CSTARS People

People

Faculty

Susan L. Ustin
Professor
Hydrology Program, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
Ph.D. Botany, 1983
M.A. Biology, 1978
B.S. Biology, 1974
Office (530) 752-0621
E-mail: slustin@ucdavis.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Visiting Professors and Post-Doctoral Researchers

Personal Information & Educational Background	Research Interests	Photo
Lin Li Post Doctoral Researcher Ph.D. Planetary Geoscience, 2002 Thesis: "Lunar Crustal Mixing and Compositional Contamination: New Perspectives from Spectral Mixture Analysis of Clementine Data and Numerical Modeling of Impact Cratering" M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2001 M.S. Remote Sensing and Geoscience Application, 1989 E-mail: li@cstars.ucdavis.edu	Using hyperspectral remote sensing to investigate vegetation changes due to environmental stress.
David Riaño Post Doctoral Researcher Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, 2002 Dissertation: “Analysis and mapping of fuel properties from remote sensing and GIS” Office: (530) 752-5092 E-mail: driano@ucdavis.edu	Fuel type mapping, vegetation moisture content and regeneration after fire.
Pablo H. Rosso Post Doctoral Researcher Ph.D. Botany and Plant Pathology, 2001 Dissertation: "Distribution and prediction of Swiss needle cast of Douglas-fir in coastal Oregon" M.S. Botany and Plant Pathology, 1995 E-mail: phrosso@cstars.ucdavis.edu	Use of remote sensing and GIS in the study of the distribution and expansion of invasive species and pathogens.
Qingfu Xiao Post Doctoral Researcher, Hydrology Ph.D. Hydrology, 1998 Dissertation: "Rainfall Interception by Urban Forests" Office: (530) 752-6804 E-mail: xiao@cstars.ucdavis.edu

Staff

Personal Information & Educational Background	Research Interests	Photo
Quinn Hart Programmer/Systems Analyst V M.S. Optical Sciences, 1990 Thesis: "Surface and Aerosol Models for use in Radiative Transfer Codes" B.S. Engineering Mathematics, 1987 Office: (530) 752-7857 E-mail: qjhart@ucdavis.edu
John Kefauver Post Graduate Researcher B.A. Community Regional and Environmental Studies, 1999 E-mail: jmkefauver@ucdavis.edu
Shawn Carlisle Kefauver Post Graduate Researcher B.A. Biology (Spanish Minor), 2001 E-mail: sckefauver@ucdavis.edu
Mui Lay Post Graduate Researcher B.S. Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry (EHUF), 2000 E-mail: mclay@ucdavis.edu
Van Lay Post Graduate Researcher B.S. 2002 E-mail: vlay@ucdavis.edu
Hollis (Holli) Manaker Faculty Support Assistant B.F.A. Graphic Design, 1985 Office: (530) 752-5092 E-mail: hrmanaker@ucdavis.edu
Lawrence Ross Post Graduate Researcher Windows Systems Administrator B.S. Managerial Economics, 2002 E-mail: lfross@cstars.ucdavis.edu
Carlos A. Rueda Post Graduate Researcher M.S. Computer Science, 2002 E-mail: carueda@cstars.ucdavis.edu
George J. Scheer Programmer/Systems Analyst V Systems Administrator B.S. Applied Physics, 1993 Office: (530) 752-7857 E-mail: gjscheer@ucdavis.edu
Phil Valko Post Graduate Researcher B.A. Environmental Science and Biology, 2003 E-mail: pgvalko@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Students

Personal Information & Educational Background	Research Interests	Photo
Margaret Andrew Ecology Graduate Group E-mail: meandrew@ucdavis.edu
Yen-Ben Cheng Hydrology M.S. Agricultural Engineering, 1998 B.S. Agricultural Engineering, 1996 E:mail: ybcheng@ucdavis.edu
Solomon Dobrowski Ecology Graduate Group E-mail: szdobrowski@ucdavis.edu
James Goodman, P.E. Hydrology M.S. Civil Engineering, 1993 B.A. Engineering, 1990 E-mail: jagoodman@ucdavis.edu	Development of improved coral reef management tools using hyperspectral remote sensing
Jonathan Greenberg Ecology Graduate Group CSTARS Web Designer B.A. Biology, 1996 E-mail: greenberg@ucdavis.edu	Utilization of remote sensing to detect and model natural and anthropogenically influenced successional change in the lowland rainforests of eastern Ecuador.
Ivan Kautter Ecology Graduate Group E-mail: irkautter@ucdavis.edu
Shruti Khanna Ecology Graduate Group B.E. Computer Science, 1997 E-mail: shruti@cstars.ucdavis.edu	Remote sensing of wetlands and wetlands restoration.
Melinda Mulitsch Ecology Graduate Group M.S. Earth System Science and Policy, 2000 B.A. Marine Biology, 1996 E-mail: mjmulitsch@ucdavis.edu
Karen Olmstead Biological and Agricultural Engineering E-mail: ksolmstead@ucdavis.edu
Jon Syder Ecology Graduate Group E-mail: syder@cstars.ucdavis.edu
Emma Underwood Ecology Graduate Group M.A. Geography, 1995 Thesis: "A remote sensing analysis of slash and burn agriculture around the Zahamena Reserve, Madagascar" B.S. Geography and American Studies, 1993 Office: (530) 752-6051 E-mail: eunderwoodrussell@ucdavis.edu	Using hyperspectral imagery to detect selected weeds and develop predictive models of potential invasions, and also the application of remote sensing techniques in monitoring blue-oak woodlands.
Michael Whiting Soils and Biogeochemistry M.S. Soil Science, 1975 B.S. Renewable Natural Resources, 1970 Office: (530) 792-5708 E-mail: mwhiting@ucdavis.edu	Using remote sensing, particularly hyperspectral imaging, and GIS to estimate surface soil organic and inorganic carbon within landscapes and regions.
Maria Fernanda Zermoglio Geography Graduate Group M.S. Geography, 2000 B.S. Botany, 1995 Email: mfzermoglio@ucdavis.edu	Developing tools for evaluating the effects of land-use/land-cover and climate change on agricultural sytems.

Alumni

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Personal Information & Educational Background	Research Interests	Photo
Maria-José Mariscal Araujo Ph.D. Agronomy, 1998 Dissertation: "Intercepcion de Radiacion y Acumulacion de Biomasa por Cubiertas de Olivo" E-mail: mariscal@cstars.ucdavis.edu
Martha Cecilia Diaz Barrios M.S. Hydrologic Science, 1997 M.S. Thesis: "Applications of Remote Sensing Techniques to Discriminate Inundated and Non-inundated Community Types Using Multispectral Multiangle POLDER Data" E-mail: mcdiazb@hotmail.com
Mary M. Brown Current Position: Staff Webmaster, Dept. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Davis B.S. Landscape Architecture, 1994 Senior Thesis: "Redesign Recommendations for Tahoe Park, Sacramento, CA" E-mail: mmbrown@ucdavis.edu
Kathryn Buchanan Ecology Graduate Group M.S. Biology, 1999 Thesis: "Restoration of Sandhill Vegetation On Abandoned Agricultural Land" E-mail: ksbuchanan@ucdavis.edu
Erin Cadwell Undergraduate Assistant E-mail: emcadwell@ucdavis.edu
Larry A. Costick U.S. Forestry Service Ph.D. Ecology, 1996 Dissertation: "Rapid Regional Watershed Assessment and Erosion Potential Monitoring" M.A.T. Physical Geography and Geology B.A. Physical Geography and Geology E-mail: larry@cstars.ucdavis.edu , lacostick@volcano.net
Deanne DiPietro Geography Graduate Group M.A. Geography E-mail: deanne@cstars.ucdavis.edu	The use of hyperspectral data to detect and map the invasive plant Arundo donax (giant reed) where it infests riparian habitat in California, and to investigate invasion dynamics for the purposes of control and predictive modeling.
Mónica Garcia Current Position: Graduate Student (Ph.D.), Univ. Polytechnic of Madrid, Spain M.S. International Agricultural Development, 2000 Thesis: "Detection of Interannual Response of Vegetation to Climatic Variability Using AVIRIS Data in a Coastal Savanna in California" B.S. Agricultural Engineering, 1996 E-mail: mggarcia@ucdavis.edu
Arthur Henkel Hydrology M.S. Hydrology, 1985 E-mail: afhenkel@ucdavis.edu
Stephane Jacquemoud Ph.D. Physics, 1992 Dissertation: "Use of High Spectral Resolution for Vegetation Canopy Studies" D.E.A. Physics, 1989 D.E.A. Agronomic Sciences Soil Science, 1988 E-mail: jacquemo@ccr.jussieu.fr
Keir Keightley Viticulture and Enology M.A. Geography, 1999 Thesis: "Influence of Row Orientation and Cluster Exposure to Sunlight on Microclimate and Composition of Cabernet Sauvignon Fruits" Office: (530) 752-7232 E-mail: keir@cstars.ucdavis.edu
Scott N. Martens Ph.D. Ecology, 1989 Dissertation: "Soil - Vegetation Relationships in Californian Serpentine Chaparral and the Effects of Nutrient Additions on Nitrogen Mineralization" M.S. Ecology, 1983 B.A. Botany, 1980 E-mail: scott@cstars.ucdavis.edu
Mike O' Neill B.S. Environmental Science, 1997 E-mail: mloneill@ucdavis.edu
Fernando Oropeza Atmospheric Science, UNAM B.S. Oceanography E-mail: foropeza@bossy.ucdavis.edu
Alicia Palacios-Orueta Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. Geography, Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, Spain Ph.D. Soil Science, 1997 Dissertation: "Soil Discrimination with Laboratory Spectra and Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Data (AVIRIS)" M.S. Soil Science, 1994 B.S. Agricultural Engineer, 1990 E-mail: Alicia.Palacios@uv.es
John Pierce Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD Senior Research Scientist Ph.D. Mathematics, 1982 Ph.D. Physics, 1973 E-mail: jfp@usna.edu
Carlos Pinilla E-mail: cpinilla@cstars.ucdavis.edu
Jorge Pinzón Post Doctoral Researcher at NASA Goddard Space Science Center Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, 1998 Dissertation: "Imaging Spectrometry: a Multiscaling Approach" M.S. in Applied Mathematics, 1996 B.S. in Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación, 1986 B.S. in Matemáticas, 1985 E-mail: jepinzon@ucdavis.edu
Jamie Raba Windows Systems Administrator M.T.S. History of Christianity, 2000 B.A. Philosophy, History and Religious Studies, 1998 E-mail: jvraba@ucdavis.edu
Charlene T. Sailer Associate Professional Researcher, Crocker Laboratory Ph.D. Geography, 1989 M.A. Georgraphy, 1982 B.S. Earth Science, 1977 B.S. Science 1976 E-mail: ctsailer@ucdavis.edu
René Lobato Sanchez Current Position: Research Scientist, Instituto Mexicano de Technologia del Agua, Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico Ph.D. Hydrologic Science, 1999 Dissertation: "Sources of Moisture, Transport and Rainfall for the Monsoon of North America" E-mail: rlobato@tajin.imta.mx
Eric W. Sanderson Wildlife Conservation Society Ph. D. Ecology, 1998 Dissertation: "Interpretation and Modelling of Landscape Pattern in Ecological Remote Sensing Data: Three Examples" B.A.S. English and Biochemistry, 1990 E-mail: esanderson@wcs.org
Peter Schwartz Atmospheric Science E-mail: poschwartz@lbl.gov
Hugh Stimson Post Graduate Researcher B.Sc. Pure and Applied Ecology, 2001 E-mail: hugh@cstars.ucdavis.edu	Hyperspectral detection of water stress in New Mexican semi-arid woodland conifers.
Peter Tian-Yuan Shih Current Position: Sabbatic Visitor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University Taiwan, R.O.C. E-mail: tyshih@cc.nctu.edu.tw
Leihan Szeto Current Position: Z-cubed Consulting B.A. Independent Study, GIS and Remote Sensing, 1996 E-mail: laihan_szeto@zcubed.com
Antonio Trabucco Current Position: La Selva, Costa Rica E-mail: atrabucco@ucdavis.edu	Ecohydrological modelling of forested areas at the watershed scale using multispectral and hyperspectral data in order to support landscape and forest managment through a better understanding of its effects on the environment.
Machelle D. Wilson Current Position: Assistant Professor in Ecological Statistics Savannah River Ecology Lab University of Georgia PhD. Ecology, 2001 M.S. Statistics, 1999 M.S. Ecology, 1997 E-mail: wilson@srel.edu	The use and development of computationally intensive statistical or quantitative methods of analyzing remotely sensed data for environmental monitoring.
Linette Young B.S. Oceanography
Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada Post Doctoral Researcher Ph.D. Earth and Space Science, 2000 Dissertation: "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Closed Forest Canopies: Estimation of Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Pigment Content" M.S. Applied Physics, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering, 1997 B.S. Agricultural Engineering E-mail: pzarco@iaf.uva.es	Inversion of radiative transfer models at leaf and canopy levels for biophysical and biochemical parameter estimation using hyperspectral reflectance data.
Corey Yeaton E-mail: cjyeaton@ucdavis.edu
Robert Zomer Post Doctoral Researcher, Hydrology Ph.D. Ecology, 1998 Dissertation: " Landscape Ccology of the Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation Area, Nepal" M.S. Ecology E-mail: R.ZOMER@CGIAR.ORG