This week, CU Boulder Graduate Research Student Alex Hirst traveled to North-West University in听Johannesburg, South Africa to further his research for the UAE Rain Enhancement Project. He will be working with Dr. Roelof Burger听and his lab to collaborate on development of planning algorithms to allow the Super RAAVEN sUAS to explore seedable regions within clouds.听
This collaboration is intended to听allow him to learn about the forecasting models that the South African atmospheric scientist partners are听using to predict cloud development and movement. These forecasts will enable the project team to optimize the paths for the UAS.
Hirst鈥檚 research is supported by the , and his travel was funded in part by the Graduate Student Global Enrichment Fund at CU.