{"id":4461,"date":"2025-10-29T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=4461"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:50:10","slug":"leonard-jones-ii","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/profiles\/leonard-jones-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonard Jones II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4462\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/JonesLeonard-edited-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>MIT Department:<\/strong> Media Arts and Sciences<br><strong>Faculty Mentor<\/strong>: Prof. Dava Newman<br><strong>Research Supervisor:<\/strong> Lucas De Bonet<br><strong>Undergraduate Institution:<\/strong> Hampton University<br><strong>Website<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Leonard Jones II is a rising third-year student at Hampton University studying computer engineering with an interest in robotics and space exploration. He recently has been working with brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), autonomous technology, and digital design, exploring his interest in aerospace and robotic systems. Inspired by sci-fi media growing up, Leonard developed a passion for futuristic technology and innovation, which led him to pursue hands-on activities such as 3D modeling and building electronic projects. Through these experiences, he has built a strong foundation in both hardware and software that continues to shape his engineering perspective. Building on this foundation, he is eager to explore more hardware and electronic design, aspiring to use his knowledge of the digital world, such as programming, artificial intelligence, and digital systems to create intelligent and responsive technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Live Data Integration for Coordinated Earth and Lunar Mission Control Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-73832be3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Leonard Jones<sup>1<\/sup>, Lucas De Bonet<sup>2<\/sup>, and Dava Newman<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sup>1<\/sup>Department of Engineering, Architecture, and Aviation, Hampton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sup>2<\/sup>Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The integration of NASA\u2019s live Application Programming Interface (API) into a virtual reality experience is crucial for enabling real-time updates within digital systems. This functionality provides users with a dynamic and immersive understanding of how climate change is affecting specific regions over time. This helps users, more specifically policymakers, gain a clearer perspective of the crisis, potentially motivating more immediate and informed action. This work is relevant in today\u2019s context, where the climate crisis worsens daily due to human activity. Data or reports often fail to convey urgency or personal impact. By incorporating this data, users can observe how climate change is affecting their communities, making the issue more personal and pressing. Research was conducted on APIs to find which is most suitable for accurate climate data integration, then developed and tested the system with attention to programming, UI design, and user experience. Previous users noted that visualizing the data in a virtual environment made the issue feel more immediate and personal, especially when tied to a familiar location. The project continues to evolve, with ongoing testing aimed at refining interactivity, accuracy, and accessibility to better support informed decision-making, and educate users about the real-world impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4462,"template":"","profile_category":[23],"class_list":["post-4461","profiles","type-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","profile_category-2025-interns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/4461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profiles"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/4461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4817,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/4461\/revisions\/4817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_category?post=4461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}