Research Areas

•  Agricultural applications of remotely sensed data

•  Water balance modeling

•  Remote sensing of canopy leaf area index and canopy structure

•  Assessment of leaf/plant canopy biochemistry

•  Sun/view angle effects on canopy reflectance

•  Invasive species monitoring/modeling

Professional Experience

1997-present

NASA Ames Research Center , Earth Science Division

Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Faculty

Division of Science and Environmental Policy

California State University Monterey Bay

1990-1997

NASA/Ames Research Center , Earth Science Division

Remote Sensing Research Scientist
Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.

1983-1990

NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory , Observational Systems Division

Member of Technical Staff

Awards

•  NASA Group Achievement Award, 1989, 1998, 2003

•  NASA/Ames Contractor Certificate of Excellence, 1993

•  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Published Paper Award, 2002

Reviewer

Journals:

Remote Sensing of the Environment

International Journal of Remote Sensing

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Transactions of American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Computers & Electronics in Agriculture

Agronomie

Australian Journal of Grape/Wine Research

Australian Journal of Botany

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Research Programs:

•  NASA Terrestrial Ecology

•  NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change

•  NASA Experimental Project to Stimulate Competitive Research

•  NASA Earth Science New Investigator

•  NASA Earth Science Fellowship

•  UC Digital Media Innovation Program

•  U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development

•  National Science and Engineering Research Council Canada

•  Canadian Networks of Centres of Excellence – Geomatic

Journal Publications:

27

Conference Proceedings:

58

(For complete listing of publications and proceedings, go to website listed above.)