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Validation of Advanced Geospatial Information Tool Kit (AGITK) Image Exploitation Algorithms. Characterize spatial and radiometric performance of government and commercial remote sensing systems for small target exploitation. Designed and carried out field experiments to collect ground truth to evaluate sensor performance.Vicarious Calibration of Civil and Commercial EO Sensors.Radiometric and spectral characterization of ground targets and the atmosphere. Performed analysis to measure radiometric and spatial performance for WorldView-2, GeoEye -1, IKONOS, Quickbird, Orbview commercial sensors and Landsat 5 & 7, Hyperion, ALI and MODIS NASA sensors. Developed innovative methods for improving in-flight radiometric absolute accuracy.Calibration System Engineer for National Technical Means Program. Designed calibration procedures and algorithms to meet radiometric and image quality requirements from system to component level. Developed test procedures and methods for the verification of hardware performance. Built calibrator/sensor radiometric model and authored extensive calibration plan document.In-flight Image Quality AnalysisDeveloped innovative approach to oversample the system level Point Spread Function from images collected under operational conditions and perform small target radiometric calibration. Use data to perform image quality assessment along processing chain. Radiometric Calibration of the ARTEMIS Hyperspectral Sensor (AFRL TacSat-3 Program)Principle calibration lead for post-launch calibration and performance assessment of ARTEMIS. System Engineering Analyst for Calibration of Aerosol Polarimetric Sensor (Glory Mission). Managed calibration requirements, algorithm design and integration procedures of the on-board solar calibration system. Derived test procedures to measure polarimetric calibration parameters of spectralon solar diffuser sub-system.Principle Calibration System Engineer for wide FOV Thermal Sensor.

Instructor and lecturer in physics, astrophysics and remote sensing -Taught courses and provided laboratory experience from general science course curricula for non-science majors to graduate level physics and engineering physics. Instruction also included long distance educational courses broadcast over live video linked between multiple locations.Courses:Introductory Physics for Science, Engineering and Non-Science MajorsModern Physics, Optics, E&MIntroductory Astronomy and AstrophysicsMeasurement Theory and Experimental DesignThermodynamics, Classical MechanicsIntroductory and Advanced Physics LaboratoryIntroduction to Remote SensingIndependent Research in astrophysics and remote sensing with undergraduate and graduate student participation.Astrophysics focused on observational and theoretical radiometric and spectroscopic analysis of eclipsing binary stars and stellar system for the evaluation of stellar evolutionary models. Remote sensing included developing techniques for making accurate corrections for atmospheric attenuation in multispectral and hyperspectral satellite and aircraft remote sensing imagery incorporating ground truth data. Developed unique instrumentation and observational techniques for studying the propagation of light in the earth atmosphere/surface environment. Co-founded an extensive vicarious calibration program that continues to thrive today. Over a five year period, research was supported by $1.5 million in grants from NSF, NASA, USGS, DOD and state funding agencies.