Sponsored Research Funding

May 2009

Project Title: 2009 Brevard County - Turtle Monitoring

• PI: Dr. Llewellyn M. Ehrhart, Jr.
• Start Date: 5/1/09
• Amount: $126,110.00
• Agency: Brevard County
• Abstract: Monitoring turtle nesting activity on reconstructed beaches in central Brevard County

Project Title: A systematic investigation of the validity of small-body thermal models through a combined analysis of infrared and radar measurements

• PI: Dr. Yanga Fernandez
• Start Date: 5/19/09
• Amount: $13,415.00
• Agency: Johns Hopkins University
• Abstract: The primary scientific objective is to conduct a systematic investigation of the validity of the small-body thermal models from which size and albedo information is often determined. This proposal is to investigate the biases caused by these assumptions in the current thermal models through a combined analysis of infrared and radar observations of a number of asteroids.