Directors and Management
- Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Sr. Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Assistant Professor, Mathematics
- srjanisz@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6868
- Cell: 810-300-8962
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Graph Theory & Combinatorics
- Natural Language Processing
- Geospatial Analytics
- Distributed Computing
Research Interests
- Graph Learning and Graph Signal Processing
- Geospatial Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Multi-Modal Data Fusion
- Edge Computing
- Business and Operations Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- gleonard@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6871
- Cell: 734-476-8764
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Provide business and operations acumen for Institute programs and business ventures
- Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate Institute business with the appropriate staff and departments on Michigan Technological University's main campus
- Office Manager, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- mwienert@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6870
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Workshop, Focus Group, and Technical Advisory Group Coordination
- Database Management
- International Conference Management
- Organized Administrative Support
- Field Data Collection Management
- Web Design
Research Interests
- Water Quality, Terrestrial Environments, and Transportation
- Outreach
- Deputy Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Assistant Professor, Mathematics
- snkitche@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7236
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Algebraic Geometry
- Representation Theory
Research Interests
- Algebraic Structures Underlying Optimization Problems and Applications of Emerging Statistical Tools to Signal Processing and Source Separation Problems
- Multi-Agent Autonomy
- Deputy Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- jwleblan@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6889
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Statistical Signal Processing
- Applied Nonconvex Optimization
- EO/IR Imaging
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging
Research Interests
- Information Theoretic Approaches to Inverse-Imaging
- Computational Techniques For Solving Large Inverse Problems
- Fundamental Limits of Sensing
Research and Administrative Staff
- Information Systems Security Manager, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- rdadkins@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7229
- Cell: 313-575-9552
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Contract Program Security
- Information Assurance Compliance
- Communications Security
Corey Allie
- Information Systems Security Engineer
- callie@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6883
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance
- IT Security Management
- Systems Administration
- Assistant Research Scientist - Environmental Analyst
- zealmqui@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7233
- Ann Arbor, MI
Areas of Expertise:
- Multispectral Satellite Remote Sensing
- Geographic Information Science
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Field Data Collection
Research Interests:
- Coastal Ecology
- Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal Blooms
- Great Lakes Water Quality
- Bathymetric Mapping
- Assistant Research Scientist – Environmental Remote Sensing / GIS
Areas of Expertise:
- Geographic Information Science
- Remote Sensing
- Image Interpretation
Research Interests:
- Coastal Ecology
- Land Cover Mapping
- Invasive Species Monitoring
- UAS Applications
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- mgbillmi@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6853
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Development of Science-Based Web Applications and Decision Support Systems
- Geospatial Data Visualization and GUI Development
- Automated Processing of Geospatial Data
- Multivariate Modeling
Research Interests
- Wildland and Cropland Fire Weather and Emissions Modeling
- Environmental Forecasting
- Erosion and Surface Runoff Modeling
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- krbosse@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6888
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Remote Sensing Analysis
- Statistical Programming
- Optical Field Data Collection
Research Interests
- Freshwater Optics
- Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal Blooms
- Data Assimilation Techniques
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (SFRES)
- lchavez@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6873
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Remote Sensing
- Radar
- Lidar
- Multispectral
- Forest and Wetland Ecology of
- Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
- Boreal, Temperate, and Tropical Regions
- Wildfire
- Boreal Fuel Moisture and Fire Danger
- Boreal Wildfire Effects and Carbon Emissions
Research Interests
- Characterize and Measure Landscape Ecosystems
- Fusion of SAR and Multispectral Data For Mapping and Monitoring Wetlands and Monitoring Soil Moisture For Fire Danger Prediction in Boreal Regions
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physics
- daabrand@mtu.edu
- 734-527-9201
- Ann Arbor, MI
Areas of Expertise:
- Thermospheric Density Modelling
- Orbital Mechanics
- Statistics
- Space Systems Engineering
Research Interests:
- Upper Atmospheric Modelling
- Satellite Remote Sensing
- Geospatial Intelligence
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Lecturer, Biological Sciences
- cnbrooks@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6858
- Cell: 734-604-4196
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Transportation Applications Including Road and Bridge Condition Assessment
- Mapping of Changing Ecosystems
- Agricultural Remote Sensing
- Geohazard Evaluation
- Invasive Species Mapping With a Focus on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
- Developing Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities
- 3D Optical, Multispectral, Thermal, and LiDAR Sensing
- Decision Support System and App Development
- Integration of Remote Sensing Technologies Into Sponsor Workflows
- Research Project Management
Research Interests
- Aquatic and Landscape Ecology
- Invasive Species Mapping
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring
- Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure Condition Using Remote Sensing
- Automated Road and Bridge Condition Analysis
- Multispectral Sensing
- Development and Deployment of Decision Support Systems
- Land Cover Change Mapping and Monitoring
- Assistant Research Scientist – Applied Physics
Areas of Expertise:
- Mathematical Physics
- Satellite and Drone-Based Remote Sensing
- Robotic Sensing and Sensor Integration
- Field Data Collection
Research Interests
- Environmental and Remote Sensing Applications of Physics-Based Models
- Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- Wildland Fire Science
- Robotics/Autonomy
- Machine Learning
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- wtbuller@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6867
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Signal and Image Processing
- Radar Systems
- Experimental Design
- Statistical Analysis
Research Interests
- Signal Exploitation
- Sensor Characterization and Performance Prediction
- Machine Inference and Learning
- Intelligent Transportation and Mobility
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- jwburns@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6857
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Electromagnetic Analysis
- Image and Signal Processing
- Novel Remote Sensing Concepts
Research Interests
- Sleep Research
- Research Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- PE Electrical Engineering
- rachase@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7237
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Embedded and Real-Time Systems
- Robotic Operating System (ROS)
- Communication and Electronic Architectures
- Microelectronic Design
Research Interests
- Swarm Robotics
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Novel Robotics Design
- Decentralized Systems
- Assistant Research Engineer – Software Developer
- ajchavez@mtu.edu
- Ann Arbor, MI
Areas of Expertise
- Software Development
- Web applications
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Virtual Reality
- Computer Graphics
- Assistant Research Scientist - Geospatial Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
Areas of Expertise
- Satellite and Drone-Based Remote Sensing
- Geographic Information Science
- Freshwater Chemistry
Research Interests
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Watershed Hydrology and Soils Science
- Arctic Hydrology, Carbon, and Nutrient Storage and Release
- Intersection of Remote Sensing and Chemistry
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- rjdobson@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6872
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- UAS Data Collection and Analysis
- Remote Sensing Systems Development
- 3D Photogrammetry
Research Interests
- Applying UAS to Transportation, Archaeology, and Environmental Applications
- Developing Automated Methods Analyzing Remote Sensing Data For Transportation Infrastructure Inspections
- Senior Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- glfahnen@mtu.edu
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes Limnology Research
Research Interests
- Freshwater Biology
- Ecosystem Dynamics
- Invasive Species
- Phytoplankton Ecology
- Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and the Identification of Particular Environmental Factors That Leads to HABs to Better Help Manage and Reduce Their Occurrence
- Research Assistant, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- gafortma@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6877
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
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Applied mathematics
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Machine learning
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Signal and image processing
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (SFRES)
- nhfrench@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6844
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Remote Sensing
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Science
Research Interests
- Characterize Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Wildland Fuels, Fire, and Carbon Emissions From Fire
- Remote Sensing of Wildland Fire and its Effects
- Fire Emissions and Health
- Soil Moisture and Wetland Sensing With Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- jgarb@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7240
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Computers
- Signal Processing
- Sensor Phenomenology
- Image Exploitation
Research Interests
- Algorithm and GUI Design and Implementation
- Extensive Operating System Experience, Particularly in Unix/Linux
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- jeremyg@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6849
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Spatial Analysis
- Geographic Information Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Python
- Data Visualization
- Ecology and Plant Physiology
- Statistics
Research Interests
- Computer Vision
- Geospatial Algorithm Development and Task Automation
- Landscape Level Wetland and Fire Ecology
- Time-Series Analysis
- Efficiency in Transportation Systems
- Sensor Fusion
- Swarm Intelligence
- Broadly Understanding Processes and Patterns From the Cellular Scale to Global Scale
- Research Engineer/Scientist - Scientific Software Developer
Areas of Expertise
- Nuclear physics
- Computational physics
Research Interests
- Synthetic aperture radar imaging
- Signal processing
- Target modeling
- Assistant Research Engineer - IT Support/Administrator
- sahaas@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6874
- Ann Arbor, MI
Specialties
- Windows and Linux System Support
- System/Network Administration
- Basic System/Network Security
- Research Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- behart@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6887
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Embedded Electronics
- Hardware/Sensor Platform Prototyping
Research Interests
- Applying Embedded Sensors to Remote Sensing Problems
- Sensors/Instrumentation
- Novel Measurement Platforms
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- idhelman@mtu.edu
- Houghton, MI
Areas of Expertise
- Signal and Image Processing
- Computer Vision
- Physics Based Modeling
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Research Interests
- Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging
- Deep Learning in Remote Sensing
- EM Signature Mimicry
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business Operations Coordinator, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- dmisakso@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7222
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Expertise
- Provides administrative support to the Office Manager and Director of Business and Operations
- Serves as liaison between Sponsored Programs Office and research staff in the development of budgets and administrative elements of proposals for final review and submission to the sponsor agency
- Assists in implementation and maintenance of security procedures as required by the Department of Defense and the National Industrial Security Manual
- Assistant Research Scientist – Earth Science Remote Sensing/GIS
Areas of Expertise:
- Geographic Information Science
- Satellite and Drone-Based Remote Sensing
- Spatial Data Interpretation, Analysis, and Visualization
Research Interests:
- Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Transportation and the Environment
- Environmental Mapping and Monitoring
- Water Quality and Aquatic Ecology
- Geohazards/Geomorphology
- Sustainable Development
Matthew Kehoe
- Research Engineer/Scientist I - Applied Mathematician
- mkehoe@mtu.edu
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
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High order numerical methods for boundary value problems in mathematical physics
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Computational electromagnetics
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Calculating zeros of the Riemann zeta function
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Time and attendance software
Research Interests
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Applied mathematics and computational science
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Numerical analysis and differential equations
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Fluid mechanics and acoustics
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Computational number theory
- Assistant Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- seankell@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7509
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Physics
- Pure Mathematics
Research Interests
- Time Series Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Business Operations Analyst, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- sdkilian@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6894
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Provide business and operations acumen for Institute programs and business ventures
- Provide support to the Office Manager, Director of Business and Operations, and Institute Director
- Serves as liaison between Sponsored Programs Office and research staff in the development of budgets and non-science documents
- Serves as liaison between Sponsored Programs Accounting and research staff in maintenance of research program accounts
- Assists institute principal investigators in fiscal management and planning of their programs
- Assistant Research Engineer - Robotics Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
- Robot Operating System (ROS)
- Robotics Simulation
- Embedded Systems
Research Interests:
- Multi-Robot Autonomy
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- Sensor Fusion
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Assistant Professor, Mathematics
- jblindgr@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7231
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Mathematical Physics/PDE
- Lyapunov Stability of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- Optimization
Research Interests
- Reinforcement Machine Learning
- Knowledge Graph Reasoning
- Optimal Control
- Assistant Research Engineer - Software Developer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
Areas of Expertise
- Software Development
- Robotic Operating System (ROS)
- Web Development
Research Interests
- Machine Learning
- Dynamic Web Applications
- Software Design and Packaging
- Assistant Research Engineer - IT Support
- clmccoy@mtu.edu
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Windows and Linux System Support
- IT Automation/Configuration Management
- System Administration
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- memiller@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7221
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Imaging Science
- Environmental Modeling
- Decision Support
- Geographic Information Science
Research Interests
- Supporting Land Management Through Remote Sensing and Physics Based Environmental Models
- Fuel's Planning From a Watershed Perspective
- Fire Science Including: Post-Fire Hydrology, Dry Ravel, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects and Mitigation
- Coastal Wetland Mapping and Monitoring
- Assistant Research Engineer – Software Developer
- csmirand@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6855
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Interpolation methods and grid generation
- Code Optimization
- Algorithm Development for Image Analysis
- Python and MATLAB
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- apames@mtu.edu
- Houghton, MI
Areas of Expertise
- Python
- Signal Processing
- Radar Systems
Research Interests
- Signal Processing
- Machine Learning
- Cognitive Radar
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Associate Adjunct Professor, Physics
- jepaki@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6851
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- High Performance Computing
- Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems
- Robotic Sensing and Navigation
- Participatory Decision Making
Research Interests
- Multiagent Autonomy
- Physics Modeling For Remote Sensing
- Wildfire Sensing and Simulation
- Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Soft Robotics
- Materials For Nontraditional Computation
- Administrative Specialist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- lphillip@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6841
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- MTRI Staff liaison for Michigan Tech's on-campus administrative departments, including employment, benefits, payroll, and purchasing
- Physical and personnel security for Government programs
- Office management
Dana Redhuis
- Assistant Research Scientist - Geospatial Ecology
- dnvanhui@mtu.edu
- 734-527-9200
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
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Environmental Justice
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Geographic Information Science
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Field Data Collection
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Conservation Ecology
Research Interests
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Environmental Justice Applications to Technical Research
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Land Cover Mapping and Change
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Water Quality, Monitoring, and Mapping
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Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Applications
- Senior Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- mroggema@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2164
- Houghton, MI
Specialties
- Atmospheric and adaptive optics, image reconstruction to overcome degradations caused by atmospheric turbulence
- Optical wave propagation through random media
- Unconventional imaging, and the associated signal and image processing
- Image processing for 3-D imaging and machine vision
- Senior Research Scientist/Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- croussi@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6843
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Signal Processing
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- Embedded Systems
Research Interests
- Signal Processing
- Sensors/Instrumentation
- Radar Processing
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- rwsawtel@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7226
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Remote Sensing/GIS Programming
- Web Development
- Database Management
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Vision
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- mjsayers@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6852
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Ocean Optics
- Ocean Color Remote Sensing
- Radiative Transfer Modeling
- Bio-optical Modeling
- Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- In situ Optical Instruments and Measurements
Research Interests
- Remote Sensing of Great Lakes Water Quality
- Bio-optical Algorithm Development
- Designing Low-cost Radiometric Instrumentation
- Freshwater Phytoplankton Production
- Harmful Algal Bloom Ecology
- Characterization of Great Lakes Optical Properties
- Research Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- dschultz@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6841
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
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Optical Imaging Systems
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Signal and Image Processing
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Signal Exploitation
Research Interests
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Image Reconstruction
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Computer Vision
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Machine Learning
- Research Engineer/Scientist - Optics and Spectral Scientist
Areas of Expertise
- Computational and experimental physics
- Biophysics of photosynthetic systems
- Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy
Research Interests
- Synthetic aperture radar imaging
- Remote sensing
- Photosynthesis
- Renewable energy
- Founding Institute Co-Director (retired)
- Senior Fellow, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- shuchman@mtu.edu
- Cell: 734-649-0937
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications
- Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- Applied Photo Imaging
- Sea and Lake Ice
- Environmental in situ Sensing
Research Interests
- Great Lakes Remote Sensing
- Ocean Optics
- High Latitude Oceanography
- Dynamic Decision Support Systems
- Water Quality of Inland Lakes
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Professor of Physics
- maspence@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7234
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Computational Physics
- Soft Condensed Matter Theory
- Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence
- Complex Systems
- Graph Theory
- Active Matter Simulation
Research Interests
- Multi-Agent Teaming
- Robotics Simulation
- Applications of Graph Theory
- Biomimicry For Robotics
- Emergent Behavior
- Reinforcement Learning
- Camouflage Detection in Machine Learning
Jonah Stidham
- Information Systems Security Officer
- jlstidha@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6885
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Security Operations
- Systems Administration
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- jpstring@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6862
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Adaptive Beamforming
- Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP)
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- Computational Electromagnetics (CEM)
Research Interests
- Cognitive Radar
- Passive SAR Systems
- THz and MM-wave Radar/SAR
- High Frequency CEM
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- mastuff@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6847
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics to Various Remote Sensing Problems
Research Interests
- Focusing Moving Objects in SAR Data That Are Undergoing Non-Trivial Motions
- Founding Institute Director (retired), Michigan Tech Research Institute
- Sr. Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute
- Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- nsubotic@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6859
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- SAR/EO Sensing Systems
- Signal Processing
- Computational Imaging
Research Interests
- Distributed Sensing
- Electronic Warfare
- Waveform Design
- Compressive Sensing
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Technical Fellow, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- bthelen@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6845
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Statistical Image and Signal Processing For Conventional/Unconventional Imaging Systems and in Algorithmic Solutions For Inverse Problems
Research Interests
- Application and Implementation of Cutting-Edge Statistical and Mathematical Methodologies For Inverting and Exploiting Data Collected From Sensing Systems
- Assistant Research Scientist - Ecologist
- djleisma@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6854
- Ann Arbor, MI
Areas of Expertise
- Remote Sensing and GIS
- Development of Geospatial Applications
- Forest and Wetland Ecology
- Population Dynamics
Research Interests
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Land Cover Mapping and Change
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Invasive Species Monitoring
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Ecosystem Dynamics
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Peatland Vulnerability
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Environmental Risk Assessment
- Research Engineer/Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- efvega@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7239
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Dynamical Systems
- Machine Learning
- Radar Signal Processing
Research Interests
- High Dimensional Statistics
- Statistical Signal Theory
- Compressed Sensing
- Research Engineer/Scientist I, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- rhwatkin@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7232
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Active Remote Sensing (Radar and Lidar)
- Engineering Sciences
- Environmental Data Analysis
Research Interests
- Cryospheric Sciences
- Great Lakes Remote Sensing
- Applications of Spaceborne Remote Sensing
- Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- ajwebb@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2483
- Houghton, MI
Areas of Expertise
- Physics Based Modeling
- Electromagnetic Analysis
- Signal and Image Processing Techniques
Research Interests
- Applications in Remote Sensing and Imaging Systems
- Assistant Research Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- mjwilder@mtu.edu
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Specialties
- Signal Processing
- Statistical Programming
- Optimization Problems
- Research Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- brwilson@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6875
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- RADAR
- Signal Processing
- Passive Imaging
- Experiment Design and Implementation
- Prototype Measurement Systems
- Matlab
Research Interests
- Synchronized, Automated Remote Sensing
- Signal Processing
- Modeling and Simulation
- Sensor Fusion (RF/Video/IR)
- Automotive Active Safety Systems
- RF Imaging
Affiliates
Applications of SAR, PolSAR, and interferometry for Earth Science; Remote sensing by radar; Geophysical image processing; Climatology; Spaceborne radar
Biological productivity; Climate change; Land surface characteristics; Mathematical modeling; Snow and ice cover; Surface-water level; Water use
Boreal forest fire ecology; Carbon cycling; Applied remote sensing; Synthetic aperture radar
Trung Nguyen
Radar remote sensing; Signal Processing; Electronic Warfare; Waveform Design
Environmental change; Land cover change; Habitat conservation
Presidential Meritorious and Distinguished Rank Awards; Department of Commerce Gold Medal; National Academy of Public Administration Public Service Award; The American University Roger Jones Award for Public Service; Fellow, Acoustical Society of America, Marine Technology Society and American Meteorological Society; Distinguished Achievement Award, Compass Publications and Marine Technology Society