The overall goal of the NASA Guam EPSCoR RID Project Plan is to develop a competitive research and technology program aligned with NASA missions and relevant to Guam and the region.

• Objective 1: Conduct research relevant to Guam and the region and aligned with NASA missions.

• Objective 2: Promote education and workforce development, with a focus on geographic information systems, remote sensing, and applications of unmanned aerial systems.

• Objective 3: Utilize innovative remote sensing technologies to support terrestrial and marine resource management and studies in Guam and Micronesia.

• Objective 4: Improve and maintain a strong cyber infrastructure backbone, and serve as a data science hub in Micronesia in order to encourage computer intensive analyses at UOG.

• Objective 5: Foster collaboration and partnerships between Guam and NASA researchers, as well as between Guam academic institutions, government agencies, and industry.

The NASA CAN Hanom Fresko yan Acho’ Tasi project’s primary objective is to use geospatial datasets of varying resolutions and traditional in situ field data to enable researchers to characterize and model different aspects of coastal freshwater discharge, from ridge to reef.

Awards will be given with a maximum funding of $20,000 and the possibility of travel accommodations. Proposals will be selected based on the quality of the research and on the potential to achieve significant results either through the results of the NASA data applications, or in the development of new technology or new uses of NASA technology to solve Earth and Ocean problems in the region. Proposals are expected to be completed by May 1, 2023 with a written report.

Submit your proposal along with your CV (no more than two pages) to Dr. Leslie Aquino at aquinoL8112@triton.uog.edu. Please attach a budget breakdown with the proposal.

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