Tag: Kate rich

• Staff Spotlight: Cordero Core

  

  By Kate Rich The eScience Staff Spotlight is a series featuring individual members of our team and their career journey. This week’s featured staff member is Cordero Core, a Senior Research Software Engineer at our Scientific Software Engineering Center (SSEC). In and outside of the office, Cordero brings creative insights to technical problems. At SSEC,…

• Staff Spotlight: Curtis Atkisson

  

  By Kate Rich The eScience Staff Spotlight is a series featuring individual members of our team and their career journey. This week’s featured staff member is Data Scientist Curtis Atkisson. Prior to becoming a researcher of human behavior, Curtis explored human nature through a different medium. After graduating from high school at the age of…

• Staff Spotlight: Bryna Hazelton

  

  By Kate Rich The eScience Staff Spotlight is a series featuring individual members of our team and their career journey. This week’s featured staff member is Bryna Hazelton, our Director of Research Programs and Senior Research Scientist.  Given her upbringing, some might find it unsurprising that Bryna developed a passion for research. She grew up…

• How Busy are National Parks and other Public Lands? Researchers Hone Methods for Estimating Visitation

  

  By Kate Rich Visits to national parks are on the rise. In 2024, the National Park Service set a new record of 332 million recreation visits, with over 6 million more visitors than the previous year.  While these numbers indicate growing interest in outdoor recreation, climbing visitation rates present challenges for land managers working to…