In January of 2020 I was awarded the title of professor emeritus by the International Space University of Strasbourg, France. I was on the faculty of ISU from its founding in 1987 through 2017, with a few breaks in between. It was great fun to lecture at ISU’22 in Lisboa, Portugal.

 

 

My recent book is now available  (as of March of 2019). It is entitled:

Disruptive Space Technologies and Innovations:

The Next Chapter of the Space Revolution

It is all about the “NewSpace” revolution, of Elon Musk, Paul Allen, and Jeff Bezos, and how these, and other wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are altering the landscape of how space is done. It is a really exciting story. It should be available in August of 2019.

 

My newest book from Springer Press is now available as of May 25, 2018:

 

 

The 2nd edition of our Handbook of Satellite Applications, edited by myself, Prof. Joe Pelton and Dr. Sergio Camacho, has been named one of the Springer Press Top Downloaded New Books in Mechanical Engineering in 2017, with over 377,000  downloads so far (for both editions.

 

 

I was the primary author on two chapters (on remote sensing and global satellite navigation systems) for the recent book: Global Space Governance: An International Study, (2017) Springer Press, Switzerland,  Ram Jakhu and Joseph N. Pelton, (editors).

The book is based on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Global Space Governance study commissioned by the 2014 Montreal Declaration that called upon civil society, academics, governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders to undertake an international interdisciplinary study. The study took three years to complete. It examines the drivers of space regulations and standards, key regulatory problems, and especially addresses possible improvements in global space governance. The book and areas identified for priority action are to be presented to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space,  and it is hoped will be considered directly or indirectly at the UNISPACE+50 event in Vienna, Austria, in 2018.

Look at my new research interest page at strikingly.com, very cool!

My latest book for Springer Press, on the subject of small satellites and their applications, has been completed and is now with the editors. It will be available in the spring of 2018, and was written together with my colleagues Prof. Rene Laufer of Germany and Prof. Peter Martinez of South Africa.

I was awarded a Fulbright Specialist scholarship from the U.S. State Department in February, 2017, to lecture at the SpaceLab at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa. I will do two, three-week terms in April and October of this year, to lecture on space technologies and work on incorporating geospatial technologies in disaster management in South Africa.

Our updated, two-volume, 1,200 page, 40 author Springer Handbook of Satellite Applications  which was published in 2012, is now published by Springer Press.   It is edited by myself, Dr. Joe Pelton, and Dr. Sergio Camcho-Lara! Get your library to order a copy.

In March of 2017 I was on the local organizing committee for the Computer Applications in Archaeology conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I conducted a one-day QGIS hands-on workshop for a group of international archaeologists. I also chaired a GIS paper session.

In February 2017 I was pleased to participate in the Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi, where I chaired a remote sensing session, and participated in a panel on the future of space education.  I also was pleased to give a lecture at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain, UAE.

I also was invited to present a 3 hour Ph.D. master class at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies’  Digital Curation Innovation Center. This year I will be working with them on a program working on a project documenting historical neighborhoods in Annapolis, Md.

In November, 2017 I gave a 3-day, hands-on QGIS and GRASS workshop at UNC-CH.

In October, 2017 I presented a 4-day remote sensing short course in Vancouver, BC, Canada for the UrtheCast remote sensing company.

In Oct. I participated in the Space Generation Advisory Council, the International Space Education Board, and the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. I presented workshops, training programs, and training for each organization.

in September I was in Paris conducting research at three libraries under a grant from the  American Philosophical Society We were looking for old maps of our French research area at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Archives Nationales, and Service Historique de la Defense in Vincennes. We found several new maps of our area!

In August 2017 I was invited to Gdansk, Poland to participate in an entrepreneurial workshop and program in space technologies.

In July I was a lecturer at the Singularity University, located at NASA Ames Research Center, speaking on innovative space and GIS tools. SU is an extraordinary program dedicated to empower a global community to create an abundant future.

In June I presented a three-day hands-on GIS short course for the Canadian government in Ottawa.

In April and May, I lectured for 3 weeks at the SpaceLab at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa.

in February I lectured at the University of Maryland’s Digital Curation Innovation Center.

In January, 2016 I was awarded a grant from the American Philosophical Society to conduct research in Paris, France. I will be looking at the map collection at the  for maps of our study area in Burgundy. The APS was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1769 to pursue equally “all philosophical experiments that let light in the nature of things, tend to increase the power of man over matter, and multiply the conveniences or pleasures of life”.

In January, 2016 I taught a 3 day short course in Colorado Springs, CO on advanced optical space remote sensing systems, a very fun and interesting week.

I also was invited to present a 3 hour Ph.D. class at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies’  Digital Curation Innovation Center. I presented some of my Burgundy research and we discussed the growing role of digital curation and digital archiving in complex interdisciplinary research programs.

Our two-volume, 1,200 page, 40 author Springer Handbook of Satellite Applications  which was published in 2012 is now being updated for a revised version to be published in 2016. It is edited by myself, Dr. Joe Pelton, and Dr. Sergio Camcho-Lara! Get your library to order a copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My newest book “Global Navigation Satellite Systems and their Applications”, by Springer Press, is now available in paperback and as an e-book as of May, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Dec., 2015 I was on the organizing committee and will give a hands-on GIS workshop and also present a keynote address at the 5th international conference on Earth Observation for Global Changes and the 7th International Conference on Geo-information Technologies for Natural Disaster Management, held at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE.

In November, 2015 I taught for two weeks at Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic, with the Erasmus Mundus European Masters program.

In October, 2015 I presented a QGIS/GRASS short course at the Odum Institute at UNC-CH.

In Oct., 2015 I served on the organizing committee for the 66th International Astronautical Congress‘ Plenary “Next Generation Plenary: International Space Station as the Gateway for Humankind’s Future in Space and on Earth”. The conference was held in Jerusalem, Israel. I also delivered a half-day inter-cultural and presentation skills workshop for the International Space Education Board, a second half-day inter-cultural and presentation skills workshop for the International Astronautical Congress, and a workshop at the Space Generation Advisory Council. It was a great event.

In Sept., 2015 I presented a hands-on GIS master class and invited lecture on the role of spatial data at the Digital Curation Innovation Center of the College of Information Studies at the Univ. of Maryland, College Park.

In June, 2015 I gave a lecture at the Singularity University’s Graduate Studies Program, located at the NASA Ames Research Center in California.

In June, 2015 I serve on a Ph.D. jury at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, UFR d’Histoire de l’Art et d’Archéologie.

In May, 2015 I I deliver an invited 6-day lecture program at Cape Town University’s MPhil. Space Studies program, department of electrical engineering, Cape Town, South Africa. Including 11 lectures, 3 hands-on workshops, 2 public lectures and 1 field trip.

In March, 2015 I presented two invited public lectures: “Interdisciplinary Landscape History of the Last Three Centuries in Burgundy, France” and “An Overview of Historical GIS in Historical Ecology: Four Case Studies:, and was invited participant in 3 day interdisciplinary research workshop at the Swedish Biodiversity Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

In March, 2015 I was on the program organizing committee and Invited paper and presentation “Future Policy, Legal, and Practical Issues in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)”. 3^rd Manfred Lachs International Conference on Newspace Commercialization and the Law. March 16-17, 2015, ICAO Headquarters, Montreal, Canada

My new book “Space Systems for Disaster Warning, recovery, and Recovery” by Springer Press, is now available and as an eBook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In February I presented a QGIS/GRASS short course at the Odum Institute at UNC-CH.

January, 2015 I presented an invited lecture and hands-on demonstration of Open Source tools for disaster management, Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 

November, 2014 I presented a 1 day Open Source remote sensing workshop at the Department of Geography, UNC-Greensboro.

October, 2014 I served on the conference organizing committee and was the session chair “Integrated Technologies”, 5^th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology: The Age of Sensing, 13-15, 2014 Duke University, 5^th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology: The Age of Sensing, 13-15, 2014 Duke University. I also delivered a half-day Open Source GIS software in Archaeology short course.

October, 2014 I presented a QGIS/GRASS short course at the Odum Institute at UNC-CH.

Septmeber, 2014 at the International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Canada I delivered Half-day inter-cultural and presentation skills workshop for the International Space Education Board, a second half-day inter-cultural and presentation skills workshop for the International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Canada, and delivered the poster paper: “Space4Health: Exploring Innovative Ways to Utilize Space for Disaster Relief” by S. Nasseri, A. Blanc, M. Czapski, S. Madry, D. Williams and F. Asrar. Poster paper presented at the 2014 International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Canada

September, 2014 Invited Lecture, “Marine Applications for Space Remote Sensing: Pitfalls and Promise” at the Space Generation Congress, Toronto, Canada

September, 2014 I delivered an invited 6-day lecture program at Cape Town University’s MPhil. Space Studies program, department of electrical engineering, Cape Town, South Africa. Including 11 lectures, 3 hands-on workshops, 2 public lectures and 1 field trip.

In July 2014 I presented a paper, by Seth Murray, Scott Madry, Elizabeth Ann Jones, Amanda Tickner 2014 “Persistence and Change in the Environmental and Agricultural History of Burgundy, France.” Poster presented to the World Congress of Environmental History in Guimarães, Portugal. July 10.

In June and July, 2014 I was a Core Chair, International Space University Space Studies Program, Montreal, Canada. Responsible for 4 weeks of lectures and lecturers, quizzes and exams, workshops and advising students.

June, 2014  1 Day GIS for Disaster Management workshop, Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRECTEALC), Tuxtla Guitierez, Mexico.

April, 2014 I presented the paper “Locating and Digitizing Archaeological Features using GPS with Scanned Historical Maps in the Field: Applications for Historical Archaeology”by Scott Madry, Elizabeth Jones, Amanda Tickner, presented to the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology conference, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris, France, 22nd to 25th April 2014

April, 2014 I conducted a 1 day QGIS hands-on workshop at the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology conference, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris, France.

In early 2014 I was the Program Director and lead faculty for the ISU Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program for 5 weeks in Adelaide Australia.

In November, 2013, I presented the paper “Water Use in Rural Southern Burgundy: a temporal and spatial analysis” along with Seth Murray, Elizabeth Jones, Amanda Tickner, Scott Madry presented to the Social Science History Association in Chicago, IL. November 22. 2013

I presented a paper at the Workshop on the Use of Space Science and Technology for the Prevention of and Response to Disasters in Mesoamerica,19th – 22th November 2013, Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico.

I gave the invited keynote address and a QGIS hands-on workshop at the 5th Geoinformation Technology for Disaster Management conference in Toronto, Canada Oct. 9-10, 2013.

I gave a QGIS short courses at the Odum Institute on Oct. 7, 2013 with 12 participants.

I participated in the International Astronautical Congress in Beijing, China, Sept. 20-26, 2013, including presenting a paper on the ISU Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program and conducting a cross-cultural presentation workshop, organized for the emerging space leader grant recipients and next generation plenary speakers.

I lectured at the 2013 Space Studies Program of the International Space University in Strasbourg, France in June and July of 2013.

I was just named to be on the international program committee of the upcoming Digital Heritage2013 international congress, to be held in Marseille, France Oct.  28 through Nov. 1, 2013.

I gave QGIS short courses at the Odum Institute on Monday, May 13, 2013 with over 20 participants.

I completed  5 weeks of work in France in April/May of 2013, funded by the Dumbarton Oaks Foundation (Trustees of Harvard University). We did library research in Paris and Macon, a week of field work looking at old mills and ponds in our research area, and then I held a 4 day GIS short course at the centre archéologique européen at Bibracte, the famous French archaeological site. I also gave a lecture on my research in Dijon at the Université du Bourgogne’s  Pôle Géomatique, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme. It all went extremely well, and we fulfilled all of our objectives.

You can read our online report to Dumbarton Oaks.

Our two-volume, 1,200 page, 40 author Springer Handbook of Satellite Applications  has been published. It is edited by myself, Dr. Joe Pelton, and Dr. Sergio Camcho-Lara! Get your library to order a copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I presented the keynote address for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) session in the Young Professionals Virtual Forum of the 63rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Naples, Italy, held 1–5 October 2012. Title was “Integrating Space Technologies into Disaster Management Operations: Pitfalls and Promise.” I presented the address to the Young Professionals Virtual Forum members before a live audience, and it was be streamed via WebEx around the globe to allow full participation for those who could not travel to Naples.

I have been named a Chercheur associé du Laboratoire Archéologie et Territoires de l’UMR 7324 CITERES, Université François-Rabelais/CNRS on July 5, 2012.

Interviewed by Die Welt magazine zur Stratseite machen in Germany.