Personal Statement

• Powerful remote sensing techniques have become available in the last several years that facilitate the study of large-scale processes in difficult environments. Whereas oceanographers have been the primary users of remote sensing and now routinely use remotely sensed data to monitor physical and biological properties of ocean waters, few limnologists have used this tool to study large lakes. The work of the students and faculty in the satellite limnology group is aimed at advancing the use of remotely sensed data to study lake properties. Satellite reconnaissance of lakes forms an important complement to traditional limnologic (ship-based) research methods.

Education

• Bachelors; The University of Michigan; 1985
• Masters; The University of Michigan; 1989
• Ph.D.; Michigan Technological Univeristy; 1997

Research

• EEGLE - Episodic Events-Great Lakes Experiment or the impact of episodic events on the nearshore-offshore transport and transformation of biogeochemically important materials in the Great Lakes
• KITES - Keweenaw Interdisciplanry Transport Experiment in Superior
• remote sensing of lake properties - visible and thermal infrared remote sensing, lake optical properties, scientific data visualization, and numerical modeling
• image processing, statistical modeling, and laboratory experiments are utilized to study surface temperatures, suspended sediments and chlorophyll concentrations in the Great Lakes

Courses Taught

• Satellite Limnology

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