Contact information for members of the GRSS Administrative Committee and those assisting them
President, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. David B. Kunkee
The Aerospace Corp.
Sensor Systems Subdivision
USA
Email: David.Kunkee@aero.org
(AdCom 2019-2021)
Executive Vice-President
Dr. Mariko Sofie Burgin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
USA
Email: mburgin@ieee.org
(AdCom 2021-2023)
VP of Publications, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. William J. Emery
University of Colorado
Aerospace Eng Sci Dept
USA
E-Mail: emery@colorado.edu
(AdCom 2020-2022)
VP of Information Resources, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Sidharth Misra
Microwave Systems Technology – 382G
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
USA
Email: Sidharth.Misra@jpl.nasa.gov
(AdCom 2020-2022)
VP of Professional Activities, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Lorenzo Bruzzone
University of Trento
Dept. Information Eng. and Computer Science
ITALY
E-Mail: lorenzo.bruzzone@ing.unitn.it
(AdCom: 2021-2023)
VP of Meetings and Symposia, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Saibun Tjuatja
The University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Electrical Engineering
USA
E-Mail: tjuatja@uta.edu
(AdCom 2020-2022)
VP of Technical Activities, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Fabio Pacifici
DigitalGlobe
USA
E-Mail: Dr.Fabio.Pacifici@ieee.org
(AdCom 2021-2023)
Director of Industry Relations, IEEE-GRSS
Nathan Longbotham
Descartes Lab
USA
E‑Mail: longbotham@ieee.org
(AdCom 2020-2022)
Director of Government Sector Relations, IEEE-GRSS
Mr. George John Komar
NASA (Retired)
USA
E-Mail : gjkomar@rocketmail.com
Director of Education, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Josée Lévesque
Defence Research and Development Canada – Valcartier
CANADA
E-Mail: josee.levesque@drdc-rddc.gc.ca
(AdCom 2020-2022)
Director of Global Activities, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Paul A. Rosen
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
USA
Email: parosen@me.com
(AdCom 2019-2021)
Chair: Ad Hoc Committee for Standards in Earth Observations
Dr. Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa
The University of Colorado
USA
E-mail: sirijodha.khalsa@ieee.org
Junior Past President, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Paolo Gamba
Università di Pavia
Dip Ing. Industriale e dell’Informazione
ITALY
E-Mail: paolo.gamba@unipv.it
Past President, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Adriano Camps
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech
SPAIN
E-mail: camps@tsc.upc.edu
Secretary, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Steven C. Reising
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Colorado State University
USA
Email: reising@ieee.org
Chief Financial Officer, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. John Kerekes
Rochester Institute of Technology
USA
E-Mail: kerekes@cis.rit.edu
Editors-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief, Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Dr. Simon Yueh
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
USA
E-Mail: simon.h.yueh@jpl.nasa.gov
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Dr. Jun Li
Sun Yat-sen University
CHINA
E-Mail: lijun48@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Dr. Avik Bhattacharya
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
INDIA
Email: avikb@csre.iitb.ac.in
Editor-in-Chief, Remote Sensing Code Library
Dr. David Long
Brigham Young University
USA
Email: long@ee.byu.edu
Editor-in-Chief, J-MASS
Dr. Antonio J. Plaza
Universidad de Extremadura
Escuela Politecnica de Caceres
Tecnologia de Computadores y Comun
SPAIN
E-mail: aplaza@unex.es
(AdCom 2021-2023)
Editor-in-Chief, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine
Dr. James Garrison
Purdue University
USA
E-Mail: jgarriso@purdue.edu
Editor-in-Chief, GRSS e-Newsletter
Dr. Ronny Hänsch
Department SAR Technology
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Wessling, Germany
Email: rww.haensch@gmail.com
Committees and Other Positions
Symposia Publications
Dr. Leung Tsang
The University of Michigan
Dept. of Electrical Eng. & Computer Science
USA
E-Mail: leungwtsang@gmail.com
Future Publications Committee
Dr. Alejandro Frery
Victoria University of Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
E-Mail: acfrery@gmail.com
Plagiarism Committee
Dr. Alejandro Frery
Victoria University of Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
E-Mail: acfrery@gmail.com
Membership
Dr. Marwan Younis
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Microwaves and Radar Institute
GERMANY
E-Mail: m.younis@ieee.org
GRSS Chapters’ Committee Chair
Mauro Dalla Mura
Grenoble Institue of Technology
Grenoble, France
E-mail: mauro.dalla-mura@gipsa-lab.grenoble-inp.fr
GRSS ChapNet & Ambassador Activities
Ashish Ghosh
Indian Statistical Institute
Kolkata, India
E-mail: ash@isical.ac.in
GRSS Student Chapter Coordinator
Rosa Elvira Correa Pabón
Vale Institute of Technology – Mining
E-mail: roelcopa12@gmail.com
GRSS Student Chapter Coordinator
Tianlin Wang
The University of Michigan
E-mail: wangtl@umich.edu
GRSS Distinguished Lecturers Committee Chair
Dr. Jim Smith
NASA Emeritus
USA
E-Mail: jasmith@ieee.org
(AdCom 2021-2023)
GRSS Industry Speakers Committee Chair
Dr. Jim Smith
NASA Emeritus
USA
E-Mail: jasmith@ieee.org
(AdCom 2021-2023)
GRSS Young Professionals Committee Chair; Liaison to IEEE Young Professionals
Dr. Subit Chakrabarti
Indigo Agriculture
USA
E-Mail: subit@ieee.org
(AdCom 2021-2023)
GRSS Major Awards Committee Chair
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alberto Moreira
Director of the Microwaves and Radar Institute
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
GERMANY
E‑Mail: alberto.moreira@dlr.de
Publications Awards Commitee Chair
Dr. Antonio J. Plaza
Universidad de Extremadura
Escuela Politecnica de Caceres
Tecnologia de Computadores y Comun
SPAIN
E-mail: aplaza@unex.es
(AdCom 2021-2023)
GRSS Special Awards Committee Chair
Dr. Jasmeet Judge
University of Florida
E-Mail: jasmeet@ufl.edu
GRSS Symposium Awards Committee Chair
Francesca Bovolo
Bruno Kessler Institute
Trento, Italy
E-mail: bovolo@fbk.eu
GRSS Fellow and Senior Member Search Committee
Dr. Zebin Wu
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
CHINA
E-Mail: zebin.wu@gmail.com
GRSS Fellow Evaluation Committee
Dr. Simonetta Paloscia
Institute of Applied Physics- National Research Council
ITALY
E-Mail: S.Paloscia@ifac.cnr.it
GRSS Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Shawn Kefauver
Universitat de Barcelona
SPAIN
E-Mail: sckefauver@ieee.org
GRSS Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA) Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Heather McNairn
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
CANADA
E-Mail: heather.mcnairn@canada.ca
GRSS Webmaster
Dr. Leland Pierce
The University of Michigan
Dept. of Electrical Eng. & Computer Science
USA
E-Mail: lep@umich.edu
Editor-in-Chief, GRSS e-Newsletter
Dr. Ronny Hänsch
Department SAR Technology
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Wessling, Germany
Email: rww.haensch@gmail.com
GRSS Publicity and PR Committee Chair
Dr. Keely Roth
The Climate Corp.
USA
E-Mail: keely.roth@climate.com
Social Media
GRSS Social Media Lead
Mustafa Üstüner
Department of Geomatic Engineering, Artvin Coruh University
TURKEY
E-mail: mustuner@ieee.org
GRSS Social Media Ambassador
Natalia Puerto Caro
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
Cadastral and geodesic engineering
COLOMBIA
E-mail: natalia.pcaro@ieee.org
GRSS Social Media Ambassador
Dr. Kim-Anh Nguyen
Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research (CSRSR)
National Central University
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
E-mail: nguyenrose@csrsr.ncu.edu.tw
GRSS Social Media Ambassador
Vicky Vanthof
University of Waterloo
Dept. of Geography
CANADA
E-mail: vrvantho@uwaterloo.ca
GRSS Social Media Ambassador
Ying Yang
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science,
Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, CAS
CHINA
E-mail: yangying@radi.ac.cn
GRSS Society History
Dr. Xiuping Jia
University of New South Wales
AUSTRALIA
E-Mail: x.jia@adfa.edu.au
(AdCom 2019-2021)
GRSS Conference Advisory Committee Chair
Dr. Jasmeet Judge
University of Florida
E-Mail: jasmeet@ufl.edu
IGARSS Chairs
IGARSS 2017 General Co-Chair
Dr. Saibun Tjuatja
The University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Electrical Engineering
USA
E-Mail: tjuatja@uta.edu
IGARSS 2018 General Chair
Jose Moreno
University of Valencia
Dept of Earth Physics and Thermodynamics, Faculty of Physics
SPAIN
E-Mail: jose.moreno@uv.es
IGARSS 2019 General ChairDr. Akira Hirose
Dept of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
The University of Tokyo
JAPAN
E-mail: ahirose@ee.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
(AdCom 2015-2017)
IGARSS 2019 General Co-Chair
Hiroyoshi Yamada
Niigata University
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Engineering, Information Network
JAPAN
E-Mail: yamada@ie.niigata-u.ac.jp
IGARSS 2020 General Co-Chair
Dr. William J. Emery
University of Colorado
Aerospace Eng Sci
USA
E-Mail: emery@colorado.edu
(AdCom 2020-2022)
IGARSS 2020 General Co-Chair
Dr. Adriano Camps
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech
SPAIN
E-mail: camps@tsc.upc.edu
IGARSS 2021 General Chair
Dr. Ramon Hansson
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
E-Mail: R.F.Hanssen@tudelft.nl
IGARSS 2021 General Co-Chair
Joost Vandenabeele
Belgian Earth Observation Platform
Belgium
E-Mail: joost.vandenabeele@belspo.be
Regional Symposia
Dr. Farid Melgani
University of Trento
ITALY
E-mail: melgani@disi.unitn.it
(AdCom 2019-2021)
Specialty Symposia
Dr. Xiuping Jia
University of New South Wales
AUSTRALIA
E-Mail: x.jia@adfa.edu.au
(AdCom 2019-2021)
Technical Committees
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Chair
Manil Maskey
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Chair
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
E-mail: manil.maskey@nasa.gov
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Co-Chair
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Co-Chair
Jacobs University
Bremen, Germany
E-mail: p.baumann@jacobs-university.de
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Weiguo Han
Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee Co-Chair
Center for Satellite Applications and Research, UCAR/NOAA
College Park, Maryland, USA
E-mail: hanwg@ucar.edu
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Chair
Dr. Paolo de Matthaeis
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research Center (GESTAR)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
USA
Email: paolo.dematthaeis@nasa.gov
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Roger Oliva Balague
Department of Earth Observation Projects
European Space Agency
SPAIN
Email: Roger.Oliva.Balague@esa.int
Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Tobias Bollian
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany
Email: tobias.bollian@dlr.de
Image Analysis and Data Fusion Technical Committee Chair
Dr. Naoto Yokoya
Geoinformatics Unit
RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)
JAPAN
Email: naoto.yokoya@riken.jp
Image Analysis and Data Fusion Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Ronny Hänsch
Department SAR Technology
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Wessling, Germany
Email: rww.haensch@gmail.com
Image Analysis and Data Fusion Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Pedram Ghamisi
Machine Learning Group
Exploration Department
Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
Freiberg, Germany
Email: p.ghamisi@gmail.com
Instrumentation and Future Technologies Technical Committee Chair
José Márquez Martínez
Radarmetrics
Spain
Email: jose.marquez@radarmetrics.es
Instrumentation and Future Technologies Technical Committee Co-Chair
Delwyn Moller
Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mobile: +64 27 275 3530
E-Mail: delwyn.moller@auckland.ac.nz
Instrumentation and Future Technologies Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Marwan Younis
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Microwaves and Radar Institute
GERMANY
E-Mail: m.younis@ieee.org
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy Technical Committee Chair
Dr. Uta Heiden
Spectroscopy and Land Degradation Group
German Aerospace Center
Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Wessling
GERMANY
Email: uta.heiden@dlr.de
Geoscience Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Cindy Ong
CSIRO Energy
26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington
AUSTRALIA
E-mail: Cindy.Ong@csiro.au
Modeling in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Chair
Dr. Sharmila Padmanabhan
JPL
Pasadena, California, USA
EMail: sharmila.padmanabhan@ieee.org
Modeling in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Co-Chair
Jean Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry
CESBIO
Toulouse, France
EMail: jean-philippe.gastellu@iut-tlse3.fr
Modeling in Remote Sensing Technical Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Rob Sundberg
Spectral Sciences Inc.
Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
EMail: rob@spectral.com
Future Technical Committees
Dr. Irena Hajnsek
German Aerospace Center
Microwaves and Radar Institute
GERMANY
E-Mail: irena.hajnsek@dlr.de
(AdCom 2019-2021)
Regional Taskforces
GRSS Regional Task Force on China
Prof. Feng Xu
Fudan University
Department of Communication Science and Engineering
CHINA
E‑Mail: fengxu@fudan.edu.cn
(AdCom 2020-2022)
GRSS Regional Task Force on Asia/Pacific
Dr. Anthony K. Milne
University of New South Wales
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
AUSTRALIA
E‑Mail: t.milne@unsw.edu.au
GRSS Regional Task Force on India
Dr. Shiv Mohan
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), retired
INDIA
E‑Mail: shivmohan.isro@gmail.com
GRSS Regional Task Force on the Middle East and North Africa Region
Dr. Riadh Abdelfattah
SUP’COM
TUNISIA
E‑Mail: riadh.abdelfattah@supcom.rnu.tn
Regional Activities Coordinator for Latin America
Carlos López-Martínez
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
SPAIN
E-mail: carlos.lopez@tsc.upc.edu
GRSS Liaison to Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and UN-GGIM
Dr. Anthony K. Milne
University of New South Wales
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
AUSTRALIA
E‑Mail: t.milne@unsw.edu.au
GR4S Summer Schools
Dr. Andrea Marinoni
UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
NORWAY
E-Mail: andrea.marinoni@uit.no
GRSS Representative to IEEE-USA Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy
Joshua B. Broadwater
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Johns Hopkins University
USA
E‑Mail: Joshua.Broadwater@jhuapl.edu
GRSS Representative to IEEE USA Energy Policy Committee
Dr. Albin J. Gasiewski
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Colorado at Boulder
USA
E‑Mail: al.gasiewski@colorado.edu
OGC Liaison to GRSS
George Percivall
CTO and Chief Engineer: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
USA
E‑Mail: gpercivall@opengeospatial.org
GRSS Representative to IEEE-USA Committee
Dr. William J. Emery
University of Colorado
Aerospace Eng Sci Dept
USA
E-Mail: emery@colorado.edu
(AdCom 2020-2022)
GRSS Representative to IEEE-USA Committee
Dr. David B. Kunkee
The Aerospace Corp.
Sensor Systems Subdivision
USA
Email: David.Kunkee@aero.org
(AdCom 2019-2021)
GRSS Liaison to ISO TC-211; Liaison to IEEE SA SCC40, Liaison to Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Dr. Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa
The University of Colorado
USA
E-mail: sirijodha.khalsa@ieee.org
Ex-Officio AdCom Member
Dr. Melba M. Crawford
Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering
Purdue University
USA
E-Mail: mcrawford@purdue.edu
Honorary Members
Honorary Life Member, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Andrew J. Blanchard
University of Texas at Dallas
USA
E-Mail: ablanch@utdallas.edu
Honorary Life Member, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. David G. Goodenough
CANADA
EMail: dggoodenough@shaw.ca
Honorary Life Member, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Fawwaz T. Ulaby
The University of Michigan
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
USA
E‑Mail: ulaby@umich.edu
Honorary Life Member, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Keith R. Carver
USA
E‑Mail: krcarver@charter.net
Honorary Life Member, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Martti T. Hallikainen
Aalto University / ELEC
Dept. of Electronics and Nanoengineering
FINLAND
E Mail: Martti.Hallikainen@aalto.fi
Honorary Life Member, IEEE-GRSS
Dr. Werner Wiesbeck
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for High Frequency and Electronics
GERMANY
E‑Mail: werner.wiesbeck@kit.edu
Staff Support
IEEE GRSS Administrative Assistant
Allison Fleisher
Email: a.fleisher@ieee.org
Conference Management Services, Inc
Ms. Billene Cannon
USA
Email: billene@cmsworldwide.com