USV for Barbados Storm Tracking
An AutoNaut USV has been purchased by the Barbados Meteorological Services to provide data to assist with hurricane tracking.
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LSU Professor and Coast Guard Tackle Hurricane Preparedness
Over the past year, LSU assistant professor Navid Jafari has worked alongside the U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans to leverage drones to facilitate its search and rescue operations immediately after a hurricane.
Read moreSaildrone to Collect Data Inside Hurricane
As hurricane season approaches each summer, coastal communities on the U.S. Atlantic seaboard brace for impact. These fast-moving and often deadly storms aren’t only a persistent threat to human safety, they also present a significant economic impact—hurricane damage in the U.S. is estimated at around $54 billion annually. In partnership with NOAA, Saildrone is going storm chasing in the Tropical
Read moreDHS Centers of Excellence Chosen for Summer Research, July Competition
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of nine teams from different Minority Serving Institutions across the United States to participate in the 2019 Summer Research Team (SRT) program. The DHS SRT program, administered by S&T’s Office of University Programs, is a summer internship that provides quality research experiences to early
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