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Rising Water Summer Workshop for 8th - 12th Grade Students | June 15-18, 2025
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Thank you for participating in our 26th Annual Hurricane/Wildfire Disaster Geospatial Data Mining workshop.
Register your 8th - 12th Grade Student for the Rising Waters GEOSERVICE Summer Workshop on June 15-18, 2026
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What is GEOSERVICE?
GEOscience Students Excelling in Real, Vital Investigations with Community Engagement
What will we do?
- Learn how satellite imagery/monitoring is used for managing resources, the environment, and Earth Observation.
- Explore UHI effects in Lafayette communities, Redfish decline in Louisiana marshes, NASA STELLA development, and capabilities of the NASA TerraROVER.
- Visit the UL Lafayette Science Museum to learn about fossils, the Earth as Art puzzle competition, and view planetary exhibits.
- Get a chance to pet a real alligator with Swamp Base and visit the USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center.
- Fly NASA AEROKATS kites, drones, and other instruments to gather real-time data.
- Learn how a stream table mimics deltaic formations along Louisiana’s coast.
- And more!
Who can apply?
Applicants should be between 8th and 12th grade and in good standing with their school.
Workshop Details
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Monday – Thursday (June 15-18, 2026)
Lunch provided
Provide own transportation
FREE workshop!
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please visit:
https://louisianaview.wordpress.com/all-events/rising-water/
Or contact chicola@louisiana.edu
Location
Regional Application Center
Abdalla Hall
635 Cajundome Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
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