RESEARCH GRANTS
Vegetation functional amplitudes along a rainfall gradient in Indian ecosystems using AVIRIS-NG, Sponsor: NASA/ROSES AVRS NG Utilization of Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer – Next Generation Data from an Airborne Campaign in India, Co-Investigator (PI P. Townsend, 2017-1019)
Causes and Consequences of Arctic greening: the importance of plant functional types, Sponsor: NASA/ROSES Terrestrial Ecology, Co-Principal Investigator (PI K. F. Huemmrich, 2017-1019)
Next Generation UAV Based Spectral Systems for Environmental Monitoring, Sponsor: NASA/ROSES Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) research opportunity, Prime Investigator (2015-2017)
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes, Sponsor: NASA Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), Co-Principal Investigator (PI K. F. Huemmrich, 2014-1015)
Spectral Bio-Indicators of Ecosystem Photosynthetic Efficiency II: Synthesis and Integration, Sponsor: NASA/ROSES Terrestrial Ecology, Co-Investigator (PI E. Middleton, 2010-2014)
Assessing ecosystem sustainability and urban boundaries, Sponsor: NASA/ROSES HyspIRI Preparatory Activities, Prime Investigator (2010-2012)
Spectral Bio-Indicators of Ecosystem Photosynthetic Efficiency, Sponsor: NASA/ROSES Terrestrial Ecology, Co-Investigator (PI E. Middleton, 2007-2009)
Applications of Solar Induced Fluorescence (SIF) to the assessment of vegetation photosynthetic function and physiological condition, National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences, Small Grant for Exploratory Research, Prime Investigator (2005-2007)
Determining Photosynthetic Efficiency and Carbon/Nitrogen Cycling in Vegetation Using Active and passive Fluorescence Techniques, Sponsor: NASA Terrestrial Ecology, Co-Investigator (PI E. Middleton, 2003-2005)
A Pilot Study to Investigate TNT-Related Plant Fluorescence and Reflectance Spectral Responses, Sponsor: Defense Tactical Response Agency (DTRA), Co-Investigator and Project Coordinator (PI E. Middleton, 2002-2003)
Early vegetation stress detection, using fluorescence and optical remote sensing techniques, NRC Fellowship, Sponsor: National Research Council (2000-2002)