Our Mission
The IDEA Program shall Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) all GRSS members and affiliates of accredited societies who are interested in the fields of interest of the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). We celebrate, support and thrive on our differences for the benefit of our members and our GRSS community. The committee is responsible for planning and organizing activities across regions, chapters, and conferences to develop, empower, and advance engineers and scientists from diverse backgrounds (technical, regional, gender, etc.), and inspire members around the world to follow their technical interests to a career in geoscience and remote sensing. The committee also strives to inspire a future generation of engineers and scientists through various groups working with students at all levels of academics. The IDEA committee envisions a vibrant GRSS community collectively using their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity. Click here to learn more about the committee or sign up for our mailing list!
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Our Initiatives
Women Mentoring Women
IDEA Women Mentoring Women The IDEA committee is working to build a mentorship community and that includes you. In addition to the individual mentor mentee relationships you are developing, our
Professional Development Microgrants
IDEA IEEE GRSS IDEA Professional Development Microgrant Motivation and Goal The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Microgrant Program aims to provide financial support to IEEE GRSS members pursuing
Family Cares Grant Program
IEEE Family Cares Grant Program Motivation and Goal The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Family Cares Grant Program (FCGP) aims to support GRSS members of any grade and
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine Column
Recent Articles A Glimpse at the Women Mentoring Women Program From a Mentor/Mentee Perspective The Women Mentoring Women (WMW) Program offers a transformative mentorship experience, examined here through the lens
Conference and Forum Activities
IDEA Conference and Forum Activities The IDEA team is passionate about organizing activities at local, regional, and global conferences to engage with the geoscience and remote sensing community. This page
IEEE GRSS IDEA’s Down to Earth podcast
Down to Earth podcast Welcome to “Down to Earth”, a 30-minute podcast about innovative geoscience and the incredible people behind it. Each week, we host a different guest to talk
Women In Africa (WiA)
IDEA Women In Africa (WiA) ABOUT US The Women in Africa initiative was founded within the Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) committee of IEEE’s Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Who We Are
Vicky Vanthof
IDEA Co-Chair
University of Waterloo
Mousmi Ajay Chaurasia
IDEA Co-Chair
MJCET, Hyderabad
Margot Fleming
WMW Lead
University of Waterloo
Stephanie Tumampos
Social Media Lead
Technical University of Munich
Qian Song
Microgrants Lead
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Niki Clark
Family Care Grant Lead Oak Ridge National Lab, USA
Cletah Shoko
Women in Africa Lead
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Sureka Thiruchittampalam
DEIAB Liason
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Sunni Kanta Prasad Kushwaha
Conference Lead
WSL, Zurich, Switzerland
Chulantha Jayawardena
Member
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Pubali Mukherjee
Member
Indian Institute of technology Mumbai, India
Mariko Burgin
Member
GRSS
Francesca Razzano
Member
University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy
Sagarika Rao Valluri
Member
New York University, USA
Hamid Jafarzadeh
Member
Memorial University
Muhammad Kamran
Member
JDPSR - Tokyo
Arioluwa Aribisala
Member
University of Salzburg, Austria
Paula Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos
Member
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
