Cynthia Garcia-Eidell, a PhD candidate in earth and environmental sciences, has been selected to receive the 2022 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
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Garcia-Eidell, whose research aims to understand carbon cycle changes along the coastal margins of our planet, is one of nine recipients of the honor, which recognizes graduate students “who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education and who are committed to academic innovation in the areas of equity, community engagement, and teaching and learning.”
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Sea Grant’s Knauss Fellowship Program for ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources matches exceptional nationally selected graduate students with host offices of the federal government for a one-year, non-renewable, paid, policy fellowship in Washington, D.C.
EOS Article Feature: Satellites Accurately Capture Ocean Salinity in the Arctic
Research on sea surface salinity by PhD student Cynthia Garcia-Eidell was recently featured in the American Geophysical Union's magazine, EOS. In this research, Garcia-Eidell used satellites to study sea surface salinity in the high latitudes and was able to show that sea surface salinity can be remotely detected from space with a high degree of accuracy. The use of satellites for this type of observation is critical because salinity changes in response to sea ice formation and glacial melting but is generally difficult to monitor in high latitudes because of the logistical challenges.
UIC explorers set sail on Arctic science research expedition
Five UIC students — one Ph.D. candidate, one Ph.D. student and three undergraduates — certainly hope the third time's the charm as they take part in Arctic science research over 18 days and 2,000 nautical miles in the Canadian Arctic.
Cynthia Garcia-Eidell, a Ph.D. student in earth and environmental sciences, received a 2022 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from the National Sea Grant College program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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She is part of the 43rd class of the prestigious fellowship program that has trained more than 1,500 graduate students to become leaders in science, policy and public administration since 1979.
Announcing the Winners: ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellows
Cynthia Garcia-Eidell was one of six recipients of the ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowship. The fellowship aims to increase diversity in the field of data science and provides $15,000 annually for study anywhere in the world. Cynthia was nominated by her Ph.D. advisor, Professor Max Berkelhammer. They work together to study changing polar regions using remote sensing. Specially, Cynthia uses satellites to study large scale biogeochemical processes in the polar oceans.
Film Screening: Frozen Obsession Documentary
Stay tuned for screening details of Frozen Obsession -- a film that documents a team of scientists, educators, journalist, and 28 graduate and undergraduate students as they conduct research and report about the impacts of climate change and loss of sea ice in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
