Educational Component
The LCLUC Program is strengthened by the NASA Educational Program through its New Investigators Program (NIP) and the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) (formerly the NASA Earth System Science Fellowship Program). The NIP in Earth Science was established in 1996 to encourage the integration of Earth system science research and education by scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. The program, designed for investigators in Earth system science and applications at academic institutions and non-profit organizations, emphasizes the early development of professional careers of these individuals as both researchers and educators. A number of new investigators have been supported in the area of land-cover and land-use change research.
The NESSF was started in 1990. The purpose of the program is to ensure continued training of interdisciplinary scientists to support the study of the Earth as a system. Over 700 Ph.D. and M.Sc. fellowships have been awarded since the inception of the program. The graduates from these fellowships constitute a growing network of scholars endeavored to promote Earth system science. In recent years a number of PhD and Graduate Fellowships have been awarded in the area of Land-Cover and Land-Use research.
In addition to the above programs, the LCLUC Program is further strengthened by the NASA/NSF GLOBE Program, a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. Landsat’s Education and Public Outreach Program has also spawned many educational resources for students and teachers with formal, informal and tutorial guidance with Landsat data and satallite information.
Current NIP LCLUC-related Projects
2011
- Falkowski, Michael - Michigan Technological University. Enhancing Tools and Geospatial Data to Support Operational Forest Management
and Regional Forest Planning in the Face of Climate Change - Kirschbaum, Dalia - Goddard Space Flight Center. Using Remotely Sensed Data to Bridge Empirical and Physical Approaches for
Landslide Monitoring and Early Warning
2009
- Franz, Kristie - Iowa State University. Remote Sensing Data as Drivers for Streamflow Prediction Models for the Upper Midwest: Focusing on the Wetting and Drying Periods
- Hayes, Daniel - University of Alaska Fairbanks. Diagnosis and Attribution of the Contemporary North American Terrestrial CO2 Sink: The Role of Disturbance and Land Use Change
- Lohman, Rowena - Cornell. The Next Decade of NASA satellites: Bringing New Data into the Classroom and as Constraints on Coastal Subsidence
- Palace, Michael - University of New Hampshire. Estimation of tropical forest structure using multiple remote sensing platforms and field based data
2007
- Jin, Yufang - University of California - Irvine. Fire-induced Changes in Albedo and the Associated Radiative Forcing: A Comparison of Boreal Canada and Australia Tropical Savannas
- Kennedy, Robert - USDA Forest Service. Leveraging Temporal Variation In Climate And Management Across National Parks In The Western U.S. To Characterize Three Decades Of Landscape Vegetation Dynamics
- Lobell, David - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Agricultural Applications Of Multi-Year Remote Sensing: A Research And Education Program
- Mountrakis, Giorgos - State University of New York. Satellite-Derived Anthropogenic Land Use/Land Cover Changes: Integrating Detection, Modeling And Educational Approaches
2005
- Manson, Steven - University of Minnesota. American Land Change: Integrated Research and Education on Decision Making in Coupled Human-Environment Systems
- Nair, Udaysankar - University of Alabama - Huntsville. Investigation of microclimatic changes associated with tropical forest fragmentation using remote sensing and numerical modeling
- Powers, Jennifer - University of Minnesota. A Regional-Scale Analysis of Regenerating Tropical Dry Forests in Costa Rica: Measurements and Models of the Linkages among Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function and Carbon Storage
- Song, Conghe - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Impacts of Land-Cover/Land-Use Change on Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Budget
Current NESSF LCLUC-related Projects
2011
- Barman, Rahul - University of Illinois. Investigating Biogeophysical - Biogeochemical Interactions In The Northern High- Latitudes Using A Land Surface Model Integrating Recent Advances In Terrestrial Modeling, and Land Use Change
- DeVisser, Mark H - Michigan State University. NESS Fellowship: Land Cover Change and Disease Ecology: The Unintended Impacts of Prosopis Juliflora In Kenya
- Hull, Vanessa - Michigan State University. Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Animal Habitat Selection Across A Coupled Human and Natural System
- Meigs, Garrett W - Oregon State University. Mapping Disturbance Interactions From Earth and Space: Insect Effects On Fuels and Wildfires Across Forests of The Pacific Northwest
- Whitcraft, Alyssa Kathleen - University of Maryland. Developing An Image Acquisition Strategy For Global Agricultural Monitoring
2010
- Barber, Christopher - South Dakota State University. Applied Remote Sensing For Conservation Monitoring
- Fagan, Matthew - Columbia University. Growing Up Fragmented: Using Hyperspectral Imagery to Improve Estimates of Ecosystem Services from Tropical Reforestation
- Gray, Joshua M - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hydrologic Response of Forested Catchments to Climate and Land Cover/Land-Use Changes
- Pflugmacher, Dirk - USDA Forest Service. Using Landsat-Derived Disturbance and Succession History to Extend Lidar Estimates of Forest Biomass
- Tucker, Colin L - University of Wyoming. Wintertime Plant, Soil, and Ecosystem Carbon Cycling: Scaling Plot-Level Mechanisms to Landscape Level Patterns
2009
- Brandt, Jodi - University of Wisconsin - Madison. Land Use and Land Cover Change in Southwest China's Himalayan Mountains and the Implications for Alpine Meadows, Forest Ecosystems, and Avian Biodiversity
- Carter, Neil - Michigan State University. Coupled Human and Natural System Approach to Studying Tiger-Human Interactions in Chitwan National Park
- Munzimi, Yolande - South Dakota State University. Hydrological Response to Land Cover and Land use Change in the Congo Basin
- Peterson, David - University of Nebraska. The Interannual Variability of Biomass Burning in North America using MODIS Data: Fire Weather Forecasting Applications
- Salmon, Jessica - Boston University. Future Trend of Irrigation Water Demand Using Integrated Remote Sensing and Physical Models
- Valin, Lukas - University of California, Berkeley. Satellite Observations at High Space and Time Resolution: Understanding Requirements for Assessing Urban-Scale NOx and O3
- Wilson, Adam - University of Connecticut. Fire, Phenology and Weather: Implications of Climate Change in Mediterranean Ecosystems
2008
- Barber, Christopher - South Dakota State University. Applied Remote Sensing For Conservation Monitoring
- Broadbent, Eben - Carnegie Institution. Influence Of Forest Architecture On Carbon Assimilation Along An Elevational Gradient In Hawaii: Linking Field Measurements, Airborne LiDAR, And Modelling
- Carlson, Kimberly - Yale University. Evaluating And Modeling The Consequences Of Oil Palm Expansion In Indonesian Borneo Using A Multi-Sensor Satellite Approach
- Chow, Victoria - Harvard University. An Integrated Approach To Quantify Regional Carbon Budgets In North America And Amazonia By Assimilation Of High-Resolution Meteorological And Remote Sensing Data
- Fairman, Jonathan - University of Alabama - Huntsville. Quantifying The Effects Of Upwind Land Cover Change On Alpine Glaciers
- Foster, Jane - University of Wisconsin - Madison. Forest Insect Defoliation And Carbon Dynamics: Linking Remote Sensing With Simulation Modeling
- Longo, Marcos - Harvard University. Interaction Between Convection, Disturbance, And Deforestation In The Amazon: A Remote Sensing And Modeling Study
- Macedo, Marcia - Columbia University. Tropical Deforestation And The Land-Water Interface: Linking Land Use, Stream Connectivity, And The Health Of Freshwater Fish Communities
- O'Neal, Kelley - University of Maryland - College Park. Impacts Of Grazing, Fire, And Precipitation Variability On Woody Plant Cover In Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, USA
- Santos, Carolina - Michigan State University. Complex Land Use And Cover Trajectories In The Northern Choco Bioregion Of Colombia
- Serbin, Shawn - University of Wisconsin - Madison. An Integrative Approach For Quantifying The Effects Of Disturbance On Regional Forest Carbon Cycling
- Tian, Qing - University of Michigan. From Vulnerability To Sustainability: Vulnerability And Sustainable Development In The Context Of Climatic And Institutional Changes In Rural China
- Tosca, Michael - University of California - Irvine. Effects Of Fire Aerosols On Climate And Drought In Equatorial Southeast Asia
- Velasquez, Jorge - Stoney Brook University. Using Remote Sensing Products To Predict The Impact Of Climate And Land-Cover Change On The Abundance And Distribution Of Andean Birds
2007
- Bolch, Michael - Duke University. Evaluating the Effects of Land-Surface Heterogeneity at Various Scales on Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes
- Dieye, Amadou - South Dakota State University. Land Cover Land Use Change and Soil Organic Carbon under Climate Variability in Semi-Arid to Sub-Humid West African Sahel (1975-2050)
- Dubinin, Maxim - University of Wisconsin - Madison. Effects of Land Use Change on Fire, Vegetation and Wildlife Dynamics in Arid Grasslands of Southern Russia
- Ellicott, Evan - University of Maryland - College Park. Estimating Global Biomass Burning Emissions Using Fire Radiative Power
- Espirito-Santo, Fernando - University of New Hampshire. Natural Forest Disturbance and Carbon Cycling in the Brazilian Amazon: Remote Sensing Approaches at Local and Regional Scales
- Gorsevski, Virginia - University of Maryland - College Park. Impacts of Conflict on Land Cover, Fire Dynamics, and Biodiversity Potential in the Imatong Mountains of Southern Sudan
- Jiang, Xiaoyan - University of Texas - Austin. Using Satellite Observations and a Fully Coupled Land-Atmosphere-Chemistry Model to Study the Coupling between Vegetation and the Hydrologic Cycle Through Biogenic Emissions Pathways
- Kane, Van - University of Washington. Spectral Mixture Analysis of ASTER Images to Estimate Forest Biomass and Habitat
- Lindquist, Erik - South Dakota State University. Using MODIS and Landsat Data to Advance Regional, High-Spatial Resolution Change Monitoring for the Humid Tropical Forests of the Congo Basin
2006
- Adeney, Jennifer - Duke University. Remote Sensing of Essential Drivers of White Sand Systems in the Brazilian Amazon Using Landsat and MODIS
- Barnes, Christopher - South Dakota State University. United States Land Cover Land Use Change, Albedo and Radiative Forcing: Past and Potential Climate Implications
- Christman, Zachary - Clark University. Disaggregating Phenological Variation from Discrete Land-Cover Change in the Rio Lerma-Chapala Watershed, Mexico
- Dasgupta, Swarvanu - George Mason University. Multi-Sensor Approach for Monitoring Fire Risk in the Wildland Urban Interface
- Eckmann, Ted - University of California - Santa Barbara. Validating Retrievals of Subpixel Fire Sizes and Temperatures from MODIS to Improve Understanding and Monitoring of Fires
- Galford, Gillian - Brown University. Biogeochemical Consequences of Land-Use Transitions Along Brazil's Agricultural Frontier
- Lipscomb, Monica - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Urban Landscape Patterns: Impacts on Hydrologic Processes and Nitrogen Pollution
- Loughner, Christopher - University of Maryland - College Park. How Do Changes to the Urban Environment Affect Precipitation and Air Quality?
- White, Benjamin - University of Maryland - College Park. Conservation or Degradation: The Impact of Land Cover Change on the "Outstanding Universal Value" of World Heritage Sites
