1) Signal, Image and Video Processing, 2) Graph Technology, 3) Reinforcement Learning, 4) Underwater Robotics
Month: January 2021
Paul Gader, SECOORA webinar: The Trouble with Deep Learning (Jan 26, 1PM EST)
Dr. Paul Gader will discuss some of the inherent and difficult flaws in current Artificial Intelligence practices and use examples from environmental sensing to identify methods for mitigating those flaws.
3-year postdoc position, quantitative population and community ecology, kelp and beach systems
Deadline: Feb. 20. University of Virginia. Research is focused on the widespread ecological phenomenon of synchrony, the tendency for populations in distant locations to rise and fall in unison. Involves analysis of existing data; no field work. A background in marine ecology is not necessary. International applicants are welcome.
Scientist, Jones Edmunds, Gainesville, FL: environmental assessments, reports, evaluations for environmental projects
Projects may include wildlife studies, wetland delineations/replacement, natural system design, environmental permitting documents, soils studies, rare plant studies, watershed hydrology, floodplains, water budget, and pollutant loading or related work.
Ashley Smyth featured in this fantastic short educational video about oysters and water quality
Dr. Smyth featured in Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove on CBS, which celebrates women who have become superstars in STEM-related careers.
New paper by Altieri: Resilience of Tropical Ecosystems to Ocean Deoxygenation
Altieri and co-authors suggest that a community and ecosystems perspective that integrates knowledge of organismal physiology with species interactions can reveal new insights into ecological feedbacks and the potential mechanisms that underlie the resilience of tropical ecosystems to deoxygenation.
Article on saltwater intrusion co-authored by David Kaplan is one of “Top-10 Most Cited Articles” in Ecosystem Health and Sustainability from 2015-2020
“Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands” co-written by Elliott White and David Kaplan was selected as one of the “Top-10 Most Cited Articles” published in Ecosystem Health and Sustainability from 2015-2020.
Maryland Sea Grant year-long State Science Policy Fellowships
Deadline January 22, 2021. This unique fellowship opportunity will place science Ph.D. or J.D. students or recent graduates in coastal sustainability, coastal management, and environmental policy positions within Maryland.
Aquatic Connectivity Team Facilitator: Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership, Remote
Deadline: Feb 5, 2021. The Aquatic Connectivity Team Facilitator will be responsible for working with the leads of each Aquatic Connectivity Team to ensure that the Teams maintain momentum and are continuing to grow and serve the purpose for which… Read More