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Laramie Potts

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Laramie Potts

Laramie Potts is an American[citation needed] scientist who identified the Wilkes Land mass concentration in Antarctica in collaboration with Ralph von Frese.[1] He is from South Africa.[citation needed] He is an associate professor in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology and teaches geomatics (surveying) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).[1]

Education

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Potts received his B.S. in Land Surveying in 1984 at the University of Cape Town, his M.S. (1993) and Ph.D.[2] (2000) in Geodetic Science and Surveying at The Ohio State University and an M.B.A. (2016) from the NJIT.[3]

Research

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He and von Frese used gravity measurements by NASA's GRACE satellites to identify a 200-mile (300 km) wide mass concentration. This mass anomaly is centered within a larger ring-like structure visible in radar images of the land surface beneath the Antarctic ice cap. This combination led these researchers to speculate that it may be the result of a large impact event.[4]

Consulting

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Potts is part of the leadership team at Northeast Consulting Group, LLC.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Laramie Potts | People". people.njit.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ^ Potts, Laramie V. (2000). Satellite geophysical investigation of the moon / (Thesis). The Ohio State University.
  3. ^ "Laramie Potts | People". people.njit.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. ^ Gorder, Pam Frost (June 1, 2006). "Big Bang in Antarctica—Killer Crater Found Under Ice". Research News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "HOME - Laramie V. Potts, PhD, MBA, GISP". www.northeastconsultinggroup.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

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