About Me
I seek to improve our understanding of crop carbon and water exchange from field to global scales. I answer my research questions with models that capture the spatio-temporal dynamics of agricultural production (area × yield) and water use (evapotranspiration). The models are: (i) implemented in a Geographic Information System; (ii) based on principles of radiation-use efficiency and machine-learning; and (iii) driven by Earth observation, climate reanalysis, and other geospatial information. Ultimately, the results of my research inform food security analysis and water resources management.
Expertise
Organisations
Research
Expertise
- Land Surface Processes and Modeling
- Remote Sensing and GIS
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus
- Statistics
Publications
UT Research Information System
Google Scholar Link
Education
I grew up in the Mojave Desert where a few spectacular weeks a year a wanderer’s senses are stimulated by the unique smells of thirst-quenched soil and sudden wildflower blooms. These early experiences and my exposure to amazing educators influenced me profoundly. Consequently, I am driven to understand how we impact our environment and to help students discover their own passion in this regard.
Past Webinar
Monitoring Rangeland Carrying Capacity with EO
Supplementary Reading
Affiliated Study Programmes
Master
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Courses Academic Year 2021/2022
Projects
European Space Agency
- Agriculture Science Precursors Theme 1 - “Hidden Hunger”, Co-PI
EO4NUTRI
- Enhancing ECOSTRESS drought monitoring with hyperspectral narrowbands, PI
- Sensing “Hidden Hunger” with Sentinel-2 and hyperspectral (PRISMA), Co-PI
- African Framework for Research Innovation, Communities and Applications in Earth Observation (EO-Africa)
Research and Development Facility
Nuffic
- Tailor-Made Training Plus (TMT+) for Bangladesh
- Ethiopian Education Network to Support Agricultural Transformation
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Government of South Korea)
- Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agricultural Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
ITC
(building no. 75), room 4-103
Hengelosestraat 99
7514AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
ITC
4-103
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands