John Daily /mechanical/ en Daily discusses how satellites and AI help fight wildfires today /mechanical/daily-discusses-satellites-ai-wildfires <span>Daily discusses how satellites and AI help fight wildfires today</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-31T12:03:34-07:00" title="Friday, January 31, 2025 - 12:03">Fri, 01/31/2025 - 12:03</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-01/file-20250127-17-gdcw8g.png?h=690fffbc&amp;itok=ge-Aobgx" width="1200" height="800" alt="Fire crews looking for smoke in forest from a tower"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/14"> All News </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/622"> homepage news </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/631" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/391" hreflang="en">Homepage News</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/455" hreflang="en">John Daily</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Research Professor John W. Daily has spent several decades studying combustion, including wildfire behavior and the technology used to track fires and predict where wildfires might turn. In this article by The Conversation, Daily explains this technology and how it may have been used in the recent LA fires to prevent greater catastrophe.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://theconversation.com/how-satellites-and-ai-help-fight-wildfires-today-248420`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:03:34 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4378 at /mechanical Emeritus Professor John Daily becomes NSF rotator /mechanical/2020/10/27/emeritus-professor-john-daily-becomes-nsf-rotator <span>Emeritus Professor John Daily becomes NSF rotator</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-10-27T16:17:26-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 16:17">Tue, 10/27/2020 - 16:17</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/john_daily.jpg?h=0a0fba27&amp;itok=tHIGs8k1" width="1200" height="800" alt="John Daily"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/14"> All News </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/339"> Faculty </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/108"> Thermo Fluid Sciences </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/391" hreflang="en">Homepage News</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/455" hreflang="en">John Daily</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="image-caption image-caption-right"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/john_daily_0.jpg?itok=6boHHJ8D" width="750" height="1050" alt="John Daily"> </div> <p>Emeritus Professor John Daily.</p></div><p><a href="/mechanical/node/162" rel="nofollow">Emeritus Professor John Daily</a>&nbsp;was&nbsp;selected to be an&nbsp;NSF rotator, or program director, for the <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505699&amp;org=ENG&amp;from=home" rel="nofollow">Combustion and Fire Systems Program</a>. He began his new role on October 13.&nbsp;</p><p>"The goal of the&nbsp;Combustion and Fire Systems&nbsp;program is to advance energy conversion efficiency, improve energy security, enable cleaner environments, and enhance public safety," said Daily. "I'm looking forward to having the ability to provide direction in our field by encouraging conversations about the important questions and future needs."</p><p>During his two-year commitment, Daily will solicit proposals for research, arrange for a peer review process and make&nbsp;final decisions for combustion and fire systems funding. In addition, he said he will do outreach, so researchers&nbsp;across the country are aware of the NSF's many&nbsp;programs&nbsp;and will mentor young faculty with special attention to diversity.&nbsp;</p><h2>Â鶹ӰԺ NSF Rotator Programs</h2><p><em>The text below can be found on&nbsp;<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/careers/rotator-programs" rel="nofollow">the NSF Rotator Program webpage</a>.&nbsp;</em></p><p>The National Science Foundation&nbsp;offers a chance for scientists, engineers&nbsp;and educators to join us as temporary program directors, called rotators. Rotators make recommendations about which proposals to fund; influence new directions in the fields of science, engineering, and education; support cutting-edge interdisciplinary research; and mentor junior research members.&nbsp;</p><p>You can become a rotator either as a Visiting Scientist, Engineer&nbsp;and Educator (VSEE) or as an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignee. While rotators can come on temporary assignment under the IPA program for up to four years, most rotating assignments last one to two years.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Emeritus Professor John Daily was&nbsp;selected to be an&nbsp;NSF rotator, or program director, for&nbsp;the Combustion and Fire Systems Program. He is looking forward to providing direction in the field by encouraging conversations about the important questions and future needs. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:17:26 +0000 Anonymous 2931 at /mechanical