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Dr. L. Monika Moskal |website| is the Principal Investogator at RSGAL, she established RSGAL in 2003 at Missouri State University and transitioned the lab to it's present location at the University of Washington in 2006. Dr. Moskal, is an Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Biospatial Analysis in the College of Forest resources at the University of Washington. She is the currently the Faculty Advisor for the UW Geospatial Technology Club and ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Puget Sound Student Chapter. From 2005 to 2006 she served as the President of the Central Region ASPRS Chapter and is the present Chair of the ASPRS (National) Publications Committee.
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If you would like to work with RSGAL, please contact Dr. Moskal to discuss opportunities.
Current Students
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Meghan Halabisky |website| is a MS/MPA student who joins us from Hawaii where she worked with the O‘ahu Invasive Species Committee. Currently, she works on a project funded through The Nature Conservancy on spatiotemporal assessment of wetlands. She is advised by Dr. Moskal and is seeking concurrent degrees (Master of Science/Master of Public Affairs) through the College of Forest Resources and the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. |
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Laurel James |website| is a MS student advised by Dr. Moskal and works on a project that combines remotely sensed hypertemporal vegetation index data and mountain goat movements traced through GPS. In the Fall of 2008 Laurel will transition to a funded UW BioEnergy IGERT graduate degree to work on LiDAR based biomass estimation. Laurel holds numerous undergraduate scholarship and awards. |
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Jeff Richardson |website| is a PhD Student funded through the UW BioEnergy IGERT, he is advised by Dr. Moskal and is looking at extracting small diameter timber biomass from LiDAR data. Jeff is the Treasurer of the UW Geospatial Club and the the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Puget Sound Student Chapter.Previously, he has worked with RSGAL on his MS thesis:
- Richardson, J., 2008, Estimating Leaf Area Index from Multiple Return, Small-footprint Aerial LiDAR at the Washington Park Arboretum. MS Thesis, University of Washington PDF
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David Stephens |website| joined RSGAL in the fall of 2009 to undertake a MS degree under Dr. Moskal's supervision. |
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Chris Vondrasek |website| is an undergraduate intern with RSGAL working on a decatal arid wetland change mapping project through the use of historical aerial photographs. |
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Guang Zheng |website| is a PhD Student who joined RSGAL in 2007 from Nanajing University in China, he is advised by Dr. Moskal. Guang's research focusing on deriving LAI from terrestrial LiDAR is funded through the Corkery Family Chair Scholarship provided through the Precision Forestry Cooperative. Guang is the President of the UW Geospatial Club and the the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Puget Sound Student Chapter. |
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Michael Hannam is a MS student working with Dr. Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria and Dr. Moskal, studying the interactions between a native and an introduced seagrass (invasive), he is funded through the NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship. He uses ground-based LiDAR to understand the implications of intertidal topography on these interactions. |
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Joowon Park is a PhD candidate working with Dr. Fridley, and Dr. Moskal. He is funded through the Corkery Family Chair Scholarship provided through the Precision Forestry Cooperative. His current research focus is on the development of a new algorithm to identify small streams utilizing LiDAR and spectral data and the accuracy assessment of remotely sensed maps. He is working with Dr. Moskal on developing a LiDAR-based rainfall interception model for hetrogenious canopies. |
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Nick Vaughn is a PhD Candidate working with Dr. Turnbloom and Dr. Moskal, he is assessing the feasibility of applying full-waveform LiDAR for tree species identification. |
RSGAL Graduate Alumni
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Todd Erdody (MS 2009) was an EPA STARS Fellow advised by Dr. Moskal. His first year of graduate work was funded through a CFR fellowship. Todd worked on "Fusion of LiDAR and Imagery for Estimating Canopy Fuel Metrics in Eastern Washington Forests". In 2008 Todd received a travel award from the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. News worthy: A story on Todd Erdody's research on the EPA Greenvantions Blog. Currently, Todd is a Lead Fire Effects Monitor for the National Park Service Southern Cascade Network in Oregon.
- Erdody, T., 2009, Fusion of LiDAR and Imagery for Estimating Forest Canopy Fuels in Eastern Washington. MS Thesis, University of Washington pdf
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Dr. Akira Kato (PhD 2008) was PhD student co-advised by Dr. Moskal and Dr. Schiess, his research focusesd on capturing tree crowns characteristics through surface reconstruction from LiDAR data. His work has been funded by the Precision Forestry Cooperative, he has also TA'ed the ESRM250 GIS course. Akira was the founding president of the UW Geospatial Club the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Puget Sound Student Chapter, he has received numerous awards from ASPRS. Currently Dr. Kato is a Professor at Chiba University, Japan.
- Kato, A., 2008, Capturing tree crown attributes from high resolution remotely sensed data PhD Dissertation, University of Washington pdf
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Alicia Sullivan (MS 2008) worked with Dr. Schiess to develop a repeatable method for forest stand delineation with LiDAR. Alicia, completed her undergraduate work in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington, she has been involved in forest inventory GIS mapping from aerial imagery. Alicia was also an active member of multiple student organizations, including The UW Geospatial Club and SAF. Her MS thesis work is available here:
- Sullivan, A., 2008, LiDAR Based Stand Delineation in Natural Forests MS Thesis, University of Washington pdf
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Eva Bednarczyk (2008) Visiting student from Jagiellonian University, Poland. Eva worked with Dr. Moskal and RSGAL on remote sensing and dendrochronological techniques comparison in simulation of fire behavior in Teanaway river drainage in eastern Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA. |
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Teri (Hunsinger) Nelson (MS 2006) was a graduate student (Geospatial Sciences) in GGP, and the Graduate Teaching Assistant for GRY 360 (Aerial Photography Interpretation). She was advised by Dr. Moskal. Teri successfully defended her thesis on April 21st, 2006. Teri has worked as a Graduate Assistant on the Remote Sensing Database for Earth Science Education at SMSU. Her thesis work relates to LULC change in mapping and population growth trends in the Ozarks. Currently Teri works as a GIS specialist for the City of Springfield.
- Hunsinger, T. (MS 2006). Spatiotemporal patterns of transitional landscapes in the Southwest Ozarks. MS Thesis, Missouri State University pdf
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Nathan Huggins (MS 2006) was advised by Dr. Moskal as a graduate student in the Geospatial Sciences Program. Nathan successfully defended his thesis on April 21st, 2006. While in grad School and currently he works for the City of Springfield as a GIS Specialist. Nathan has worked as a Graduate Assistant on the Forest Change Project for the James River Basin Partnership, and the 'Visualizing the forest change in the James River Basin'.
- Huggins, N. (MS 2006). Remote Sensing Classification Methods for Monitoring Eastern Red Cedar. MS Thesis, Missouri State University pdf
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Jennifer Haack (MS 2006) was advised by Dr. Moskal, she has successfully defended her thesis on April 21st, she has worked on the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield - historical trees mapping project, her thesis work is closely tied to the Geostatistical analysis of bird & vegetation community data project in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Jennifer is the GIS Specialist at the Prairie Cluster and Heartland Network.
- Haack, J. (MS 2006). Geostatistical analysis of plant communities at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, KS. MS Thesis, Missouri State University pdf
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Jon Woosley (MS 2006) was a Graduate Student in the accelerated Masters program, advised by Dr. Moskal. He is also the Graduate Assistant for GRY360 and GRY 551. Jon has worked on the Geostatistical analysis of bird & vegetation community data project in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Presently Jon is studying the impact of Urban Growth in the Brush Creek Watershed on community conservation costs.
- Woosley, R. J. (MS 2006) - Classification and prediction of impervious surfaces in the Brush Creek watershed, MO. MS Thesis, Missouri State University pdf
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Chris Wood (2005-2006) was an International Graduate Student from Australia, and studies in the Computer Science Department at Missouri State University. Chris was involved in the CNAS Centennial Project and worked as a Graduate Assistant for the James River Basin Partnership. His thesis co-advised by Dr. Moskal involved neural network classification algorithm development using IDL. |
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DJ Wurglitsh (MS 2005) worked on the MoAIMS - Missouri Atlas of Impact and Meteorite Sites Project. DJ's thesis work involved environmental assessment of Jordan Creek using a combination GIS, remote sensing, fluvial geomorphology, geochemistry, and stream ecology methods/techniques. DJ was also a teaching assistant at Missouri State University. He is currently working as a Geographic Analyst at Navtech in St. Louis. |
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John Carey (MS 2006) John was an investigator on the iCAVE - Ozarks Cave Geovisualization Pilot Project. The project aimed at using geovisualization methods, stereo imaging and feature extraction techniques to map various structures of Ozarks caves. |
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Russ Riss (MS 2006) helped to integrate the Geology Tour into the CNAS Centennial Project database and developed the 3D virtual reality models of the Missouri State University campus based on the 2004-05 aerial photos data set. |
RSGAL Undergraduate Alumni
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