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Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Professor Scott Nowicki (l.) and Department of Computer Science undergraduate Jarett Jones at the crater rim of Tavurvur Volcano in Papua New Guinea attaching a gas sensor pod to the drone that Jones helped design in May 2019.

Credit: Matthew Fricke

A drone, designed

A drone, designed

by Ph.d. student John Ericksen and undergraduate Jarett Jones, flies in the Valles Caldera in New Mexico.

Credit: John Ericksen

Department of Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

Ph.d. student John Ericksen observes data coming from UAV's autonomously executing a spiral sampling pattern in the Valles Caldera (N.M.).

Credit: Matthew Fricke

Jarret Jones pilots

Jarret Jones pilots

a drone into the crater of Tavurvur Volcano in Papua New Guinea to sample CO2 emissions in May 2019.

Credit: Matthew Fricke

UNM researchers receive NSF National Robotics Initiative grant to develop swarms of drones for volcano research

Project goal is to develop drone swarms for volcano research

November 02, 2020

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