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Faculty
| Name | RESEARCH FOCUS | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardlow, Brian (Director, CALMIT ) | Remote sensing tools used to assess agricultural, environmental, and natural resource issues, with a focus on drought. | bwardlow2@unl.edu | 402.472.6729 |
Gamon, John (Director, CALMIT Hyperspectral Aerial Monitoring Program) PART-TIME |
Studies the "breathing of the planet" - the exchanges of carbon and water vapour between the biosphere and the atmosphere that affect ecosystem productivity and help regulate our atmosphere and climate, and the use of remote sensing techniques to discern biodiversity. | jgamon@unl.edu | 402.472.7529 |
| Franz, Trenton | Performs ecohydrologic modeling of dryland ecosystems using near surface hydrogeophysics. | tfranz2@unl.edu | 402.472.8718 |
| Neale, Christopher | Uses airborne multispectral imagery for monitoring and mapping river corridors, riparian vegetation, wetlands, natural resources, irrigated agriculture. Concurrently is Director of Research, Daugherty Water for Food Institute. | cneale2@unl.edu | 402.472.5339 |
| Qi, Yi | Research focus includes geospatial analysis via remote sensing, geographic information systems, and spatial data science to understand the drivers and consequences of changes in ecosystems and environments. | yqi7@unl.edu | 402.472.8195 |
| Studies light interactions in vegetative canopies and how this relates to plant functioning. | ewalter-shea1@unl.edu |
402.472.1553 | |
| Remote sensing with an emphasis on hyperspectral image processing. Data from optical indices can be used to discern biodiversity, winter downregulation and other seasonal phenological changes. | rwang22@unl.edu | 402.472.2946 |
Post-doctoral Fellows
| Name | Supervisor | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Emeritus Faculty
| Name | Title/Degree | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zygielbaum, Art | Studies non-destructive methods for remote detection and measurement of water stress in vegetation using computer-based analysis and visualization tools. | aiz@unl.edu | 402.472.3424 |
| Rundquist, Don | Professor, PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Former CALMIT Director | drundquist1@unl.edu | 402.472.7536 |
| Professor, PhD Rustov-on-Don State University, Russia | agitelson2@unl.edu | -- | |
| Lawson, Merlin | Professor, PhD Clark University | merlin@unl.edu | 402.472.2663 |
| Narumalani, Sunil | Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, PhD University of South Carolina | sunil@unl.edu | 402.472.2891 |
Staff
| Callahan, Karin | Research Associate, MS Utah State University |
Kcallahan2@unl.edu | 402.472.7556 |
| Leavitt, Bryan | Research Associate, MS Brigham Young University |
bleavitt2@unl.edu | 402.310.1686 |
| Perk, Rick | Assistant Geoscientist, BSE South Dakota University |
rperk1@unl.edu | 402.472.0310 |
| Ratcliffe, Ian | Remote Sensing/GIS Research Specialist, MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
iratcliffe2@unl.edu | 402.472.6514 |
Students
| Name | Title/Degree | Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, Ryan | PhD Natural Resources | rmoore@huskers.unl.edu | Brian Wardlow |
| Ou, Wenqi | PhD Natural Resources | wou@huskers.unl.edu | Ayse Kilic |
| Zhao, Biquan | PhD Natural Resources | bzao10@huskers.unl.edu | Brian Wardlow |
| Zoller, Amy | PhD Natural Resources | amy.wright@nebraska.gov | Brian Wardlow |
