I am a geographer who works at interdisciplinary boundaries between ecology, hydrology, geomorphology and remote sensing science. My research examines how coupled ecological and hydrological systems evolve and adjust to perturbations such as droughts, climate change, geomorphic settings, and human disturbances at multiple scales. I received Ph.D. (Geography) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010, M.C.P (Ecology, Summa Cum Laude) in 2004, and M.S. (Microbiology) in 2000 at the Seoul National University.
MALLORY L. BARNES Post-doc (co-advised with Kim Novick) School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) Indiana University Bloomington
My research is focused on the impacts of climate variability on terrestrial ecosystems and associated biophysical processes across spatial and temporal scales. My approach is to integrate diverse methods, including in situ experiments, eddy covariance observations, and remotely sensed imagery using machine learning and other quantitative techniques. In my current research, I am investigating the hypothesis that widespread increases in latent heat flux due to reforestation can explain the lack of expected warming in the region. I received my PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Arizona in 2018.
MAHSA KHODAEE PhD Student Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington
My current research is mapping the spatial distribution of hemlock mortality over the Southern Appalachian Mountains using remote sensing techniques. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is a non-native pest, which recently causes hemlock decline in United State forests. Having enough information about this distribution pattern helps us to control the following consequences of hemlock die-off on ecohydrological process, such as changes in water yield and evapotranspiration.
MARIKA LAPHAM MS Student Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington
My current research is on understanding the role of introduced invasive tree species on the hydrologic cycle. Specifically, I study how the presence of an invasive tree species, Paulownia tomentosa, may affect evapotranspiration and streamflow at the watershed scale in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
SACHA SIANI PhD Student Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington
My research focus on socio-environmental issues, using geo-information, remote sensing and spatial analysis. My current research is to evaluate the effects of conservation policies on deforestation and forest degradation, as well as their social and economic impacts, in the Brazilian Amazon. I hold Master’s degree in Remote Sensing from National Institute for Space Research, Brazil (2016) and bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering from University of Taubaté (2012)
STEVE SCOTT Field & Instrument Scientist Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington
JIHYUN KIM Former Post-doc Now at Yonsei University at South Korea
My research interests are in the areas of terrestrial vegetation dynamics and its effect on local hydrological regime using ecohydrological modeling and remote sensing. One example is to assess the changes in the catchment discharge and evapotranspiration resulting from the eastern hemlock mortality due to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid infestation in New England. I received Ph.D. in Geography at Boston University in 2015, M.A. in Astronomy at Boston University in 2013, and B.S. in Astronomy and Space Science at Kyung Hee University in South Korea.