Events - Iowa Academy of Science

Participating in the NASA GLOBE Fall Cloud Challenge? Join a Facebook Live Event on 22 October, 1:00 p.m. ET. For the Fall Cloud Challenge, the NASA GLOBE Clouds Team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA, is connecting with GLOBE students from Montverde Academy in Florida, USA, with teacher Dr. Caryn Long!  >>

On Tuesday, 15 October (10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EDT; 14:00 and 19:00 UTC), a two-hour online training opportunity will be presented. This training is for professionals interested in using this state-of-the-art precipitation data product for applications in the water resources, disasters, agriculture, energy, and health sectors.  >>

On Tuesday, 08 October, the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar “Year 2 of the Campaign Begins: Discussion on Data Counts; Year 1 Data Champions; ICESat-2 Data; and What Lies Ahead” will be held at 2:00 p.m. EDT (6:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

The Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Field Campaign has begun – and will run throughout the month of October.  >>

Citizen Scientists – Join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) Field Measurement Campaign webinar #9 “Behind the Scenes: What Happens to Your Data,” on Wednesday, 25 September, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  >>

The Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Field Campaign will begin again on 01 October, and will run through 31 October. The first in a series of webinars will take place on Tuesday, 24 September (8:00 p.m. EST): “Is Your Neighborhood Making You Hot?”  >>

The community-led GLOBE Water Bodies Intensive Observation Period (IOP), which runs from 23-27 September, will present an informational webinar on Tuesday, 10 September, at 7:00 a.m. MT (1:00 p.m. UTC).  >>

Educators – Join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) Field Measurement Campaign Webinar #11 “Back to School with GLOBE Mission Mosquito,” on Wednesday, 04 September, at 8:00 p.m. EDT.  >>

Citizen Scientists – Join the GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) Field Measurement Campaign webinar #8 “Use Zika Zine in Your Outreach” on Wednesday, 21 August, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  >>

On Thursday, 15 August (9:30 a.m. EDT/13:30 UTC), the webinar “Now What Do I Do With the Data?” will be presented. In the scientific process, after the collection of data comes the analysis and making conclusions. In this webinar, we will present a summary of how much data was collected during the eclipse, as well a professional scientist’s view of the data, and tips and ideas for student research projects, including the opportunity to submit projects to GLOBE’s International Virtual Science Symposium.  >>