Note: The blog post below essentially describes the first part of my auto-coregistration program. The second part, which aims to achieve subpixel precision, is described here.
Although I've been working remotely, the door to the lab I work in on campus (which also is home to my office) expressly labels the lab a radar lab. Yet, despite that conspicuous label and all the exciting radar research going on around me, I had extremely little acquaintance with radar data until my current project. One component...
Many academics (among others) are acquainted with Imposter Syndrome, which Ellen Hendriksen calls "the low, constant rumbling of insecurity, fraudulence, or self-doubt that strikes successful individuals." I have to admit that I've recently felt pangs of that syndrome myself as I've been on the hunt for my next position. For those who don't know,...
The United Sates Geological Survey provides the Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS) to support processing of planetary imagery . Utilizing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature of Windows 10, ISIS can now be run directly (essentially natively) in Windows, which is faster and uses fewer resources than running a...
Although my current postdoc doesn't end for about 9 months, it's high time to be looking for the next step. Among other options that I'm pursuing, I decided to apply to NASA's Postdoctoral Program (NPP). This program is a competitive opportunity for scientists to seek funding to execute a proposed research plan at a NASA center, advised by...
It seems to me that one of the more important general goals of scientific research is to know ones data. It's straightforward enough (though often laborious in practice) to follow the textbook scientific method you learned in school:
When I'm not doing science, one of my favorite pastimes is playing a mobile game called Jurassic World Alive (JWA). The easiest way to explain the game is that it's Pokémon Go with dinosaurs, but honestly, there's actually a lot more to it than that. JWA arrived on the market almost 2 years after Pokémon Go (March 6 2018 vs....
I thought I'd write a bit about accommodating color blindness in scientific data visualization (plots and the like). The truth is, there are many who know far far more about this than I do. For example, I know nearly nothing about color theory or the physiology of color blindness. However, I do know a few useful practical nuggets...
I've now lived in Canada for a full year, so it seemed time to take stock. For sake of a little humor, I'll adopt a slightly exaggerated Amero-centric perspective (with apologies to any offended Canadians)
Last week saw a couple pleasant milestones. A paper I'd written describing a novel algorithm for analyzing river geometries was officially accepted to Computers and Geoscience, and a paper on which I am second-author paper, that looks at recurring slope lineae (RSL) on Mars following last year's global dust storm (or planet-encircling dust event),...