Alumnus Edward Pultar (PhD 2011) recently announced his company’s latest developments, using the brainchild he and his brother created, Valarm (“Versatile Asset Locator and Remote Monitor”), a powerful software platform for collecting geo-located sensor data: It’s been an exciting 1st half of 2015! Here’s the latest from Valarm: Drought in California? We’re remotely monitoring real-time water usage,...
Read MoreOne problem with beautiful places is that they’re popular! UCSB Geography staff’s “last supper” for two of its retiring members almost became a liquid lunch because staff had to wait 45 minutes for a table at the Boathouse, and they all hit the outside bar early. The occasion was the last day of work for Beilei Zhang, Geography’s Contract and Grants Manager, and Bernadette Weinberg, our Academic Personnel...
Read MoreDan Montello, the Chair of the UCSB Department of Geography, acted as emcee for our reception party and award ceremony on behalf of graduating Geography majors on June 13. The following is a rough transcript of his comments during the proceedings: As some of you know, the Geography Department at UCSB is nationally ranked in the top 5 and can lay claim to being #1, depending on how you examine the ranking data. This is due to our...
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