Bio

• PhD 2005 University of Kansas
• MSc 2000 University of Calgary
• BES 1996 University of Waterloo

Key Research Areas

Remote sensing & GIS applications for deriving forest structure & it’s applications to forest inventory, watershed management, wildlife habitat, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, biomass mapping & conversion. Advanced forest inventory techniques using high spatial resolution optical remote sensing imagery, LiDAR (light detection & ranging) & radar. Remote sensing data fusion with automated multiscale object delineation & feature extraction. Computer geovisualization (stereo visualization), forest cover visualization. Hypertemporal remote sensing for sustainable forestry indicators, policy & management. Post fire regeneration. Detection of damaging agents in forests (hyperspectral).

Affiliations & Professional/Academic Services

• Research faculty with Precision Forestry Cooperative
• UW BioEnergy IGERT
• Faculty Advisor for the UW-Geospatial Technology Club & Puget Sound ASPRS Student Chapter
• UW Faculty Senate & Faculty Council on Educational Technology
• Chair of the Publications Committee (2008), American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
• President (2005-06) American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing - Central Region (Vice-President 2004)
• Treasurer/Secretary (2004-07) & Student Director (2002-03) Association of American Geographers - Remote Sensing Specialty Group
• Associate Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Funding Sources & Support

NSF, NASA, Forest Service, National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation, James River Basin Partnership, Ozarks Environmental Water Resources Institute (OEWRI), Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Forest Service, Canadian National Science & Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the International Development Research Center (IDRC), RadarSAT International, PCI Geomatics Group, Visual Learning Systems, Itres Ltd., Terra Metric, Leica, Aero-Metric & Western Air Maps.

Current Students

• Todd Erdody, MS (EPA Stars Fellow)
• Laurel James, MS
• Philip Johnsey, undergraduate
• Meghan Halabinsky, MS
• Akira Kato, PhD (Precision Forestry Cooperative)
• Jeff Richardson, PhD (UW BioEnergy IGERT)
• Guang Zheng, PhD (Precision Forestry Cooperative)
• ...past students