Funktion und Aufgaben:

Professorin für "Digitale Bodenkartierung" an der Leibniz Universität Hannover und GFZ
Leiterin der Arbeitsgruppe "Angewandte hyperspektrale Fernerkundung" am GFZ

Wissenschaftlichen P.I. der deutschen EnMAP-Hyperspektralmission.

Co-Chair IEEE P4005 Arbeitsgruppe "Standards and protocols for soil spectroscopy".

Mitglied der ESA Mission Advisory Group für die Copernicus-Kandidaten-Hyperspektralmission CHIME.

Wissenschaftliche Interessen:

Neue Entwicklungen in optischer, NIR, SWIR und thermischer abbildender Spektroskopie für geowissenschaftliche und Umweltanwendungen:

• Methoden der hyperspektralen Fernerkundung für Quantitative Berechnungen von Oberflächeneigenschaften in ariden Gebieten
• Bodenspektroskopie
• Multiskalare Analysen: Labormessungen, Feldkampanen, Hyperspektralbildverarbeitung (upscaling zu EnMAP)
• Boden-erosion und -degradation Prozessen
  

Karriere:

2021

Professorin für "Digitale Bodenkartierung" an der Leibniz Universität Hannover und GFZ

Arbeitsgruppeleiterin "Angewandte hyperspektrale Fernerkundung" am GFZ-Potsdam, Sektion 1.4 - Fernerkundung

2014-2020

Arbeitsgruppeleiterin "Angewandte hyperspektrale Fernerkundung" am GFZ-Potsdam, Sektion 1.4 - Fernerkundung, Lehre in Fernerkundung. Leiterin der Spektroskopie Labor

2006-2013
Leitende Wisschenschaftlerin am GFZ-Potsdam, Sektion 1.4 – Fernerkundung, Lehre in Fernerkundung. Leiterin der Spektroskopie Labor

2001-2006

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am GFZ-Potsdam, Sektion 1.4 – Fernerkundung

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Consultant, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées / CNES, Toulouse, France

1997 – 2000
Research Associate, Center for the Study of Earth from Space/CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

1996 – 1997
Post-Doc Stelle, NOAA Finanzierung, Center for the Study of Earth from Space/CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

1994 – 1995
Lehr- und Forschungs-Assistant, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France

1991 – 1994
Forschungs-Assistant, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées / Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France

Werdegang / Ausbildung:

1995
Dissertation in Spektral Geologie, Paul Sabatier Universität, Toulouse, Très honorable avec félicitations du jury (summa cum laude). “Lithological discrimination using visible-infrared airborne imaging spectroscopy (AVIRIS data): Application to the Ronda peridotite massif, Spain”

1991
D.E.A. (M.Sc.) Astrophysik, Geophysik and Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Paul Sabatier Universität, Toulouse, France

1989
License (B.Sc.) Physik, Paul Sabatier Universität, Toulouse, France

Projekte:

Aktuelle Projekte:

• “EnMAP – Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program”, A German hyperspectral satellite, BMBF (German Ministry of Research)/DLR, Launch end 2021. Science P.I. (since 2019), Responsible for soil algorithms
• "WORLDSOILS - World Soils Monitoring System", ESA ITT Worldsoils, 2020-2023
• "MOSES – Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems: Characterization and monitoring of soil and vegetation responses to heatwave events based on thermal hyperspectral remote sensing”, Research infrastructure of the Helmholtz Association (Germany), phase I 2017-2021
• "BopaBW - Oberflächennahe Bodenparameter Baden-Württemberg”, Copernicus-services BMWi, 2018-2021
  
• "iCUPE - Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments", ERA-PLANET Strand 4, The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, 2017-2020
• "UAVSoil – UAV borne spectrometers for high resolution soil and crop monitoring”, Belspo STEREO III research project, 2018-2020
  
• "MASOMED – MApping SOil variability within rainfed MEDiterranean agroecosystems using hyperspectral data”, Transnational Access Project EU-FP7 EUFAR2, 2017-2020

Abgeschlossene Projekte:

• "PROSOIL – The evaluation of forthcoming satellites for mapping topsoil organic carbon in croplands”, Belspo STEREO III research project, 2016-2018
• “GeoArchives - Signals of Climate and Landscape Change preserved in Southern African GeoArchives”, BMBF SPACES program, 2013-2016.
  
• “SEDMEDHY – Soil Erosion Detection within MEDiterranean agricultural areas using HYperspectral data”, Transnational Access Project EU-FP7 EUFAR, 2011-2013.
• “EUFAR – European Facility for Airborne Research in Environmental and Geo-sciences”, EU-FP7, 2008-2013.
•  “Dynamic mapping of bare soil and crop residues in Mediterranean agricultural areas using remote sensing time series”, Spanish ministry of science. 2008-2013.
• “DeSurvey – A Surveillance System for Assessing and Monitoring of Desertification”, EU-FP6, 2005-2011.
• “HYRESSA – Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Europe”, EU-FP6, 2006-2007.
• “Spectral imaging in sediment cores, a new method tracing sensitively climatic changes: development of high-resolution proxies records of Aral Sea”, Helmholtz-DAAD fellowship 2005-2006.
• “INCAMAR: Integration of multispectral and hyperspectral information for the selection and characterization of change indicators in arid ecosystems. Basis for a monitoring program in the natural park Cabo de Gata-Nijar”, Spanish ministry of science. 2004-2007.
  
• “Quantification of near-surface processes in the context of land degradation for the characterisation of soil properties, erosion and water regime”, GFZ-Potsdam. 2003-2006. 
• SAND -Spectral ANalysis of Dryland Degradation- hyperspectral satellite proposal for Global Desertification Assessment, submitted to ESA 2002, recommended and not funded
• “HYPERGEMME - Use of hyperspectral data for geological and mineralogical mapping of ophiolite massifs and mining environments (HYPERspectral pour la GEologie et Minéralogie de Massifs et Environnement miniers)”, French ministry of science. 2001-2003.
  
• “Limitations and possibilities of hyperspectral imagery today for environmental and geological applications”, CNES (French Space Center), 2001.
• “Identification and Mapping of Expansive Clay Soils in the Western U.S. Using Field Spectrometry and AVIRIS Hyperspectral Data”, Project leader, NASA/JPL. 1997-2000.

Wissenschaftliche Gremien:

Collective responsibility activities:

• Vice-chair IEEE-SA (Standard Association) Working Group P4005 on "Standard Protocol and Scheme for Measuring Soil Spectroscopy", newly grounded 2020, part of the GRSS/TC
• Member of the GLOSOLAN Global Soil Laboratory Network (GFZ Spectroscopy Laboratory – GFZ Speclab), since 2020
• EnMAP mission Science P.I.: Principal coordinator of the EnMAP mission Science Advisory Group, since 2019
• Selected member of the Mission Advisory Group for the Copernicus hyperspectral candidate mission CHIME (since 2018), Selected member of the ESA Mission Expert Group HIMEG/ Sentinel-10 (2017), Science team member satellite proposals ESA/EE9  (HYPEX-2 hyperspectral mission, TMAX thermal mission), 2015-2017
  
• Member of the EUFAR Transnational Access User Group Selection Panel, 2013-2018
• Co-chair ISPRS Commission VII/WG3 “Information extraction from hyperspectral data”, 2012-2016
• Member of the EnMAP Core and Science Team, Leader soil activities, since 2010
• Member of the French CNES advisory board for hyperspectral development (Groupe de Synthèse Hyperspectral), 2008-2009
  
• Speaker Dryland Degradation program, POF-I (Program-oriented Research) Climate Variability and Human Habitat, 2004-2008
• Capacity building responsibilities: Lecturer in Remote Sensing (Uni Potsdam, Free University Berlin), Regular guest lecturer in national and international courses, Advisor of PhDs and MSc/BSc students
  

Scientific community activities:

• Journal Editor: Editorial Board Member MDPI 'Remote Sensing', Guest Editors of several special issues
  
• Conference organisation: Regular conference chair and science committee member, e.g. Earsel Imaging Spectroscopy Workshops 2022, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011; EGU 2019, 2016; Brezilian Remote Sensing Symposium XVII SBSR 2013, 34th IGC 2012,  IGARSS 2014, 2012, EUFAR Soil spectroscopy workshops 2016, 2011, 2010
• Regular reviewer of national and international Habilitations, PhDs and MSc theses
• Regular reviewer of peer-review journals in Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences
• Regular reviewer of research announcement institutions (national and international)
• Member of professional associations: e.g. EARSeL SIG-Imaging Spectroscopy, DesertNet*Germany, DesertNet International, ProFil -Professionalisierung für Frauen in Forschung und Lehre
• Scientific publications: Total of >220 scientific publications
  

Auszeichnungen:

2019                GFZ-Prize for best senior scientist for 2019

2018                Selected member for the ESA Mission Advisory Group for the CHIME/ Sentinel-10 mission

2018                Best paper Award, 9^th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS 2018), Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.1109/WHISPERS.2018.8747219

2017                Lifetime Achievement Award (Marquis Who’s Who)

2017                Selected member for the ESA expert committee HIMEG/ Sentinel-10

2011                Hall of Fame Award

2008 – 2009    Selected for the 6. Version of the ProFiL Programm: Professionalisierung fuer Frauen in Forschung und Lehre: Mentoring - Training - Networking

1996 – 1997    NOAA Post-doctoral Stipendium

1991 – 1994    PhD Thesis Stipendium (Bourse MRT Ministère de la Recherche et de la Santé)