Former Graduate Students
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Abureli Aierken M.S., 2018 Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee Thesis: |
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Rebecca Brown M.S., 2019 rab4280@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Data Quality Analysis of the Leica SPL100 Airborne Single Photon Lidar Sensor |
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Ning Cao Ph.D., 2016 ncao5@uh.edu Current Job: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Houston Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee Thesis: Advanced SAR Interferometry Methods for Ground Displacement Estimation from Spaceborne and Airborne Platforms |
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Nima Ekhtari Ph.D., 2018 nekhtari@uh.edu Current Job: GIS Analyst at CobbFendley & Associates Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Land Cover and Impervious Surface Mapping Using Multispectral Airborne Laser Scanner Data |
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Pete Gadomski M.S., 2016 peter.j.gadomski@erdc.dren.mil Current Job: Research Physical Scientist at CRREL Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Measuring Glacier Surface Velocities with LiDAR: A Comparison of Three-Dimensional Change Detection Methods |
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Preston Hartzell Ph.D., 2016 pjhartzell@uh.edu Current Job: Research Assistant Professor at University of Houston Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Active and Passive Sensor Fusion for Terrestrial Hyperspectral Image Shadow Detection and Restoration |
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Darren Hauser M.S., 2013 dlhauser@uh.edu Current Job: Research Associate at NCALM Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Three-Dimensional Accuracy Analysis of a Mapping-Grade Mobile Laser Scanning System |
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Donghwan Kim Ph.D., 2019 donghwan.kma@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee Thesis: Ensemble Learning Regression for Estimating River Discharge Using Remotely Sensed Data and Hydrological Model |
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Arpan Kusari Ph.D., 2015 arpan.kusari@gmail.com Current Job: Automated Driving Engineer–Mapping at Ford Motor Company Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Precise Registration of Laser Mapping Data by Planar Feature Extraction for Deformation Mapping |
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Andrew Lyda M.S., 2019 awlyda@uw.edu Current Job: Operations Engineer at NHERI RAPID Facility Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: |
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Srijani Mukherjee M.S., 2019 smukherjee9@uh.edu Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: |
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Zhigang Pan Ph.D., 2016 zhigang.pan@leica-geosystems.com Current Job: GeoScientist at Leica Geosystems Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Shallow Water Bathymetry Using Full Waveform Bathymetric LiDAR and Hyperspectral Imagery |
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Zhiyue Sun Ph.D., 2019 rexyunyun@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee Thesis: Estimating Glacier Ice Thickness and Mass Balance using Multiple Spaceborne Geodetic Techniques |
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Amirhossein "Amir" Tayyebi M.S., 2018 Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: |
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Xiao Wang Ph.D., 2017 wangandxiao@gmail.com Current Job: ADAS Researcher at Hitachi Automotive Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Filtering of Single Photon LiDAR Data |
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Hongzhou Wang Ph.D., 2016 hz.wang.uh@gmail.com Current Job: Seismic Imager at CGG Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Fusion of Full Waveform LiDAR and Passive Remote Sensing for Improved Land-Cover Classification |
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Ting Yuan Ph.D., 2017 yuantingwhu@gmail.com Current Job: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee Thesis: Congo Wetlands Hydrology using SAR, InSAR, and Radar Altimetry |
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Xiao Zhang Ph.D., 2016 xiao.zhang.uh@gmail.com Current Job: Geomatics Specialist at Shell Exploration and Production Company Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Thesis: Lidar Based Change Detection for Earthquake Surface Ruptures |