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Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

New Technologies for a Changing Planet

rosenstiel school

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Helicopter Observation Platform (HOP)

 One-of-a-kind resource ideal for atmospheric sampling and remote sensing observations.

Helicopter Observation Platform (HOP)

 One-of-a-kind resource ideal for atmospheric sampling and remote sensing observations.

Helicopter Observation Platform (HOP)

 One-of-a-kind resource ideal for atmospheric sampling and remote sensing observations.

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

 New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

 New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

 New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

 New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

 New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES)

 New Technologies for a Changing Planet

Welcome

The Aircraft Center for Earth Studies (ACES) focuses on science-driven sensing and technology development to help better understand our changing planet.

Dr. Ved Chirayath, Vetlesen Professor of Earth Sciences and National Geographic Explorer, leads a growing multi-disciplinary team with a shared passion for studying and protecting life on Earth as well as aiding in the search for life elsewhere in the universe.

ACES inaugurates the next generation of scientific aerial platforms and observations for Earth science, and opens the door to many vital atmospheric and marine studies.

Roni Avissar, Dean

ACES develops novel instrumentation for ocean imaging, including FluidCam and MiDAR, and information systems technologies like NeMO-Net, to advance Earth Science objectives. Through worldwide scientific field campaigns, often in extreme environments that serve as analogs for planetary science and ocean worlds applications, our technologies are tested and validated.

Presently, ACES is leading a number of NASA, non-profit, federal, and National Geographic research projects. 

The Center welcomes collaboration with scientists, academia, and federal agencies, and invite you to explore our research, technology, and platform portfolios as well as media and publications.

Research

Technology

Impact

About ACES

ACES

The center was established in 2021 within the University of Miami Rosentiel School Department of Ocean Sciences, thanks to the generous support provided by The Batchelor Foundation, The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation, and an anonymous donor.