1. Kaiem L. Frink Lecture Series Elizabeth City State University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Adjunct Professor/Graduate Student Major Applied Mathematics Concentration in Remote Sensing/Geographical Information System

2. Introduction Graduate student at Elizabeth City State University which is located in North Eastern, North Carolina. An hour south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Virginia as well as three hours away from Raleigh N.C. Master Field of study: Mathematics and Remote Sensing B.S. Computer and Information Systems GIS/ Remote Sensing Spring 2008

3. My interest are working in the fields of Mathematics, Science and Technology and the ability to work well with diverse teams. Learning Being a team player Fundraising Working with the youth Strengthen grant writing techniques Interest

4. Kaiem Frink GRSS Student Chapter Meetings 8/22/20154 New York’s American Museum of Natural History International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 Infrared Camera measure temperatureDr. Lecompte and myself in New York’s American Museum of Natural History

5. What is this? GIS Remote Sensing Aerial Photography

6. Ranging vs Imaging RADAR provides range information –Can resolve down to inches Image requires cross-range information Problem: The RADAR beam is wider than the target Range Cross Range (Angle) RADAR Beam RADAR

7. Radar Imagery Cross Range Range Pixel  cr = R D  r = c 2B Wavelength Antenna Aperture Bandwidth (Hz) Speed of Light Range to target Imaging requires a large antenna

8. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) 30 Times Larger than Platform Problem: 100 Times Larger than Platform Platform Solution: Sampled Aperture Antenna

9. SAR Data Gathering Modes SAR Spotlight (Frame) SAR Strip Map (Scan)

10. How Earth Remote Sensing Works Source: Copyright © 1998 USC Remote Sensing Lab and the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/rslab/

11. What is a Matrix?

12. Multispectral image composed of 'n' rows & 'm' columns of pixels for each spectral band. Single image contains several co-registered digital images representing spectral reflectance / emittance in different regions of electromagnetic spectrum.

13. Imaging Spectrometry Concept AVIRIS = Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer Source: http://aviris.jpl.nasa.gov/

14. A Hyperspectral Cube Source: http://aviris.jpl.nasa.gov/html/aviris.cube.html

15. Major African American Contributors in Mathematics, Computer Science Dr. Linda B. Hayden Dr. Johnny L. Houston Mathematics from Morehouse College (BA) Clark Atlanta University (MS) Purdue University (Ph.D., 1974) Travels: Include all (50) states in the USA, (6) continents, (42) different countries - 15 in Africa Languages: Read, Write and/or Speak: French/Spanish/German with various levels of proficiency NSF-UFE, ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS 1998, Michigan State University NSF-UFE, COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE 1993-94, NC Supercomputer Center NSF-UFE, PARALLEL PROCESSING 1992-93, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY PhD, MATHEMATICS/EDUCATION 1988, American University, Washington, DC MS, COMPUTER SCIENCE 1983 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA MAT, MATHEMATICS/EDUCATION 1972 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio BS MATHEMATICS/PHYSICS 1970 Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA Education Background

26. Recreating a virtual tour of the ECSU campus from 1958 to 1998. 1958 1967 1977 1998

27. Utilizing Sonar System to map the Pasquotank River and Chowan River Dr. Yuan and Kaiem Frink mapping North Eastern North Carolina

28. Is the first visible-infrared spectrometer to fly on a NASA Mars mission. CRISM scientists are using the instrument to look for the residue of minerals that form in the presence of water: the 'fingerprints' left by evaporated hot springs, thermal vents, lakes or ponds. With unprecedented clarity. CRISM is mapping regions on the Martian surface at scales as small as 60 feet (about 18 meters) across, when the spacecraft is 186 miles (300 kilometers) above the planet. CRISM is reading 544 'colors' in reflected sunlight to detect certain minerals on the surface, including signature traces of past water. CRISM alone will generate more than 10 terabytes of data, enough to fill more than 15,000 compact discs The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars CRISM (CRISM) carried aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

29. The 2009 Water Quality Team Water Quality content varies from community to community and from throughout the world. A number of variances are natural differences caused by nature and some are induced by human. The research team will process and compare the water quality results against the North Carolina Administrative Code, past CERSER research group results, local surrounding counties, statewide, countrywide and International water quality standards for samples from Austin Texas, Barcelona Spain, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Indiana & Lake Cavalier Portsmouth, Virginia.

30. What does a scientist look like?

32. Luz Teresa Padró PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech Research: I study aerosols (solid or liquid particles suspended in air) and how they affect clouds and therefore climate. As part of my research, I have been able to go to Mexico City and Monterey, CA to measure aerosols and their ability to form cloud droplets.

33. I am currently conducting genetic research on sea stars and sea urchins in the Philippines. This includes working in the lab as well as traveling to remote areas throughout the Philippines to collect my samples using SCUBA and free diving.

34. Elizabeth L. McLean Majoring in Evolution, Ecology and Behavior at the University at Buffalo My research looks at associations and interactions between sea sponges and soft corals, also known as gorgonians.

35. Patrick Schwing, Chemical Oceanography Patrick’s research determines the effects of humans and climate on coastal environments using chemical and biological evidence from sediments and rocks.

36. This is a picture of PORCHE SPENCE in a forested residential landscape using a soil probe to collect a soil core. I wanted to learn more about the soil physical properties at different layers of the soil (soil profile). You can see the soil the first few layers of the soil profile in the white tube laying on top of the leaf litter.

37. Alexandrea Bowman deploying a “Sea-Horse Tilt Current Meter (a machine designed to determine velocity and direction of water flow) in Quonochontaug Salt Pond, RI.

38. My name is JustinFalls. I have been conducting research that looked at the importance of a non-native macroalgae (seaweed for simplification) Gracilaria on the survival of the blue crab (The kind of crabs in crab you eat in cakes). I demonstrated that crabs are able to avoid predators in the presence of Gracilaria. Now I am working on lab experiments that examine the effect of temperature on Gracilaria growth.

40. Image courtesy of B. Fox, National Geographic Education/Outreach At Sea Operations Catalina Martinez NOAA Oceanographer

41. My research is based of the Gulf of Mexico on the west Coast of Florida. I am studying the grazing ability of the red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, on picoplankton. Karenia brevis is a harmful algal species and this is just one study, of many, that are hoping to find a way to minimize the negative effects that this organism has annually on coastal environments throughout the Gulf.

44. My High School Experience

48. Future Plans Obtain my Ph.D. before the age of 40 Future research Scientific research that utilizes GIS Remote Sensing technologies Scientific programming languages Advanced Mathematics usage Open for collaborations

49. Recommendations Be able to identify a positive mentor and or role model Surround yourself with like minded individuals who are going places. Keep positive energy positive. Do not be afraid to get your seven laughs in. Being able to admit when you are wrong.

50. Acknowledgements Audience Carnegie Mellon University CERSER- Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research Elizabeth City State University MSPHD Philadelphia School District Purdue University NSF National Science Foundation Funding agencies JPL

51. Contact Information E-Mail: Kaiem_frink@hotmail.com Website: www.kaiemfrink.com Questions The floor is open for questions. Ask Me about Google Earth! Global Warming