[Tccc] Prof. Are Hjørungnes missing - Possible Help from Community

Walid Saad saad.walid
Fri May 20 19:09:15 EDT 2011


Dear Colleagues,

I am saddened to report that our colleague and my former advisor,
Professor Are Hj?rungnes,  who is a Professor at the University of
Oslo, Norway, has been missing since Saturday May 14th, 2011, while he
was hiking with a running group during his sabbatical in Hawaii. While
the official search by the Hawaiian state ended last Tuesday, with no
trace of Are. Several volunteers as well as close friends and family
of Are, have been trying to pursue the search in the Hawaiian terrain,
in the hope that they would be able to locate him.

Here are a few news updates on the issue:

- http://findare.blogspot.com/
- http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7714160d30374a9f8e0b50317f99dc29/HI--Missing-Runner/
- http://www.hurthawaii.com/2011/05/update-on-search-for-are-hjorungnes.html?cid=6a00d83451d2fd69e2014e888daa6a970d

According to the blog set up by Are's friends, one of the main
difficulties the volunteers are currently facing, pertains to the
dense vegetation in some of the areas there.

Given our community's expertise in communications and remote sensing,
I am sending this email to inquire on whether it would be possible to
get some help, from anyone who has some suggestions or equipment that
can help  the volunteers in their search. In particular, remote
sensing equipment (or the likes) that can see through vegetation,
whether it be through aerial means or handheld, would be certainly an
asset to the search team.

If you think you are able to help in this manner, in any way, notably
from an equipment point of view, please contact Professor Zhu Han, at
hanzhu22 at gmail.com, when and if possible.

We thank you in advance and we hope that, the whole community, will
join us in our prayers that Are will be find safe and sound, soon,

Best regards,
Walid




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