Smaran Harihar will begin working for ESRI's JavaScript team in January 2013.  He graduated in 2012 with a Master's of Science in Geographic Information Systems Technology at the University of Arizona.  His Master's Project focused on creating  the web interface for the USAdapt website, a webGIS tool for climate change impact analysis. The USAdapt is an ongoing research project of Dr. Sandy Dall'erba, an Associate Professor in the School of Geography and Development.