Dr. Anupma Prakash

Ph.D. 1996, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
Associate Professor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Dr. Anupma Prakash is an Associate Professor in remote sensing geophysics at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Her research work deals with digital image processing of spaceborne and airborne remote sensing data. She uses these data to study land surface composition and changes, especially landscape changes in the Arctic associated with climate warming. She validates her image processing results with detailed fieldwork. Dr. Prakash teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems at UAF and is also heavily involved with geoscience education and outreach at all levels. More information on her research and teaching is available at Dr. Prakash's Homepage.

Title of Talk: Principles, Developments and Applications of Remote Sensing: Changing Environment - Changing Technology

The field of remote sensing stretches beyond the limits of human perception, expanding not only our data and information pool, but something even more important: our understanding.

I will first provide a brief overview of the directions in which this rapidly developing technology is heading, then present a series of case studies that use remote sensing data for real-world applications from around the world. These will include the dynamic Arctic environment, natural hazards, human impacts, environmental analysis, and decision support systems.