick, founder and president of Mightybytes, on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. In his talk, “People, Planet, Pixels: Toward Sustainable Digital Products and Practices,” Frick will discuss how sustainable web design and responsible digital practices can help . . .
by Pavlis Honor College Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff members received awards totaling $95,175 in funding through the Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC), sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the 2021-2022 funding cycle. Among the recipients is Assistant Professor Sidike Paheding, Applied Computing, who received an award in the pre-college . . .
A scholarly paper co-authored by Assistant Professor Sidike Paheding, Applied Computing, has been published in the April 2021 issue of ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, published by Science Direct. The title of the paper is, “Field-scale crop yield prediction using multi-temporal WorldView-3 and PlanetScope satellite data and deep learning.” View the article abstract . . .