ICESat-2 Hackweek 2023

7 August - 11 August Seattle, WA
An in person, collaborative learning event.

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Schedule

All times listed below are UTC -7 (Pacific Daylight Time). You might want to consult this Time Zone Map to figure out times in your location.

8:30 - 9:30

Introductory Session

Welcome and getting to know each other.

9:30 - 10:00

BREAK

10:00 - 11:30

CryoCloud

Getting connected to our shared computational resources.

Resource(s)

11:30 - 12:00

ICESat-2 Mission Overview and Data

Summary of ICESat-2 datasets, algorithms and science applications.

Tutorial Lead(s)
Nathan Kurtz
Resource(s)

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 17:00

OPEN PROJECT WORK

8:30 - 9:30

Open source development / Object Oriented Programming

Best practices for collaborative coding and object oriented programming.

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Resource(s)

9:30 - 10:00

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10:00 - 11:30

Cloud data access and data formats

Approaches for accessing and subsetting ICESat-2 data in a cloud environment.

Tutorial Lead(s)
Luis Lopez
Resource(s)

11:30 - 12:00

Best Practices for Collaborative Development

Learn techniques for collaborating in small teams.

Tutorial Lead(s)
Resource(s)

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 17:00

OPEN PROJECT WORK

8:30 - 9:15

Applications: snow depth

Applications of ICESat-2 data to snow studies.

Resource(s)

9:15 - 10:00

Applications: bathymetry

Applications of ICESat-2 data to bathymetric sciences.

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10:00 - 10:30

BREAK

10:30 - 11:15

Applications: Visualization and Integration

An overview of the capabilities provided by OpenAltimetry and Google Earth Engine for putting ICESat-2 photon-level data into context

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Resource(s)

11:15 - 12:00

Group STAND-UP & OPEN PROJECT WORK

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 17:00

OPEN PROJECT WORK

8:30 - 9:15

Applications: inland hydrology

Applications of ICESat-2 data to inland hydrology.

Tutorial Lead(s)
Resource(s)

9:15 - 10:00

Applications: sea ice

Applications of ICESat-2 data to sea ice.

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10:00 - 10:30

BREAK

10:30 - 11:15

11:15 - 12:00

Group STAND-UP & OPEN PROJECT WORK

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 17:00

OPEN PROJECT WORK

8:30 - 9:00

Openscapes Mentor Breakfast

Exploring mentor training opportunities in collaboration with NASA Openscapes Champions program.

Tutorial Lead(s)
Resource(s)

9:00 - 9:30

CryoCloud - Part II

After the Hackweek.

Tutorial Lead(s)

9:30 - 10:00

SURVEY FEEDBACK

Complete our online survey so that we can improve our program.

Tutorial Lead(s)

10:00 - 10:30

BREAK

10:30 - 12:00

Sharing Project Outcomes - Part I

Sharing what you and your teams accomplished during our time together.

Tutorial Lead(s)

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13:00 - 14:00

Sharing Project Outcomes - Part II

Sharing what you and your teams accomplished during our time together.

Tutorial Lead(s)

14:00 - 14:30

CLOSING

Final wrap up and looking towards the future.

Tutorial Lead(s)

Meet the team

The people on this page have helped organize the hackweek. You'll find a few specializations listed per person if you're wondering who to reach out to during the event!
Jessica Scheick
Research Assistant Professor
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Anthony Arendt
Senior Data Science Fellow
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Charley Haley
Social Strategist and Collaboration Architect
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Scott Henderson
Research Scientist
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Don Setiawan
Research Software Engineer
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Naomi Alterman
Education Consultant
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Joachim Meyer
Research Scientist
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Romina Piunno
Graduate Student
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Wilson Sauthoff
PhD Candidate
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Tyler Sutterley
Senior Research Scientist
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Mark Welden-Smith
Program Manager
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Tasha Snow
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Michalea King
Research Scientist
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Karina Zikan
PhD Student
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Younghyun Koo
Postdoctoral research associate
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Zachary Fair
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Jullian Williams
Doctoral research coordinator
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Philipp Arndt
PhD Candidate
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Andy Barrett
Senior Research Associate
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Shamsudeen Yekeen
Ph.D. Student
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Jonathan Markel
PhD Student
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Zheng Liu
Senior Research Scientist
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Julie Lowndes
Openscapes Director
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Wei Ji Leong
Cloud Engineer
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JP Swinski
Software Developer
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About ICESat-2 Hackweek

Hackweeks are participant-driven events that strive to create welcoming spaces for participants to learn new things, build community and gain hands-on experience with collaboration and team science

Our Sponsors

This event was made possible by the NASA Cryospheric Sciences ICESat-2 Mission (Award 80NSSC23PA905) and support from these organizations
eScience Institute
NASA ICESat-2 Mission
Cryo Cloud