New High-Altitude Weather Balloon Program at EMU selected to participate in nationwide eclipse balloon project supported by NASA
YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new high-altitude weather balloon (HAB) program at Eastern Michigan University has recently been selected to participate in the NASA-funded and Montana State University-led Nationwide Eclipse Balloon Project (NEBP) .
- YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new high-altitude weather balloon (HAB) program at Eastern Michigan University has recently been selected to participate in the NASA-funded and Montana State University-led Nationwide Eclipse Balloon Project (NEBP) .
- The HAB program, known as EMU Atmospheric Physics Exploration (EMU APEX), was created by EMU Physics Professor Dave Pawlowski, and EMU Professor and atmospheric scientist, Tom Kovacs, who teaches a general education course in weather and forecasting.
- Following the NEBP, Pawlowski said the plan is for EMU APEX to become a student-led club open to all EMU students.
- "As part of the club, EMU students could learn all about launching balloons and actually launch their own balloons."