The Inspire, Develop, Empower, Advance (IDEA) Program

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!

News

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Mary Immaculate Neh Fru

Member
University of Buea, Cameroon