Ronny Schroeder

Title
Associate Professor
Email
Department
Applied Aviation Sciences Department
College
College of Aviation

Office Hours

T/TH 08:05-10:35 & 14:50-15:20 or by appointment
Ronny Schroeder
  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Sciences, Universitat Hohenheim
  • M.A. - Master of Arts in Geography, Friedrich Schiller Universitat Jena
  • B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Friedrich Schiller Universitat Jena
  • GEO 310: Adv Geographic Infrmtn Systms
  • GEO 350: Intro to Remote Sensing GIS
  • GEO 450: Lidar Processing with GIS
GEO210 - Introduction to GIS

Publications (peer-reviewed):

Bloom, A.A., K.W. Bowman, M. Lee, A.J. Turner, R. Schroeder, J.R. Worden, R.J. Weidner, K.C. McDonald, and D.J. Jacob. 2024. CMS: Global 0.5-deg Wetland Methane Emissions and Uncertainty (WetCHARTs v1.3.3). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1915

Klenke, G., Brines, S., Hernandez, N., Li, K., Glancy, R., Cabrera, J., Neal, B.H., Adkins, K. A., Schroeder, R., Perfecto, I. 2024, Farmer Perceptions of Land Cover Classification of UAS Imagery of Coffee Agroecosystems in Puerto Rico. Geographies 4, 321-342. doi: 10.3390/geographies4020019

Compere, Marc D. and Adkins, Kevin A., Muthu Krishnan, A., Schroeder, R. and James, C. N. 2024, The mobility virtual environment (MoVE): an open source framework for gathering and visualizing atmospheric observations using multiple vehicle-based sensors. Environ. Sci.: Atmos. 4, 214-232. doi: 10.1039/D2EA00106C

Bloom, A.A., K.W. Bowman, M. Lee, A.J. Turner, R. Schroeder, J.R. Worden, R.J. Weidner, K.C. McDonald, and D.J. Jacob. 2021. CMS: Global 0.5-deg Wetland Methane Emissions and Uncertainty (WetCHARTs v1.3.1). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1915

Kraatz, Simon, J Jacobs, R Schroeder, E Cho, H Miller, C Vuyovich, 2020, Improving SMAP freeze-thaw retrievals for pavements using effective soil temperature from GEOS-5: Evaluation against in situ road temperature data over the US. Remote Sensing of Environment. 237. 111545. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111545.

Cho, Eunsang, J Jacobs, R Schroeder, S Tuttle, C Olheiser, 2020, Improvement of operational airborne gamma radiation snow water equivalent estimates using SMAP soil moisture. Remote Sensing of Environment. 240. 111668. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.111668.

Schroeder, R, J Jacobs, E Cho, C Olheiser, M DeWeese, B Connelly, M Cosh, X Jia, C Vuyovich, S Tuttle, 2019, Comparison of Satellite Passive Microwave With Modeled Snow Water Equivalent Estimates in the Red River of the North Basin. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. PP. 1-14. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2926058.

Kraatz S, J M Jacobs, R Schroeder, E Cho, M H Cosh, M Seyfried, J Prueger, S Livingston, 2018, Evaluation of SMAP Freeze/Thaw Retrieval Accuracy at Core Validation Sites in the Contiguous United States, Remote Sens. 2018, 10(9), 1483, doi: 10.3390/rs10091483

Poulter B, P Bousquet, J Canadell, P Ciais, A Peregon, M Saunois, V Arora, D Beerling, V Brovkin, C Jones, F Joos, N Gedney, A Ito, T Kleinen, C Koven, K McDonald, J Melton, C Peng, S Peng, R Schroeder, C Prigent, B Riley, M Saito, R Spahni, H Tian, L Taylor, N Viovy, D Wilton, A Wiltshire, X Xu, and Z Zhang, 2017, Global wetland contribution to 2000-2012 atmospheric methane growth rate dynamics, Environ. Res. Lett. 12, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa8391

Saunois M, P Bousquet, B Poulter, A Peregon, P Ciais, J G Canadell, E J Dlugokencky, G Etiope, D Bastviken,

R Schroeder and the GCP-CH4 group, 2017, Variability and quasi-decadal changes in the methane budget over the period 2000-2012, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 11135–11161, doi: 10.5194/acp-17-11135-2017

Bloom A, K Bowman, M Lee, A Turner, R Schroeder, J Worden, R Weidner, K McDonald and D Jacob, 2017, A global wetland methane emissions and uncertainty dataset for atmospheric chemical transport models (WetCHARTs version 1.0), Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2141–2156, doi: 10.5194/gmd-10-2141-2017

Bloom, A.A., K. Bowman, M. Lee, A.J. Turner, R. Schroeder, J.R. Worden, R.J. Weidner, K.C. McDonald, and D.J. Jacob. 2017. CMS: Global 0.5-deg Wetland Methane Emissions and Uncertainty (WetCHARTs v1.0). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1502

Saunois M, P Bousquet, B Poulter, A Peregon, E Dlugokencky, G Etiope, J-F Lamarque, M van Weele, D Bastviken, J Marshall, R Jackson, J Canadell, R Schroeder and the GCP-CH4 group, 2016, The global methane budget 2000-2012, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 8, 697–751, doi: 10.5194/essd-8-697-2016

Schroeder R, K C McDonald, M Azarderakhsh and R Zimmermann, 2016, ASCAT MetOp-A diurnal backscatter observations of recent vegetation drought patterns over the contiguous U.S.: An assessment of spatial extent and relationship with precipitation and crop yield, Remote Sensing of Environment 177 (May): 153-159, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2016.01.008

Schroeder R, K C McDonald, B Chapman, K Jensen, E Podest, Z Tessler, T J Bohn and R Zimmermann, 2015, Development and Evaluation of a Multi-year Fractional Surface Water Data Set Derived from Active/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Data, Remote Sens., 7(12), 16688-16732; doi:10.3390/rs71215843

Chapman B, K C McDonald, M Shimada, A Rosenqvist, R Schroeder and L Hess, 2015, Mapping Regional Inundation with Spaceborne L-Band SAR, Remote Sens., 7(5), 5440–5470, doi:10.3390/rs70505440

Bohn T J, J R Melton, A Ito, T Kleinen, R Spahni, B D Stocker, B Zhang, X Zhu, R Schroeder, M V Glagolev, S Maksyutov, V Brovkin, G Chen, S N Denisov, A V Eliseev, A Gallego-Sala, K C McDonald, M A Rawlins, W J Riley, Z M Subin, H Tian, Q Zhuang, and J O Kaplan, 2015, WETCHIMP-WSL: intercomparison of wetland methane emissions models over West Siberia. Biogeosciences, 12, 3321-3349, doi: 10.5194/bg-12-3321-2015

Waltari E, R Schroeder, K C McDonald, R P Anderson and A Carnaval, 2014, Bioclimatic variables derived from remote sensing: assessment and application for species distribution modeling. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5:1033–1042, doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12264

Bohn T J, E Podest, R Schroeder, N Pinto, K C McDonald, M Glagolev, I Filippov, S Maksyutov, M Heimann, X Chen and D P Lettenmaier, 2013, Modeling the Large-Scale Effects of Surface Moisture Heterogeneity on Wetland Carbon Fluxes in the West Siberian Lowland. Biogeosciences 10 (10) (October 16): 6559–6576, doi: 10.5194/bg-10-6559-2013

Colliander A, K C McDonald, R Zimmermann, R Schroeder, J S Kimball and E G Njoku, 2012, Application of QuikSCAT Backscatter to SMAP Validation Planning: Freeze/Thaw State Over ALECTRA Sites in Alaska From 2000 to 2007. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 50 (2) (February): 461–468, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2174368

Watts J D, J S Kimball, L A Jones, R Schroeder and K C McDonald, 2012, Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing of Contrasting Surface Water Inundation Changes within the Arctic–Boreal Region. Remote Sensing of Environment 127 (December): 223–236, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.09.003

Schroeder R, M A Rawlins, K C McDonald, E Podest, R Zimmerman and M. Kueppers, 2010, Satellite microwave remote sensing of North Eurasian inundation dynamics: Development of coarse-resolution products and comparison with high-resolution synthetic aperture radar data, Environ. Res. Lett., 5, 015003, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/1/015003

Colliander A, K C McDonald, R Zimmermann, T Linke, R Schroeder, J Kimball and E Njoku, 2010, Quikscat Backscatter Sensitivity to Landscape Freeze/thaw State over ALECTRA Sites in Alaska from 2000 to 2007: Application to SMAP Validation Planning. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1269–1272. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5652955

Rawlins, M A, M C Serrez, R Schroeder, X Zhang and K C McDonald, 2009, Diagnosis of the Record Discharge of Arctic-Draining Eurasian Rivers in 2007, Environmental Research Letters, 4, 045011, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/4/045011

Publications (Non-peer-reviewed):

Shiroma T, R Schroeder and R Parker, 2021, Is it faster? A statistical study on campus-scaled GIS networks compared to the human element, MS Thesis, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ, December 2021

Schroeder R and K C McDonald, 2014, Surface Water Microwave Product Series (SWAMPS): Global Daily Mappings of Inundation Extent at ~25 km Spatial Resolution for the Period 1992-2013, Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD), Version 1

Sweeney A, A Kruczkiewicz, C Reid, J Seaman, A Abubakar, K Ritmeijer, C Doggale, K Jensen, R Schroeder, K C McDonald, M Thomson, D Elnaiem, P Ceccato, 2014, Utilizing Remote Sensing to Explore Environmental Factors of Visceral Leishmaniasis in South Sudan. EO for Health, https://earthzine.org/utilizing-remote-sensing-to-explore-environmental-factors-of-visceral-leishmaniasis-in-south-sudan/

McDonald K C, B Chapman, E Podest, R Schroeder, S Flores, K Willacy, M Moghaddam, J Whitcomb, L Hess, J S Kimball, 2011, Monitoring inundated wetlands ecosystems with satellite microwave remote sensing in support of earth system science research. Conference Paper 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment – The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, 4p

Meffert P and R Schroeder, 2006, Weather and bird migration - a comparison of capture counts from the ringing stations of Falsterbo and Greifswalder Oie. Seevögel. 271: 3-7.

Schroeder R, W Knorr and K-G Schnitzler (2003) Surface Albedo: A Significant Modulator for Natural Droughts in the Sahelian Region. ECWMF Final Project Report, Reading, UK, https://www.academia.edu/22770759/Surface_Albedo_A_Significant_Modulator_for_Natural_Droughts_in_the_Sahelian_Region

Conference Presentations:

James C N, R Schroeder R. Schroeder, R. R. AlMomani, G. T. Graeler, M. Sinclair, V. Lang, S. Curless, and C. J. Humphreys, 2025: Initiatives to improve thunderstorm prediction in the Southwest. Utility Wildfire, Weather & Analytics Summit (UWWAS), Phoenix, Arizona.

Luca Pierangelo, R Schroeder, 2025, Satellite-based multispectral assessment of wildfire fire risk in Central Arizona, Aviation and Environmental Science Summit, ERAU Planetarium, Prescott, AZ, May 2025

Michael Wright, R Schroeder, 2025, Airborne-based LiDAR assessment of wildfire fire risk in Central Arizona, Aviation and Environmental Science Summit, ERAU Planetarium, Prescott, AZ, May 2025

Schroeder R, CC Hennon, CN James, R AlMomani, C Thomas, I Jarrells, 2024, North American Monsoon Prediction Using Causality Informed Machine Learning, AMS 21th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Boise, ID, July 2024

Schroeder R, C N James, K Adkins, B Cortright and J. Elston, 2022, Fine-scale Monsoonal Boundary Layer Observations in Northern Arizona’s Complex Terrain Using Crewed and Uncrewed Aerial Systems, AMS 20th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Park City, UT, June/July 2022

James C N, G T Graeler, C J Humphreys, M R Sinclair, R Schroeder, J S Park and E M Brower, 2022, The Climatology of Monsoonal Convection Cell Initiation and Propagation in the Southwest, AMS 20th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Park City, UT, June/July 2022

James C N, G T Graeler, C J Humphreys, J S Park, R Schroeder, M K Kaplan, M R Sinclair, A A Taylor, 2022, A Fine-Scale Convective Climatology for the Southwest, AMS Annual Meeting 2022, Houston, TX, January 2022

Schroeder R, K A Adkins, C N James, M L Kaplan, S E Koch, D Ivanova, M R Sinclair, M D Compere, N D Macchiarella, J Merkt, D K Adams, C L Castro, D J Heon, B Cortright, A M Krishnan, T M Mantick, A C Oreo, C Swinford, L Leighnor, J S Elston, A A Taylor, 2021, Detection of Convective Initiation and Suppression in Northern Arizona’s Complex Terrain with Unmanned and Manned Aerial Systems, AGU Fall Meeting 2021, New Orleans, LA, December 2021

Swenson , C. N. James and R. Schroeder, 2020: October 6th 2010 tornado outbreak. NASA Space Grant Symp., April 2020

Schroeder R, S Kraatz, J M Jacobs, B Connelly, M M DeWeese, 2019, Satellite Detection of Snowmelt Events for Improving Spring Flood Forecasts in the Red River of the North Basin. Oral presentation at 99th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Phoenix, Arizona, January 6-10, 2019, Oral Presentation

Schroeder R, J M Jacobs, C Vuyovich, E Cho, X Jia, M Cosh, C Olheiser, M DeWeese, B Connelly, S Buan, P Restrepo  and S Tuttle, 2019, Satellite Enhanced Snowmelt Flood Predictions in the Red River of the North Basin. 36th Annual Red River Basin Land & Water International Summit Conference Grand Forks, North Dakota, January 15-17, 2019

Schroeder R, S Kraatz, J M Jacobs, B Connelly, M M DeWeese, Detection of dry and wet snow conditions for improving snowmelt flood forecasts in the Red River basin of the North, AGU Fall Meeting 2018, Washington, D.C., December 2018

Schroeder R, J M Jacobs, Satellite Enhanced Snowmelt Flood Predictions in the Red River of the North Basin, USGS Annual Cooperator Meeting, West Fargo, ND, November 13, 2018

J M Jacobs & R Schroeder, Satellite Enhanced Snowmelt Flood Predictions in the Red River of the North Basin (RRB), 2017 NASA Applied Sciences Water Resources Team Meeting, Boulder, CO, June 26-28, 2018

Schroeder R, S Kraatz, J M Jacobs, C M Vuyovich, C Olheiser, B Connelly, M M DeWeese, Detection of snowmelt signals for improving snowmelt flood forecasts in the Red River basin of the North, 75th Eastern Snow Conference, 5-8 June 2018, Greenbelt, MD.

Cho E, J M Jacobs, R Schroeder, S E  Tuttle, C. Olheiser Improvement of airborne gamma radiation snow water equivalent (SWE) estimations with spaceborne soil moisture observations, 75th Eastern Snow Conference 5-8 June, 2018, Greenbelt, MD.

Schroeder R, J M Jacobs, C M Vuyovich, E Cho, X Jia, M H Cosh, C Olheiser, M M DeWeese, B Connelly, S Buan, P J Restrepo  and S E Tuttle, Assessment of Passive Microwave Satellite and Modeled Snow Water Equivalent Estimates in the Red River Basin of the North: Improving Snowmelt Flood Predictions, AMS Annual Meeting 2018, Austin, TX, January 2018.

Schroeder R, J M Jacobs, C M Vuyovich, M H Cosh, X Jia, M M DeWeese, B Connelly and S E Tuttle, Evaluation and application of gridded snow water equivalent products for improving snowmelt flood predictions in the Red River basin of the North, AGU Fall Meeting 2017, New Orleans, LA, December 2017

Schroeder R & J M Jacobs, Satellite Enhanced Snowmelt Flood Predictions in the Red River of the North Basin (RRB), 2017 NASA Applied Sciences Water Resources Team Meeting, Pasadena, CA, July 18-19, 2017

Schroeder R, J M Jacobs, C M Voinovich, E Cho., X Jia, M Cosh, C Olheiser, M M DeWeese, B Connelly, S Buan, P J Restrepo and S Tuttle, Satellite microwave remote sensing of snow properties for optimal use in snowmelt flood forecasting in the Red River of the North basin, 74th Eastern Snow Conference, Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 6-8 June, 2017

Schroeder R, K C McDonald, M Azarderakhsh and R Zimmermann, ASCAT METOP-A Satellite Observations of Recent Drought Patterns over the USA: An Assessment of Spatial Extent and Relationship with Precipitation and Crop Yield, AGU Chapman Conference, Irvine, CA , April 2015

Jensen K, K C McDonald, R Schroeder and Z Tessler, Bridging the Past with Today’s Microwave Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Long Term Inundation Patterns in the Mekong River Delta, AGU Fall Meeting 2015, San Francisco, CA, December 2015

Podest E, K C McDonald, K Jensen and R Schroeder, Characterizing Open Water Bodies and Wetland Ecosystems Using Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing, AGU Fall Meeting 2015, San Francisco, CA, December 2015

McDonald K C, B D Chapman, M Azarderakhsh, M Moghaddam, J Whitcomb, D Clewley, R Schroeder and E Podest, Satellite Remote Sensing of Inundated Wetlands: Data Record Assembly and Cross-Product Comparison, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, December 2014

Kruczkiewicz A, A Sweeney, C Reid, J Seaman, A Abubakar, K Ritmeijer, K Jensen, R Schroeder, K C McDonald, J Lessel, M C Thomson, D Elnaiem and P Ceccato, Utilizing Remote Sensing to Explore Hydrological and Climatic Factors of Visceral Leishmaniasis in South Sudan, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, December 2014

Lamb B T, K C McDonald, N Steiner, M Azarderakhsh and R Schroeder, Integrated Land Surface Water State Indicators for Climate Assessment, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, December 2014

Jensen K, K C McDonald, P Ceccato, R Schroeder and E Podest, Development and Validation of Remote Sensing-Based Surface Inundation Products for Vector-Borne Disease Risk in East Africa, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, December 2014

Bohn T J, J R Melton, V Brovkin, G Chen, S N Denisov, A V Eliseev, A V Gallego-Sala, M Glagolev, A Ito, J O Kaplan, T Kleinen, S S Maksyutov, K C McDonald, M A Rawlins, W J Riley, R Schroeder, R Spahni, B Stocker, Z M Subin, H Tian, B Zhang, X Zhu and Q Zhuang, Intercomparison of the Wetchimp-Wsl Wetland Methane Models over West Siberia: How Well Can We Simulate High-Latitude Wetland Methane Emissions?, AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, December 2014

Schroeder R, K C McDonald, M Azarderakhsh, N Steiner, R S Dunbar, R Zimmermann and M Küppers, ASCAT MetOp-A Backscatter Observations over the Global Land Surface: Application to Monitoring Recent Trends in Lake and Wetland Extent and to Monitoring Crop Growth over the United States. AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 2013

Steiner N, K C McDonald, R Schroeder, S Dinardo and C Miller, Landscape Temperature and Frozen/Thawed Condition over Alaska with Infrared and Active/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing: Determination of Thermal Controls on Land-Atmosphere Carbon Flux in Support of CARVE, AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 2013

Podest E, K C McDonald, R Schroeder, T J Bohn, M Azarderakhsh, X Chen and D P Lettenmaier, Characterization of Eurasian Wetlands Using Microwave Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Carbon Flux Models, AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 2013

Jensen K, K C McDonald, N Krakauer and R Schroeder, Large-scale atmospheric carbon and surface water dynamics inferred from satellite-based observations, AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 2013

Tessler Z D, C J Vorosmarty, K C McDonald, R Schroeder, M Grossberg, I Gladkova and H Aizenman, A global deltas typology of environmental stress and its relation to terrestrial hydrology, AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 2013

Azarderakhsh M, K C McDonald, N Steiner, R Schroeder, B D Chapman, A Colliander and J S Kimball, Monitoring the Freeze/Thaw Surface State over Alaska ALOS PALSAR ScanSAR Data, NASA Terrestrial Ecology Science Team Meeting, Scripps Seaside Forum, La Jolla, CA, April 2013

Schroeder R, K C McDonald, R S Dunbar, M Azarderakhsh, N Steiner, J S Kimball, R Zimmermann and M Küppers, Assembly and Assessment of ASCAT Scatterometer Data for Continuing Global Vegetation State Monitoring: Comparison with SeaWinds-on-QuikSCAT and Vegetation Response to Seasonal Drought. NASA Terrestrial Ecology Science Team Meeting, Scripps Seaside Forum, La Jolla, CA, April 2013

Schroeder R, K C McDonald, J S Kimball, R S Dunbar, M Azarderakhsh N Steiner, R Zimmermann and M Küppers, Compiling ASCAT Scatterometer Data for Continuing Global Vegetation State Monitoring: An initial comparison with SeaWinds-on-QuikSCAT Scatterometer Data, AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, December 2012

Watts J, J S Kimball, L A Jones, R Schroeder and K C McDonald, Satellite microwave detection of contrasting changes in surface inundation across pan-Arctic permafrost zones, AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, December 2012

Podest E, K C McDonald, R Schroeder, N Pinto, R Zimmermann and V Horna, Mapping Palm Swamp Wetland Ecosystems in the Peruvian Amazon: a Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Approach, AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, December 2012

McDonald K C, A Carnaval, E Waltari and R Schroeder, The Application of Spaceborne Remote Sensing Datasets for Species Distribution Modeling in South America, AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, December 2012

Azarderakhsh M, K C McDonald, R Schroeder, B D Chapman, N Steiner, E Podest, A Colliander, J S Kimball and J Pinales, Application of ALOS PALSAR ScanSAR Data for Determining the Freeze/Thaw Surface State over Alaska, AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, December 2012

Bohn T J, E Podest, R Schroeder, K C McDonald, N Pinto, M Glagolev, S S Maksyutov, M Heimann and D P Lettenmaier, The Role of Fractional Inundation and Saturation in the Carbon Cycle of West Siberian Peatlands, AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, December 2012

2025-present      Associate Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ

2025-present      Faculty Advisor, ASPRS Student Chapter, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ

2020-2021          College of Aviation Research Chair, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ          

2019-2025          Assistant Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ

2016-2019          Postdoctoral Scientist, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

2009-2016          Ph.D. Student, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

2011-2016          Research Associate, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY

2011-2015          Research Affiliate, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

2006-2010          Research Assistant, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

2005                   Visiting Independent Advisor, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA

2002-2004          Graduate Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany

2000-2001          Graduate Research Assistant, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

Professional Memberships:

Member & Student Chapter Faculty Advisor - American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

Certifications:

2019 Instrument Rating, Federal Aviation Administration

2018 Remote Pilot Certificate, Federal Aviation Administration

2017-2018 Private Pilot Certificate, Federal Aviation Administration

2021 Dr. J R Luedtke Research, Scholarship, and Design Award, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona

2004 Merian Price, best poster presentation, gtö-annual conference Bayreuth, Germany