After a remarkable 40-year career as a geophysical and oceanographic engineer, Derek Manov of the Ocean Physics Laboratory (OPL) recently retired. A farewell party held in honor of Derek and attended by many of Derek’s friends was held September 27, 2013. Derek completed his B.S. degree at Cal State Northridge University and shortly thereafter was hired by the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Geological...
Read MoreAn unprecedented number of Dangermond travel awards have been announced for Fall 2013. Thanks to the generosity of Jack and Laura Dangermond, multiple travel expense awards are available to help qualified undergraduate and graduate Geography students present GIS-related work at conferences and workshops each quarter. Eight of the 22 awards will facilitate participation by graduate students Mike Alonzo, Forest Canon, Elizabeth Garcia,...
Read MoreProfessor Kostas Goulias, co-director of Geography’s Geotrans Laboratory, recently contacted the editor to say that “The blog below is a great example of Geotrans undergraduate research.” “Microaccessibility with OpenTripPlanner” was written by Matthew Conway and posted June 20, 2013 on Indicatrix.org; the article grew out of an impressive report that Matthew wrote earlier, titled “Accessibility...
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