Gang Chen

Dr. Chen is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Secretary/Treasurer of the AAG Landscape Specialty Group, and Secretary/Treasurer of the ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing) Potomac Region. Dr. Chen is an environmental scientist and applies remote sensing (e.g., LiDAR, high-spatial resolution, and hyperspectral data), spatiotemporal analysis, and statistical modeling (classic statistics, and advanced machine learning) to monitor the change of our terrestrial ecosystems (e.g., forest carbon dynamics, and agricultural drought), and understand how natural (e.g., climate change, fire, and plant disease) and anthropogenic factors (e.g., urban development, and the construction of hydroelectric dams) drive the change.

He has been working on a variety of projects, across several regions/countries including Antarctica, Brazil, Canada, China, Turkey, and the United States. Dr. Chen serves on the editorial board of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, which is the official journal of the international largest remote sensing society – International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). He won the 2016 Early Career Scholar in Remote Sensing Award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG), 2015 Junior Faculty Development Award from UNC Charlotte, 2014 North Carolina Space Grant New Investigators Program Award, 2011-2012 NSERC Visiting Fellowship from Natural Resources Canada, and 2011 National Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Canadian Remote Sensing Society.

December 2016