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The Virginia Tech study used SWOT to investigate large river dynamics, sharp breaks and slopes along rivers (such as waterfalls), and shear stress.

Mentioned as: virginia techNarrative GeneralJan 28, 2026Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land

Molly Stroud is a Virginia Tech postdoctoral associate and the first author of a publication in Geological Society of America Today about using SWOT for fluvial geomorphology.

Mentioned as: virginia techNarrative GeneralJan 28, 2026Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land

Virginia Tech’s demonstration of SWOT technology enables coverage of rivers globally and studying their evolution at a much larger scale than prior methods.

Mentioned as: virginia techNarrative GeneralJan 28, 2026Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land

Virginia Tech geoscientists are using the SWOT satellite to study how water shapes the land.

Mentioned as: virginia techTechnical ProductJan 28, 2026Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land

The research team included Julia Cisneros of Virginia Tech’s Department of Geosciences and collaborators at the University of Colorado and Brown University.

Mentioned as: virginia techNarrative GeneralJan 28, 2026Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land

Dr. Alok Das earned his PhD in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech in 1982.

Mentioned as: Virginia TechNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2025Anything but expendable (part 2)

Virginia Tech’s undergraduate GEOINT certificate will launch in Fall 2023 within the Department of Geography.

Mentioned as: Virginia TechNarrative GeneralJun 9, 2023University of Maryland and Virginia Tech Earn USGIF Collegiate Accreditation

Perrone Robotics has an established history of working with institutions of higher learning including the University of Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Johns Hopkins University, University of Hawaii, University of Virginia, Eastern Michigan University, and Drexel University.

Mentioned as: Virginia TechOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2023Perrone Robotics & Global Finance Group Announce AutoCampus Program

A 2020 Virginia Tech survey revealed that 87 percent of consumers in Christiansburg, Virginia favored drone delivery.

Mentioned as: Virginia TechNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2022Dronedek Integrates With A2Z Drone Delivery

The 2022 AAG Honors Committee members include Ronald Hagelman III (Chair, Texas State University), Amy Katherine Glasmeier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Andrew Sluyter (Louisiana State University), Thomas Baerwald (NSF, retired), Kelsey Ellis (University of Tennessee), Stephanie Zick (Virginia Tech), Kavita Pandit (Georgia State University), Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez (University of North Texas), and Megan Ybarra (University of Washington).

Mentioned as: virginia techNarrative GeneralDec 17, 2021Eleven geographers honored for groundbreaking work