I am an Assistant Professor at Kimbell School of Geosciences and the primary investigator of the "Remote Sensing and Modeling" Lab at Midwestern State University. As a researcher, I describe myself as a modeler and remote sensing expert with both hydrogeology and terrestrial carbon cycle background. I love coding and am passionate about research. I apply a diversity of approaches for the characterization of complex environmental systems. I perform intensive research and analyzed information about the complex hydrogeological behavior of aquifers including heterogeneity, uncertainty, connectivity, flow, and transport processes. 

Currently, my lab is working on a project to integrate remote sensing and water infiltration data to identify karst subsurface fractures. This project aims to study the heterogeneous karst formations and estimate recharge using data gathered by the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and cave drip loggers.

In another project, we are using remote sensing to improve forest biomass monitoring. This project evaluates the accuracy of high-resolution LiDAR data and the state-of-the-art digital tree segmentation algorithms to quantify aboveground tree volume, hence accurate biomass estimation of a mature forest.

I plan to use unmanned aircraft system (UAS) remote sensing data to map earth surface features to characterize its properties or understand the changes in ecosystems, hydrology, forestry, and so on. The work would address scientific questions using remote sensing data targeting the dynamics of earth systems due to unexpected disturbances or gradual changes. Moreover, I focus on solving various challenges in remote sensing data by applying stochastic image analysis and geostatistical methods.

I am very enthusiastic to see the data assimilation approach I developed being applied to other plant manipulative experiments to untangle the impacts of all physiological and biochemical processes on plant growth due to various environmental changes. I am also interested to understand the response of the carbon cycle and terrestrial ecosystems to climate and environmental changes using geospatial modeling and remote sensing.

Join the Lab

I am looking for undergraduate/graduate students to work on projects with funding. If you are interested in working with me, please send me an email with your CV and research interests. For students interested in M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences/Geosciences, I have several potential projects to work on. More information about potential projects and funding sources is on my Webpage.

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Key Research Facility: Remote sensing and modeling Lab