I am Emile Nieuwstraten, master's student at Utrecht University, and since the beginning of August an intern at NEO! In my masters in Earth Surface & Water, I am following the direction Geohazards & Earth Observation, so I have already been observing the Earth's surface and the processes taking place here a lot. For example, for my master's thesis I used drone imagery to map part of the Greenland ice sheet, with the aim of improving melting models.
I find it fascinating that the earth can be monitored so well these days and would like to do my bit.
At NEO, I will deal with cloud shadow mapping using cloud polygons, cloud height and sun and satellite angles of incidence.
In my personal life, I am heavily involved in sports (including football and beach volleyball), music and (analogue) photography.