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 Dear Colleagues, friends, and family - Thank you very much for your participation in the tribute symposium to celebrate the life, work, and contributions of Gordon Wells. 1:00 - 1:30 PM - Arrival 1:30 - 1:40 PM - Opening Remarks (Srinivas Bettadpur & Byron Tapley) 1:40 - 3:40 PM - Presentations - 12 minutes each in the following order Lesia Dickson (TDEM colleagues) - Emergency Response Suzanne Pierce (UT/TACC) - Bell Jar Legacy - Need for data through time and space Margaret Baguio (UT/CSR) - K-12 Outreach Clint Dawson (UT/ASE & Oden) - Storm Surge Forecasting David Maidment (UT/CAEE & CWE) - Realtime Flood Resilience in Texas Ann Chen (UT/ASE & CSR) - Coastal Subsidence work with Gordon Wells Zong Liang-Yang (UT/JSG) - My Collaborations with Gordon Wells Dev Niyogi (UT/JSG) - Landfalling Hurricanes Yunling Lou and Cathleen Jones (Caltech JPL) - Airborne SAR/UAVSAR/NISAR and Texas Flood Response Shohei Matsuura (NIED/Japan - remote) - The NIED Interactions with Gordon Wells 3:40 - 4:00 PM - Wrap up, comments and observations 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Social (hors d'oeuvres and drinks)
toDear Colleagues, friends, and family - Thank you very much for your participation in the tribute symposium to celebrate the life, work, and contributions of Gordon Wells. 1:00 - 1:30 PM - Arrival 1:30 - 1:40 PM - Opening Remarks (Srinivas Bettadpur & Byron Tapley) 1:40 - 3:40 PM - Presentations - 12 minutes each in the following order Lesia Dickson (TDEM colleagues) - Emergency Response Suzanne Pierce (UT/TACC) - Bell Jar Legacy - Need for data through time and space Margaret Baguio (UT/CSR) - K-12 Outreach Clint Dawson (UT/ASE & Oden) - Storm Surge Forecasting David Maidment (UT/CAEE & CWE) - Realtime Flood Resilience in Texas Ann Chen (UT/ASE & CSR) - Coastal Subsidence work with Gordon Wells Zong Liang-Yang (UT/JSG) - My Collaborations with Gordon Wells Dev Niyogi (UT/JSG) - Landfalling Hurricanes Yunling Lou and Cathleen Jones (Caltech JPL) - Airborne SAR/UAVSAR/NISAR and Texas Flood Response Shohei Matsuura (NIED/Japan - remote) - The NIED Interactions with Gordon Wells 3:40 - 4:00 PM - Wrap up, comments and observations 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Social (hors d'oeuvres and drinks)
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| 17 | Colleagues, friends, and family - Thank you very much for your | 16 | "notes": "Dear Colleagues, friends, and family - Thank you very much | ||
| 18 | participation in the tribute symposium to celebrate the life, work, | 17 | for your participation in the tribute symposium to celebrate the life, | ||
| 19 | and contributions of Gordon Wells.\r\n\r\n1:00 - 1:30 PM - | 18 | work, and contributions of Gordon Wells.\r\n\r\n1:00 - 1:30 PM - | ||
| 20 | Arrival\r\n\r\n1:30 - 1:40 PM - Opening Remarks (Srinivas Bettadpur & | 19 | Arrival\r\n\r\n1:30 - 1:40 PM - Opening Remarks (Srinivas Bettadpur & | ||
| 21 | Byron Tapley)\r\n\r\n1:40 - 3:40 PM - Presentations - 12 minutes each | 20 | Byron Tapley)\r\n\r\n1:40 - 3:40 PM - Presentations - 12 minutes each | ||
| 22 | in the following order\r\nLesia Dickson (TDEM colleagues) - Emergency | 21 | in the following order\r\nLesia Dickson (TDEM colleagues) - Emergency | ||
| 23 | Response\r\nSuzanne Pierce (UT/TACC) - Bell Jar Legacy - Need for data | 22 | Response\r\nSuzanne Pierce (UT/TACC) - Bell Jar Legacy - Need for data | ||
| 24 | through time and space\r\nMargaret Baguio (UT/CSR) - K-12 | 23 | through time and space\r\nMargaret Baguio (UT/CSR) - K-12 | ||
| 25 | Outreach\r\nClint Dawson (UT/ASE & Oden) - Storm Surge | 24 | Outreach\r\nClint Dawson (UT/ASE & Oden) - Storm Surge | ||
| 26 | Forecasting\r\nDavid Maidment (UT/CAEE & CWE) - Realtime Flood | 25 | Forecasting\r\nDavid Maidment (UT/CAEE & CWE) - Realtime Flood | ||
| 27 | Resilience in Texas\r\nAnn Chen (UT/ASE & CSR) - Coastal Subsidence | 26 | Resilience in Texas\r\nAnn Chen (UT/ASE & CSR) - Coastal Subsidence | ||
| 28 | work with Gordon Wells\r\nZong Liang-Yang (UT/JSG) - My Collaborations | 27 | work with Gordon Wells\r\nZong Liang-Yang (UT/JSG) - My Collaborations | ||
| 29 | with Gordon Wells\r\nDev Niyogi (UT/JSG) - Landfalling | 28 | with Gordon Wells\r\nDev Niyogi (UT/JSG) - Landfalling | ||
| 30 | Hurricanes\r\nYunling Lou and Cathleen Jones (Caltech JPL) - Airborne | 29 | Hurricanes\r\nYunling Lou and Cathleen Jones (Caltech JPL) - Airborne | ||
| 31 | SAR/UAVSAR/NISAR and Texas Flood Response\r\nShohei Matsuura | 30 | SAR/UAVSAR/NISAR and Texas Flood Response\r\nShohei Matsuura | ||
| 32 | (NIED/Japan - remote) - The NIED Interactions with Gordon | 31 | (NIED/Japan - remote) - The NIED Interactions with Gordon | ||
| 33 | Wells\r\n\r\n3:40 - 4:00 PM - Wrap up, comments and | 32 | Wells\r\n\r\n3:40 - 4:00 PM - Wrap up, comments and | ||
| 34 | observations\r\n4:00 - 6:00 PM - Social (hors d'oeuvres and | 33 | observations\r\n4:00 - 6:00 PM - Social (hors d'oeuvres and | ||
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| 60 | "description": "# Remembering Gordon Wells: A Life | 59 | "description": "# Remembering Gordon Wells: A Life | ||
| 61 | Observed\r\n\r\n**A Presentation by Suzanne A Pierce** \r\n*Manager | 60 | Observed\r\n\r\n**A Presentation by Suzanne A Pierce** \r\n*Manager | ||
| 62 | and Research Scientist, Texas Advanced Computing Center* \r\n*The | 61 | and Research Scientist, Texas Advanced Computing Center* \r\n*The | ||
| 63 | University of Texas at Austin*\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Bell Jar Legacy | 62 | University of Texas at Austin*\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Bell Jar Legacy | ||
| 64 | \u2013 The Need for Data Through Time and Space\r\n\r\nToday, I want | 63 | \u2013 The Need for Data Through Time and Space\r\n\r\nToday, I want | ||
| 65 | to talk about Gordon Wells as a friend, colleague, and a fan! If you | 64 | to talk about Gordon Wells as a friend, colleague, and a fan! If you | ||
| 66 | received random text messages about Japanese high school marching | 65 | received random text messages about Japanese high school marching | ||
| 67 | bands or river otters from Gordon... you were among the fortunate few | 66 | bands or river otters from Gordon... you were among the fortunate few | ||
| 68 | who experienced one of his greatest gifts: unbridled enthusiasm for | 67 | who experienced one of his greatest gifts: unbridled enthusiasm for | ||
| 69 | the world's delightful peculiarities.\r\n\r\n### The Kyoto Tachibana | 68 | the world's delightful peculiarities.\r\n\r\n### The Kyoto Tachibana | ||
| 70 | High School Marching Band\r\n\r\nFor example, Gordon was a consummate | 69 | High School Marching Band\r\n\r\nFor example, Gordon was a consummate | ||
| 71 | fan of Kyoto Tachibana High School's marching band\u2014not merely | 70 | fan of Kyoto Tachibana High School's marching band\u2014not merely | ||
| 72 | because they are exceptional musicians\u2014but also because he | 71 | because they are exceptional musicians\u2014but also because he | ||
| 73 | marveled at their multi-generational connections and their ability to | 72 | marveled at their multi-generational connections and their ability to | ||
| 74 | execute structured, disciplined performances in unwieldy | 73 | execute structured, disciplined performances in unwieldy | ||
| 75 | conditions.\r\n\r\nI watched a lot of YouTube videos and participated | 74 | conditions.\r\n\r\nI watched a lot of YouTube videos and participated | ||
| 76 | in well narrated discussions of the band's prowess with | 75 | in well narrated discussions of the band's prowess with | ||
| 77 | Gordon.\r\n\r\n### Kotaro and Hana\r\n\r\nAnd then there were Kotaro | 76 | Gordon.\r\n\r\n### Kotaro and Hana\r\n\r\nAnd then there were Kotaro | ||
| 78 | and Hana (also Aty & Ui). The Japanese urban otters. Two adorable | 77 | and Hana (also Aty & Ui). The Japanese urban otters. Two adorable | ||
| 79 | creatures living in Japan whose adventures Gordon followed with the | 78 | creatures living in Japan whose adventures Gordon followed with the | ||
| 80 | dedication most people reserve for their favorite sports | 79 | dedication most people reserve for their favorite sports | ||
| 81 | teams.\r\n\r\nI miss those random texts. I suspect many of you do | 80 | teams.\r\n\r\nI miss those random texts. I suspect many of you do | ||
| 82 | too.\r\n\r\nThis wasn't mere distraction or quirky hobby collecting. | 81 | too.\r\n\r\nThis wasn't mere distraction or quirky hobby collecting. | ||
| 83 | Gordon's fascination with a marching band that could maintain | 82 | Gordon's fascination with a marching band that could maintain | ||
| 84 | formation through chaos, with animals whose behaviors he could observe | 83 | formation through chaos, with animals whose behaviors he could observe | ||
| 85 | through carefully positioned cameras, as phenomena revealed themselves | 84 | through carefully positioned cameras, as phenomena revealed themselves | ||
| 86 | through patient observation - this was Gordon being | 85 | through patient observation - this was Gordon being | ||
| 87 | Gordon.\r\n\r\nBecause at his core, **Gordon Wells was an observer. | 86 | Gordon.\r\n\r\nBecause at his core, **Gordon Wells was an observer. | ||
| 88 | His sensors were always on.**\r\n\r\n## Nature Monitoring and | 87 | His sensors were always on.**\r\n\r\n## Nature Monitoring and | ||
| 89 | Professional Observation\r\n\r\nThose sensors extended to East Texas | 88 | Professional Observation\r\n\r\nThose sensors extended to East Texas | ||
| 90 | where he shared a weekly 'javalina count' and included updates from | 89 | where he shared a weekly 'javalina count' and included updates from | ||
| 91 | his property where he'd installed monitoring equipment that generated | 90 | his property where he'd installed monitoring equipment that generated | ||
| 92 | additional delightful texts with live feeds of foxes, woodpeckers, | 91 | additional delightful texts with live feeds of foxes, woodpeckers, | ||
| 93 | robins, and other wildlife plus one adorable donkey. But these weren't | 92 | robins, and other wildlife plus one adorable donkey. But these weren't | ||
| 94 | just charming nature videos. They represented something fundamental | 93 | just charming nature videos. They represented something fundamental | ||
| 95 | about how Gordon moved through the world. He | 94 | about how Gordon moved through the world. He | ||
| 96 | understood\u2014intuitively and intellectually\u2014that observation | 95 | understood\u2014intuitively and intellectually\u2014that observation | ||
| 97 | creates understanding, that persistent watching reveals patterns, that | 96 | creates understanding, that persistent watching reveals patterns, that | ||
| 98 | data tells stories if you're patient and disciplined enough to | 97 | data tells stories if you're patient and disciplined enough to | ||
| 99 | listen.\r\n\r\nThis same observational bent positioned Gordon uniquely | 98 | listen.\r\n\r\nThis same observational bent positioned Gordon uniquely | ||
| 100 | between academia and applied emergency response, between theoretical | 99 | between academia and applied emergency response, between theoretical | ||
| 101 | understanding and providing enough information to support life-saving | 100 | understanding and providing enough information to support life-saving | ||
| 102 | action.\r\n\r\nTo Gordon, the collection and analysis of data such as | 101 | action.\r\n\r\nTo Gordon, the collection and analysis of data such as | ||
| 103 | hurricane landfall, storm surge forecasts, and wind impact assessments | 102 | hurricane landfall, storm surge forecasts, and wind impact assessments | ||
| 104 | during natural hazard events or rallying medical professionals | 103 | during natural hazard events or rallying medical professionals | ||
| 105 | statewide to share daily updates on the number of available beds and | 104 | statewide to share daily updates on the number of available beds and | ||
| 106 | other key performance measures during the pandemic weren't abstract | 105 | other key performance measures during the pandemic weren't abstract | ||
| 107 | academic exercises. They were tools used during actual emergency | 106 | academic exercises. They were tools used during actual emergency | ||
| 108 | activations and critical events to inform decisions while storms raged | 107 | activations and critical events to inform decisions while storms raged | ||
| 109 | and communities hung in the balance.\r\n\r\n## Debriefs and Loyalty | 108 | and communities hung in the balance.\r\n\r\n## Debriefs and Loyalty | ||
| 110 | \u2013 The Gordon Nod\r\n\r\nGordon possessed what can only be | 109 | \u2013 The Gordon Nod\r\n\r\nGordon possessed what can only be | ||
| 111 | described as a fierce intelligence coupled with an even fiercer | 110 | described as a fierce intelligence coupled with an even fiercer | ||
| 112 | loyalty. He was an effective mentor who would fight to help you | 111 | loyalty. He was an effective mentor who would fight to help you | ||
| 113 | improve your performance under any conditions. Much like that Japanese | 112 | improve your performance under any conditions. Much like that Japanese | ||
| 114 | marching band navigating crowded streets, Gordon pushed his colleagues | 113 | marching band navigating crowded streets, Gordon pushed his colleagues | ||
| 115 | to maintain formation and execute with precision even when | 114 | to maintain formation and execute with precision even when | ||
| 116 | circumstances seemed impossible. He championed his people with the | 115 | circumstances seemed impossible. He championed his people with the | ||
| 117 | same intensity he brought to tracking hurricane paths.\r\n\r\nGordon | 116 | same intensity he brought to tracking hurricane paths.\r\n\r\nGordon | ||
| 118 | held everyone\u2014including himself\u2014to extraordinarily high | 117 | held everyone\u2014including himself\u2014to extraordinarily high | ||
| 119 | expectations. He believed in battle-tested methods that were | 118 | expectations. He believed in battle-tested methods that were | ||
| 120 | hard-earned and useful, while simultaneously challenging the team to | 119 | hard-earned and useful, while simultaneously challenging the team to | ||
| 121 | innovate and consider new ideas. This could make him... a rather | 120 | innovate and consider new ideas. This could make him... a rather | ||
| 122 | demanding collaborator.\r\n\r\nThere was little more entertaining than | 121 | demanding collaborator.\r\n\r\nThere was little more entertaining than | ||
| 123 | watching a group discussion veer into territory where Gordon had | 122 | watching a group discussion veer into territory where Gordon had | ||
| 124 | strong opinions.\r\n\r\nAnd there was little more sobering than seeing | 123 | strong opinions.\r\n\r\nAnd there was little more sobering than seeing | ||
| 125 | Gordon shake his head during a meeting, knowing you'd mis-stepped and | 124 | Gordon shake his head during a meeting, knowing you'd mis-stepped and | ||
| 126 | could anticipate a \"spicy debrief\" afterward where he would set you | 125 | could anticipate a \"spicy debrief\" afterward where he would set you | ||
| 127 | straight.\r\n\r\nThose spicy debriefs, though? They made you better. | 126 | straight.\r\n\r\nThose spicy debriefs, though? They made you better. | ||
| 128 | Gordon drove results beyond the bounds of our own expectations while | 127 | Gordon drove results beyond the bounds of our own expectations while | ||
| 129 | expanding our orbit in both technical performance and social | 128 | expanding our orbit in both technical performance and social | ||
| 130 | connections. The work his teams produced was work everyone could be | 129 | connections. The work his teams produced was work everyone could be | ||
| 131 | proud of, precisely because Gordon refused to accept anything less | 130 | proud of, precisely because Gordon refused to accept anything less | ||
| 132 | than excellence.\r\n\r\n## The Data Bell Jar Concept\r\n\r\nThis | 131 | than excellence.\r\n\r\n## The Data Bell Jar Concept\r\n\r\nThis | ||
| 133 | brings me to Gordon's most enduring contribution\u2014an idea born | 132 | brings me to Gordon's most enduring contribution\u2014an idea born | ||
| 134 | from his keen observer's mind in 2018. As Brent Porter recalls, | 133 | from his keen observer's mind in 2018. As Brent Porter recalls, | ||
| 135 | \"Gordon began talking about being able to look at data throughout an | 134 | \"Gordon began talking about being able to look at data throughout an | ||
| 136 | event\u2014not just before, not just after, but during, as phenomena | 135 | event\u2014not just before, not just after, but during, as phenomena | ||
| 137 | unfolded in real time.\"\r\n\r\nHe called this idea **the Bell | 136 | unfolded in real time.\"\r\n\r\nHe called this idea **the Bell | ||
| 138 | Jar**.\r\n\r\nA bell jar is one of science's most elegant | 137 | Jar**.\r\n\r\nA bell jar is one of science's most elegant | ||
| 139 | instruments\u2014a transparent vessel that permits continuous | 138 | instruments\u2014a transparent vessel that permits continuous | ||
| 140 | observation while maintaining the integrity of what's enclosed. For | 139 | observation while maintaining the integrity of what's enclosed. For | ||
| 141 | Gordon, this became a powerful metaphor for data collection during | 140 | Gordon, this became a powerful metaphor for data collection during | ||
| 142 | dynamic events.\r\n\r\nJust as the physical bell jar creates a bounded | 141 | dynamic events.\r\n\r\nJust as the physical bell jar creates a bounded | ||
| 143 | space where phenomena can be observed without contamination, a | 142 | space where phenomena can be observed without contamination, a | ||
| 144 | computational bell jar establishes a structured interface between | 143 | computational bell jar establishes a structured interface between | ||
| 145 | chaotic reality and systematic understanding. It represents capturing | 144 | chaotic reality and systematic understanding. It represents capturing | ||
| 146 | not just the event itself, but its context, its progression, its | 145 | not just the event itself, but its context, its progression, its | ||
| 147 | evolution as an integrated whole.\r\n\r\nGordon understood that during | 146 | evolution as an integrated whole.\r\n\r\nGordon understood that during | ||
| 148 | event-driven phenomena\u2014hurricanes, wildfires, disasters that | 147 | event-driven phenomena\u2014hurricanes, wildfires, disasters that | ||
| 149 | erupt suddenly and demand immediate response\u2014traditional research | 148 | erupt suddenly and demand immediate response\u2014traditional research | ||
| 150 | methods fall catastrophically short. You can't study a tornado at your | 149 | methods fall catastrophically short. You can't study a tornado at your | ||
| 151 | convenience. You can't ask Hurricane Harvey to pause while you perfect | 150 | convenience. You can't ask Hurricane Harvey to pause while you perfect | ||
| 152 | your protocols.\r\n\r\nAs he would say with characteristic pragmatism: | 151 | your protocols.\r\n\r\nAs he would say with characteristic pragmatism: | ||
| 153 | **\"Beggars can't be choosers. Best available and timely are more | 152 | **\"Beggars can't be choosers. Best available and timely are more | ||
| 154 | important than chasing a perfect dataset that might never | 153 | important than chasing a perfect dataset that might never | ||
| 155 | exist.\"**\r\n\r\n### Bell Jar Metrics\r\n\r\nThe bell jar framework | 154 | exist.\"**\r\n\r\n### Bell Jar Metrics\r\n\r\nThe bell jar framework | ||
| 156 | demands more than conceptual elegance\u2014it requires rigorous | 155 | demands more than conceptual elegance\u2014it requires rigorous | ||
| 157 | implementation. Gordon and his team developed specific metrics for | 156 | implementation. Gordon and his team developed specific metrics for | ||
| 158 | evaluating data within this framework:\r\n\r\n- **Completeness**\r\n- | 157 | evaluating data within this framework:\r\n\r\n- **Completeness**\r\n- | ||
| 159 | **Currentness**\r\n- **Constraints**\r\n- **Attribution**\r\n- | 158 | **Currentness**\r\n- **Constraints**\r\n- **Attribution**\r\n- | ||
| 160 | **Accessibility**\r\n- **Adaptability**\r\n\r\nThese weren't abstract | 159 | **Accessibility**\r\n- **Adaptability**\r\n\r\nThese weren't abstract | ||
| 161 | academic categories. They were practical tools for decision-makers who | 160 | academic categories. They were practical tools for decision-makers who | ||
| 162 | needed reliable information.\r\n\r\nWhat fascinated Gordon was the | 161 | needed reliable information.\r\n\r\nWhat fascinated Gordon was the | ||
| 163 | temporal dimension. He wanted timestamps that were clear and specific, | 162 | temporal dimension. He wanted timestamps that were clear and specific, | ||
| 164 | metadata that could track datasets step by step with precision, | 163 | metadata that could track datasets step by step with precision, | ||
| 165 | automated processes that could detect change throughout an event's | 164 | automated processes that could detect change throughout an event's | ||
| 166 | evolution\u2014not just at beginning and end, but continuous | 165 | evolution\u2014not just at beginning and end, but continuous | ||
| 167 | observation as understanding deepens and consensus forms.\r\n\r\nThe | 166 | observation as understanding deepens and consensus forms.\r\n\r\nThe | ||
| 168 | bell jar adapts while maintaining the integrity of | 167 | bell jar adapts while maintaining the integrity of | ||
| 169 | observation.\r\n\r\n## Implementation and Legacy\r\n\r\n### | 168 | observation.\r\n\r\n## Implementation and Legacy\r\n\r\n### | ||
| 170 | Prototyping End-to-End Workflows\r\n\r\nToday, Gordon's bell jar | 169 | Prototyping End-to-End Workflows\r\n\r\nToday, Gordon's bell jar | ||
| 171 | vision isn't just theory. The decision support office at TACC | 170 | vision isn't just theory. The decision support office at TACC | ||
| 172 | continues developing concrete implementations.\r\n\r\nExample | 171 | continues developing concrete implementations.\r\n\r\nExample | ||
| 173 | workflows from recent publications analyze unstructured stories or | 172 | workflows from recent publications analyze unstructured stories or | ||
| 174 | reports from the field with natural language processing and LLMs to | 173 | reports from the field with natural language processing and LLMs to | ||
| 175 | then map the decision structure in those texts onto scientific | 174 | then map the decision structure in those texts onto scientific | ||
| 176 | variable objects that we can then use to automate matching with | 175 | variable objects that we can then use to automate matching with | ||
| 177 | registered datasets and physics-based models. It's an early attempt to | 176 | registered datasets and physics-based models. It's an early attempt to | ||
| 178 | implement intelligent automation processes.\r\n\r\n### Computational | 177 | implement intelligent automation processes.\r\n\r\n### Computational | ||
| 179 | Infrastructure\r\n\r\nWe're exploring how AI tools can support the | 178 | Infrastructure\r\n\r\nWe're exploring how AI tools can support the | ||
| 180 | analysis and curation of event-driven collections\u2014digital twins, | 179 | analysis and curation of event-driven collections\u2014digital twins, | ||
| 181 | knowledge graphs, methods to communicate risks reflecting lived | 180 | knowledge graphs, methods to communicate risks reflecting lived | ||
| 182 | experiences from prior events.\r\n\r\nThe bell jar concept | 181 | experiences from prior events.\r\n\r\nThe bell jar concept | ||
| 183 | represents:\r\n- Rigorous observation\r\n- Structured thinking\r\n- | 182 | represents:\r\n- Rigorous observation\r\n- Structured thinking\r\n- | ||
| 184 | Innovation in service of practical action\r\n- Holistic understanding | 183 | Innovation in service of practical action\r\n- Holistic understanding | ||
| 185 | over reductionist segmentation\r\n- Unified standards for data quality | 184 | over reductionist segmentation\r\n- Unified standards for data quality | ||
| 186 | across all modalities\r\n- Enhanced reliability of analysis enabling | 185 | across all modalities\r\n- Enhanced reliability of analysis enabling | ||
| 187 | confident conclusions\r\n\r\n## Creating Gordon's Bell | 186 | confident conclusions\r\n\r\n## Creating Gordon's Bell | ||
| 188 | Jar\r\n\r\nToday I'd like to invite you to contribute to a memorial | 187 | Jar\r\n\r\nToday I'd like to invite you to contribute to a memorial | ||
| 189 | collection in a way Gordon would have appreciated\u2014by creating a | 188 | collection in a way Gordon would have appreciated\u2014by creating a | ||
| 190 | bell jar for Gordon.\r\n\r\nEach of us holds observations of | 189 | bell jar for Gordon.\r\n\r\nEach of us holds observations of | ||
| 191 | Gordon\u2014time windows that overlap but remain incomplete. By | 190 | Gordon\u2014time windows that overlap but remain incomplete. By | ||
| 192 | bringing our observations together, we're applying Gordon's own | 191 | bringing our observations together, we're applying Gordon's own | ||
| 193 | methodology to understanding the phenomenon that was his life:\r\n- | 192 | methodology to understanding the phenomenon that was his life:\r\n- | ||
| 194 | Collecting multi-modal data\r\n- Synchronizing our timestamps\r\n- | 193 | Collecting multi-modal data\r\n- Synchronizing our timestamps\r\n- | ||
| 195 | Filling gaps in each other's knowledge\r\n\r\nWe're building a digital | 194 | Filling gaps in each other's knowledge\r\n\r\nWe're building a digital | ||
| 196 | collection to preserve your stories, anecdotes, datasets, and | 195 | collection to preserve your stories, anecdotes, datasets, and | ||
| 197 | artifacts in Gordon's honor. Near the entry to this room, you'll find | 196 | artifacts in Gordon's honor. Near the entry to this room, you'll find | ||
| 198 | physical bell jars where you can drop cards with your memories or you | 197 | physical bell jars where you can drop cards with your memories or you | ||
| 199 | can email me after this event to coordinate. Your | 198 | can email me after this event to coordinate. Your | ||
| 200 | contribution\u2014your unique window into Gordon's life\u2014becomes | 199 | contribution\u2014your unique window into Gordon's life\u2014becomes | ||
| 201 | part of a comprehensive understanding that no single observer could | 200 | part of a comprehensive understanding that no single observer could | ||
| 202 | achieve alone.\r\n\r\nPlease help us build a bell jar collection that | 201 | achieve alone.\r\n\r\nPlease help us build a bell jar collection that | ||
| 203 | preserves the stories of collaboration and impact we all want to | 202 | preserves the stories of collaboration and impact we all want to | ||
| 204 | remember.\r\n\r\n## Conclusion\r\n\r\nGordon taught us to be better | 203 | remember.\r\n\r\n## Conclusion\r\n\r\nGordon taught us to be better | ||
| 205 | observers. To watch with discipline and enthusiasm. To maintain high | 204 | observers. To watch with discipline and enthusiasm. To maintain high | ||
| 206 | standards while championing others. To find structure within chaos. To | 205 | standards while championing others. To find structure within chaos. To | ||
| 207 | understand that persistent, careful attention\u2014whether to Japanese | 206 | understand that persistent, careful attention\u2014whether to Japanese | ||
| 208 | marching bands or hurricanes impacting the Texas coast\u2014reveals | 207 | marching bands or hurricanes impacting the Texas coast\u2014reveals | ||
| 209 | patterns that can save lives and deepen understanding.\r\n\r\nGordon | 208 | patterns that can save lives and deepen understanding.\r\n\r\nGordon | ||
| 210 | Wells was a steward of knowledge, and a fierce champion for | 209 | Wells was a steward of knowledge, and a fierce champion for | ||
| 211 | Texans.\r\n\r\nHis sensors were always on, always watching, always | 210 | Texans.\r\n\r\nHis sensors were always on, always watching, always | ||
| 212 | seeking to understand. And in doing so, he expanded all of our orbits, | 211 | seeking to understand. And in doing so, he expanded all of our orbits, | ||
| 213 | pushed us beyond our own expectations, and left us better equipped to | 212 | pushed us beyond our own expectations, and left us better equipped to | ||
| 214 | observe and respond to a world that demands both precision and | 213 | observe and respond to a world that demands both precision and | ||
| 215 | compassion.\r\n\r\nThank you, Gordon, for the random texts, the spicy | 214 | compassion.\r\n\r\nThank you, Gordon, for the random texts, the spicy | ||
| 216 | debriefs, the impossible standards, and the elegant frameworks. Thank | 215 | debriefs, the impossible standards, and the elegant frameworks. Thank | ||
| 217 | you for teaching us to look at data through the context of events, to | 216 | you for teaching us to look at data through the context of events, to | ||
| 218 | capture the progression of phenomena, to build bell jars that preserve | 217 | capture the progression of phenomena, to build bell jars that preserve | ||
| 219 | what matters most.\r\n\r\nYour sensors may be off now, but ours remain | 218 | what matters most.\r\n\r\nYour sensors may be off now, but ours remain | ||
| 220 | on... sharpened by your example, still watching, still learning, still | 219 | on... sharpened by your example, still watching, still learning, still | ||
| 221 | grateful.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n*Memorial Presentation for Gordon Wells* | 220 | grateful.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n*Memorial Presentation for Gordon Wells* | ||
| 222 | \r\n*Texas Advanced Computing Center*", | 221 | \r\n*Texas Advanced Computing Center*", | ||
| 223 | "format": "PDF", | 222 | "format": "PDF", | ||
| 224 | "hash": "", | 223 | "hash": "", | ||
| 225 | "id": "cf84ccc8-dce8-4391-bc64-f89757f238cc", | 224 | "id": "cf84ccc8-dce8-4391-bc64-f89757f238cc", | ||
| 226 | "last_modified": "2025-10-23T17:25:40.883830", | 225 | "last_modified": "2025-10-23T17:25:40.883830", | ||
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| 230 | "mint_standard_variables": "corpus_nlp", | 229 | "mint_standard_variables": "corpus_nlp", | ||
| 231 | "name": "Bell Jar Legacy - Need for data through time and | 230 | "name": "Bell Jar Legacy - Need for data through time and | ||
| 232 | space", | 231 | space", | ||
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| 237 | "state": "active", | 236 | "state": "active", | ||
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| 239 | -bc64-f89757f238cc/download/belljarmemorial_gordonwells_10212025.pdf", | 238 | -bc64-f89757f238cc/download/belljarmemorial_gordonwells_10212025.pdf", | ||
| 240 | "url_type": "upload" | 239 | "url_type": "upload" | ||
| 241 | }, | 240 | }, | ||
| 242 | { | 241 | { | ||
| 243 | "cache_last_updated": null, | 242 | "cache_last_updated": null, | ||
| 244 | "cache_url": null, | 243 | "cache_url": null, | ||
| 245 | "created": "2025-10-23T18:07:51.521613", | 244 | "created": "2025-10-23T18:07:51.521613", | ||
| 246 | "description": "#Gordon's Bell Jar Memorial | 245 | "description": "#Gordon's Bell Jar Memorial | ||
| 247 | Collection\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n## Dataset | 247 | Jar](ckan.tacc.utexas.edu/group/bell-jar)\r\n\r\n## Dataset | ||
| 249 | Overview\r\n\r\n**Title:** Gordon's Bell Jar: A Memorial Collection of | 248 | Overview\r\n\r\n**Title:** Gordon's Bell Jar: A Memorial Collection of | ||
| 250 | Memories and Observations \r\n**Organization:** Texas Advanced | 249 | Memories and Observations \r\n**Organization:** Texas Advanced | ||
| 251 | Computing Center (TACC), The University of Texas at Austin | 250 | Computing Center (TACC), The University of Texas at Austin | ||
| 252 | \r\n**Contact:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu \r\n**Status:** Active | 251 | \r\n**Contact:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu \r\n**Status:** Active | ||
| 253 | Collection \r\n**Last Updated:** 2025-10-23\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## | 252 | Collection \r\n**Last Updated:** 2025-10-23\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## | ||
| 254 | Description\r\n\r\nA bell jar creates a controlled space where | 253 | Description\r\n\r\nA bell jar creates a controlled space where | ||
| 255 | phenomena can be observed with precision and care. Gordon Wells | 254 | phenomena can be observed with precision and care. Gordon Wells | ||
| 256 | pioneered this concept for capturing data through time and space | 255 | pioneered this concept for capturing data through time and space | ||
| 257 | during dynamic events. This memorial collection applies Gordon's own | 256 | during dynamic events. This memorial collection applies Gordon's own | ||
| 258 | methodology to preserving memories and observations of his remarkable | 257 | methodology to preserving memories and observations of his remarkable | ||
| 259 | life.\r\n\r\nThis dataset represents a comprehensive digital | 258 | life.\r\n\r\nThis dataset represents a comprehensive digital | ||
| 260 | collection of memories, stories, observations, and artifacts | 259 | collection of memories, stories, observations, and artifacts | ||
| 261 | contributed by colleagues, friends, students, and collaborators who | 260 | contributed by colleagues, friends, students, and collaborators who | ||
| 262 | knew Gordon Wells. Each contribution serves as a data point in a | 261 | knew Gordon Wells. Each contribution serves as a data point in a | ||
| 263 | larger observational study of Gordon's impact on the scientific | 262 | larger observational study of Gordon's impact on the scientific | ||
| 264 | community and beyond.\r\n\r\n### The Bell Jar Concept\r\n\r\n> \"Each | 263 | community and beyond.\r\n\r\n### The Bell Jar Concept\r\n\r\n> \"Each | ||
| 265 | of us holds observations of Gordon\u2014time windows that overlap but | 264 | of us holds observations of Gordon\u2014time windows that overlap but | ||
| 266 | remain incomplete. By bringing our observations together, we're | 265 | remain incomplete. By bringing our observations together, we're | ||
| 267 | applying Gordon's own methodology to understanding the extraordinary | 266 | applying Gordon's own methodology to understanding the extraordinary | ||
| 268 | person he was.\"\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Collection Purpose\r\n\r\n- | 267 | person he was.\"\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Collection Purpose\r\n\r\n- | ||
| 269 | Preserve memories and stories of Gordon Wells for future | 268 | Preserve memories and stories of Gordon Wells for future | ||
| 270 | generations\r\n- Document Gordon's impact on research, education, and | 269 | generations\r\n- Document Gordon's impact on research, education, and | ||
| 271 | collaboration\r\n- Create a comprehensive archive of observations | 270 | collaboration\r\n- Create a comprehensive archive of observations | ||
| 272 | using Gordon's own data collection principles\r\n- Build a resource | 271 | using Gordon's own data collection principles\r\n- Build a resource | ||
| 273 | for understanding Gordon's contributions to atmospheric science and | 272 | for understanding Gordon's contributions to atmospheric science and | ||
| 274 | data systems\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Data Schema\r\n\r\n### Primary | 273 | data systems\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Data Schema\r\n\r\n### Primary | ||
| 275 | Fields\r\n\r\n| Field Name | Type | Required | Description | 274 | Fields\r\n\r\n| Field Name | Type | Required | Description | ||
| 276 | |\r\n|------------|------|----------|-------------|\r\n| | 275 | |\r\n|------------|------|----------|-------------|\r\n| | ||
| 277 | `contributor_name` | String | Optional | Name of the person | 276 | `contributor_name` | String | Optional | Name of the person | ||
| 278 | contributing the memory |\r\n| `contributor_email` | String | Optional | 277 | contributing the memory |\r\n| `contributor_email` | String | Optional | ||
| 279 | | Email address for follow-up (not publicly displayed) |\r\n| | 278 | | Email address for follow-up (not publicly displayed) |\r\n| | ||
| 280 | `memory_type` | Categorical | Optional | Type of memory being shared | 279 | `memory_type` | Categorical | Optional | Type of memory being shared | ||
| 281 | |\r\n| `memory_content` | Text | Required | The actual memory, story, | 280 | |\r\n| `memory_content` | Text | Required | The actual memory, story, | ||
| 282 | or observation |\r\n| `additional_context` | Text | Optional | Dates, | 281 | or observation |\r\n| `additional_context` | Text | Optional | Dates, | ||
| 283 | locations, other people involved, or additional details |\r\n| | 282 | locations, other people involved, or additional details |\r\n| | ||
| 284 | `has_supplementary_materials` | Boolean | Optional | Whether the | 283 | `has_supplementary_materials` | Boolean | Optional | Whether the | ||
| 285 | contributor has photos, data, or other artifacts to share |\r\n| | 284 | contributor has photos, data, or other artifacts to share |\r\n| | ||
| 286 | `submission_date` | DateTime | Auto | Date and time of submission | 285 | `submission_date` | DateTime | Auto | Date and time of submission | ||
| 287 | |\r\n| `submission_id` | String | Auto | Unique identifier for the | 286 | |\r\n| `submission_id` | String | Auto | Unique identifier for the | ||
| 288 | submission |\r\n\r\n### Memory Type Categories\r\n\r\n- | 287 | submission |\r\n\r\n### Memory Type Categories\r\n\r\n- | ||
| 289 | **Conversation:** A conversation or text message exchange\r\n- | 288 | **Conversation:** A conversation or text message exchange\r\n- | ||
| 290 | **Moment:** A moment that made you smile\r\n- **Teaching:** Something | 289 | **Moment:** A moment that made you smile\r\n- **Teaching:** Something | ||
| 291 | Gordon taught you\r\n- **Observation:** A quirky observation or | 290 | Gordon taught you\r\n- **Observation:** A quirky observation or | ||
| 292 | enthusiasm Gordon shared\r\n- **Impact:** How Gordon impacted your | 291 | enthusiasm Gordon shared\r\n- **Impact:** How Gordon impacted your | ||
| 293 | work or life\r\n- **Collaboration:** A collaboration or joint | 292 | work or life\r\n- **Collaboration:** A collaboration or joint | ||
| 294 | project\r\n- **Story:** A memorable story or anecdote\r\n- **Other:** | 293 | project\r\n- **Story:** A memorable story or anecdote\r\n- **Other:** | ||
| 295 | Other types of memories\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Supplementary | 294 | Other types of memories\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Supplementary | ||
| 296 | Materials\r\n\r\nContributors may also submit:\r\n- **Photographs** | 295 | Materials\r\n\r\nContributors may also submit:\r\n- **Photographs** | ||
| 297 | documenting events, fieldwork, or moments with Gordon\r\n- | 296 | documenting events, fieldwork, or moments with Gordon\r\n- | ||
| 298 | **Datasets** from collaborative research projects\r\n- **Documents** | 297 | **Datasets** from collaborative research projects\r\n- **Documents** | ||
| 299 | including correspondence, papers, or presentations\r\n- **Digital | 298 | including correspondence, papers, or presentations\r\n- **Digital | ||
| 300 | Artifacts** such as code, visualizations, or recordings\r\n- **Longer | 299 | Artifacts** such as code, visualizations, or recordings\r\n- **Longer | ||
| 301 | Narratives** for in-depth stories\r\n\r\n**Contact for supplementary | 300 | Narratives** for in-depth stories\r\n\r\n**Contact for supplementary | ||
| 302 | submissions:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## | 301 | submissions:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## | ||
| 303 | Tags\r\n\r\n`memorial`, `biographical-data`, `atmospheric-science`, | 302 | Tags\r\n\r\n`memorial`, `biographical-data`, `atmospheric-science`, | ||
| 304 | `observational-data`, `gordon-wells`, `tacc`, `university-of-texas`, | 303 | `observational-data`, `gordon-wells`, `tacc`, `university-of-texas`, | ||
| 305 | `scientific-community`, `legacy`, `qualitative-data`, `oral-history`, | 304 | `scientific-community`, `legacy`, `qualitative-data`, `oral-history`, | ||
| 306 | `collective-memory`\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Geographic | 305 | `collective-memory`\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Geographic | ||
| 307 | Coverage\r\n\r\nWhile contributors may be located worldwide, Gordon's | 306 | Coverage\r\n\r\nWhile contributors may be located worldwide, Gordon's | ||
| 308 | primary work was based at:\r\n- Texas Advanced Computing Center, The | 307 | primary work was based at:\r\n- Texas Advanced Computing Center, The | ||
| 309 | University of Texas at Austin\r\n- Various field research locations | 308 | University of Texas at Austin\r\n- Various field research locations | ||
| 310 | related to atmospheric science and weather | 309 | related to atmospheric science and weather | ||
| 311 | phenomena\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Temporal Coverage\r\n\r\n**Collection | 310 | phenomena\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Temporal Coverage\r\n\r\n**Collection | ||
| 312 | Period:** Ongoing (2025 - present) \r\n**Memory Time Span:** | 311 | Period:** Ongoing (2025 - present) \r\n**Memory Time Span:** | ||
| 313 | Contributions may reference any period of Gordon's life and | 312 | Contributions may reference any period of Gordon's life and | ||
| 314 | career\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Access and Usage\r\n\r\n### Access | 313 | career\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Access and Usage\r\n\r\n### Access | ||
| 315 | Level\r\n- **Public:** The collection is being compiled for public | 314 | Level\r\n- **Public:** The collection is being compiled for public | ||
| 316 | sharing (with contributor consent)\r\n- **Private:** Contributor email | 315 | sharing (with contributor consent)\r\n- **Private:** Contributor email | ||
| 317 | addresses and any sensitive information are kept | 316 | addresses and any sensitive information are kept | ||
| 318 | confidential\r\n\r\n### License\r\nTo be determined - likely Creative | 317 | confidential\r\n\r\n### License\r\nTo be determined - likely Creative | ||
| 319 | Commons with appropriate attributions\r\n\r\n### Citation\r\nIf citing | 318 | Commons with appropriate attributions\r\n\r\n### Citation\r\nIf citing | ||
| 320 | this collection, please use: \r\n*Gordon's Bell Jar Memorial | 319 | this collection, please use: \r\n*Gordon's Bell Jar Memorial | ||
| 321 | Collection.* Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas | 320 | Collection.* Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas | ||
| 322 | at Austin. Accessed [date]. [URL]\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Contribution | 321 | at Austin. Accessed [date]. [URL]\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Contribution | ||
| 323 | Guidelines\r\n\r\n### What to Share\r\n\r\nContributors are encouraged | 322 | Guidelines\r\n\r\n### What to Share\r\n\r\nContributors are encouraged | ||
| 324 | to share memories including:\r\n- Specific conversations and what was | 323 | to share memories including:\r\n- Specific conversations and what was | ||
| 325 | learned\r\n- Moments that captured who Gordon was\r\n- Gordon's | 324 | learned\r\n- Moments that captured who Gordon was\r\n- Gordon's | ||
| 326 | influence on research or thinking \r\n- Quirky habits or | 325 | influence on research or thinking \r\n- Quirky habits or | ||
| 327 | enthusiasms\r\n- Professional or personal impacts\r\n- Teaching | 326 | enthusiasms\r\n- Professional or personal impacts\r\n- Teaching | ||
| 328 | moments or mentorship experiences\r\n- Collaborative projects or | 327 | moments or mentorship experiences\r\n- Collaborative projects or | ||
| 329 | fieldwork\r\n- Unique observations about Gordon's approach to science | 328 | fieldwork\r\n- Unique observations about Gordon's approach to science | ||
| 330 | and life\r\n\r\n### Submission Methods\r\n\r\n1. **Online Form:** | 329 | and life\r\n\r\n### Submission Methods\r\n\r\n1. **Online Form:** | ||
| 331 | Complete the digital submission form at [form URL]\r\n2. **Email:** | 330 | Complete the digital submission form at [form URL]\r\n2. **Email:** | ||
| 332 | Send detailed memories and supplementary materials to | 331 | Send detailed memories and supplementary materials to | ||
| 333 | dso@tacc.utexas.edu\r\n3. **Physical Cards:** At memorial events, | 332 | dso@tacc.utexas.edu\r\n3. **Physical Cards:** At memorial events, | ||
| 334 | cards may be placed in the bell jar\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Data Quality | 333 | cards may be placed in the bell jar\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Data Quality | ||
| 335 | and Curation\r\n\r\n- All submissions are reviewed for appropriateness | 334 | and Curation\r\n\r\n- All submissions are reviewed for appropriateness | ||
| 336 | and relevance\r\n- Contributors may request anonymity or | 335 | and relevance\r\n- Contributors may request anonymity or | ||
| 337 | pseudonyms\r\n- Submissions may be lightly edited for clarity with | 336 | pseudonyms\r\n- Submissions may be lightly edited for clarity with | ||
| 338 | contributor permission\r\n- Duplicate or near-duplicate submissions | 337 | contributor permission\r\n- Duplicate or near-duplicate submissions | ||
| 339 | will be consolidated\r\n- Supplementary materials will be catalogued | 338 | will be consolidated\r\n- Supplementary materials will be catalogued | ||
| 340 | and linked to text submissions\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Related | 339 | and linked to text submissions\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Related | ||
| 341 | Resources\r\n\r\n- Gordon Wells bibliography and publication list\r\n- | 340 | Resources\r\n\r\n- Gordon Wells bibliography and publication list\r\n- | ||
| 342 | TACC memorial page\r\n- Field research documentation\r\n- Photo | 341 | TACC memorial page\r\n- Field research documentation\r\n- Photo | ||
| 343 | archives\r\n- Video interviews and presentations\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## | 342 | archives\r\n- Video interviews and presentations\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## | ||
| 344 | Technical Specifications\r\n\r\n**Format:** Text, multimedia (photos, | 343 | Technical Specifications\r\n\r\n**Format:** Text, multimedia (photos, | ||
| 345 | audio, video, documents) \r\n**Storage:** Institutional repository at | 344 | audio, video, documents) \r\n**Storage:** Institutional repository at | ||
| 346 | UT Austin \r\n**Preservation:** Long-term digital preservation per | 345 | UT Austin \r\n**Preservation:** Long-term digital preservation per | ||
| 347 | TACC standards \r\n**Metadata Standard:** Dublin Core with custom | 346 | TACC standards \r\n**Metadata Standard:** Dublin Core with custom | ||
| 348 | extensions for biographical data\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Project | 347 | extensions for biographical data\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Project | ||
| 349 | Team\r\n\r\n**Coordinators:** Texas Advanced Computing Center, Data | 348 | Team\r\n\r\n**Coordinators:** Texas Advanced Computing Center, Data | ||
| 350 | Services Office \r\n**Contact:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu \r\n**Technical | 349 | Services Office \r\n**Contact:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu \r\n**Technical | ||
| 351 | Support:** TACC Infrastructure Team \r\n**Curation:** Memorial | 350 | Support:** TACC Infrastructure Team \r\n**Curation:** Memorial | ||
| 352 | Collection Committee\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Updates and | 351 | Collection Committee\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Updates and | ||
| 353 | Versions\r\n\r\nThis is a living collection. Updates include:\r\n- New | 352 | Versions\r\n\r\nThis is a living collection. Updates include:\r\n- New | ||
| 354 | submissions added regularly\r\n- Periodic curation and | 353 | submissions added regularly\r\n- Periodic curation and | ||
| 355 | organization\r\n- Addition of supplementary materials\r\n- | 354 | organization\r\n- Addition of supplementary materials\r\n- | ||
| 356 | Cross-referencing and linking of related memories\r\n\r\n**Check for | 355 | Cross-referencing and linking of related memories\r\n\r\n**Check for | ||
| 357 | updates:** Monthly compilations will be released showing new | 356 | updates:** Monthly compilations will be released showing new | ||
| 358 | contributions\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Acknowledgments\r\n\r\n> \"His | 357 | contributions\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## Acknowledgments\r\n\r\n> \"His | ||
| 359 | sensors were always on, always watching, always seeking to | 358 | sensors were always on, always watching, always seeking to | ||
| 360 | understand.\"\r\n\r\nWe are grateful to all contributors who are | 359 | understand.\"\r\n\r\nWe are grateful to all contributors who are | ||
| 361 | helping build this comprehensive observation of Gordon's life and | 360 | helping build this comprehensive observation of Gordon's life and | ||
| 362 | legacy. Each memory is a valuable data point in understanding the | 361 | legacy. Each memory is a valuable data point in understanding the | ||
| 363 | phenomenon of this extraordinary person.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## How to | 362 | phenomenon of this extraordinary person.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n## How to | ||
| 364 | Contribute\r\n\r\n**Online Form:** [Insert URL to | 363 | Contribute\r\n\r\n**Online Form:** [Insert URL to | ||
| 365 | gordons-belljar-form.html] \r\n**Email:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu | 364 | gordons-belljar-form.html] \r\n**Email:** dso@tacc.utexas.edu | ||
| 366 | \r\n**Organization:** Texas Advanced Computing Center | The University | 365 | \r\n**Organization:** Texas Advanced Computing Center | The University | ||
| 367 | of Texas at Austin\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n*This dataset description is | 366 | of Texas at Austin\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n*This dataset description is | ||
| 368 | formatted for CKAN data registry systems and can be adapted for other | 367 | formatted for CKAN data registry systems and can be adapted for other | ||
| 369 | data catalog platforms.*", | 368 | data catalog platforms.*", | ||
| 370 | "format": "", | 369 | "format": "", | ||
| 371 | "hash": "", | 370 | "hash": "", | ||
| 372 | "id": "be80e3ea-f278-4709-8d0d-ffa67ff877fb", | 371 | "id": "be80e3ea-f278-4709-8d0d-ffa67ff877fb", | ||
| 373 | "last_modified": null, | 372 | "last_modified": null, | ||
| 374 | "metadata_modified": "2025-10-23T18:13:36.689474", | 373 | "metadata_modified": "2025-10-23T18:13:36.689474", | ||
| 375 | "mimetype": null, | 374 | "mimetype": null, | ||
| 376 | "mimetype_inner": null, | 375 | "mimetype_inner": null, | ||
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| 378 | "name": "Contribute to Gordon's Bell Jar Memorial Collection", | 377 | "name": "Contribute to Gordon's Bell Jar Memorial Collection", | ||
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