About Us

We apply space geodetic tecniques to a variety of Earth and Environmental science topics, indluding crustal deformation, earthquakes, sinkhole detection, hydrology, land subsidence, coastal flooding hazard, sea level rise, and vegetation monitoring. Our work has been sponsered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), State of Florida, United States Geological Survey (USGS), and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD).

Land subsidence and coastal flooding hazard

GNSS and InSAR monitoring of coastal subsidence in southeast Florida and other locations. Implications for improved assessments of coastal flooding hazard.

Space-Based Detection of Sinkhole Activities in Central Florida

Sinkhole activities, including ground subsidence or collapse, are major geologic hazards. In Florida alone, hundreds to thousands of subsidence cases are reported each year.

Space-based Wetland Hydrology

Wetlands are transition zones, where water flow, nutrient cycling, and the Sun's energy meet to produce unique and productive ecosystems.

Subsidence in mexico

Applications of INSAR time series imagery for subsidence hazards and water resources exploitation in four Mexican metropolitans.

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Paleoseismic Records of the Dead Sea Basin Reveal Climatic Modulation of Seismicity Along the Continental Transform Fault

Our People

Professors

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Shimon Wdowinski
Professor of Geophysics
Space geodesy, Tectonics, Wetland hydrology, Remote sensing, Natural Hazards, Earthquake triggering, Sea Level Rise, and Climate Change.
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James Kellog
Professor of Geology and Geophysics
Tectonics, Space geodesy, Seismic, Gravity, Magnetic studies, Structural modeling.

Students

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Anurag Sharma
Ph.D. Student, Geoscience
InSAR, Remote Sensing, GIS, Land subsidence, Coastal flooding hazard
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Dafrosa John Kataraihya
Ph.D. Student, Geoscience
Sea Level Rise, Oceanography, Hydrography, GIS, Satellite-Derived Bathymetry
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Isebella Medina
Undergrad student, Geoscience
SGIS, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Tectonics
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Ashley Bryan
Undergraduate Student, Geoscience & Natural & Applied Sciences
GIS, remote sensing of environmental data

Postdocs

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Machel Higgins
Ph.D., Geoscience
Research Interests: Geodesy, GPS, earthquake cycle, seismic hazard, active tectonics, volcanic processes.
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Selena Chavez
Ph.D., Geoscience
Remote Sensing, Wetland Ecology, Mangroves
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Mita Uthaman
PhD in Earthquake Seismology
Earthquake seismology, Ambient noise interferometry

Previous Students, Postdoc, & Visitors

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Emre Havazli
Ph.D. Student, Student in Marine Geology and Geophysics
InSAR, Remote Sensing, Natural Hazards, Tectonic and Non-Tectonic Ground Deformation.
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Talib Oliver
Ph.D. Student, Marine Geology and Geophysics.
InSAR, Remote Sensing, GIS, Wetland Monitoring, Subsidence.
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Dario Solano
Ph.D. Student, Marine Geology and Geophysics
InSAR, Image Processing, Remote Sensing for Environment, Aquifer Risk, Environmental Hydrogeology, Geological Hazard and Risk, Crustal Deformation Analysis, Structural Geology, Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration.
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Shanshan Li
Ph.D. Seismology and Geophysics
Crustal Deformation and active tectonics; GPS; Earthquake Triggering; Stress Transfer; Subduction Zone Dynamics; Fault mechanism and structure. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8986-431X
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Heming Liao
Ph.D. Remote Sensing and Geophysics
InSAR, Ionosphere delay correction, Ice movement, Wetland hydrology, Permafrost deformation
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Lajhon Campbell
M.Sc. student in Geosciences
Crustal Deformation, Intera plate Deformation, GPS, Plate Motions, Earthquake Deformation Cycle, Geophysics
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Marin Govorcin
Ph.D. Student University of Zagreb
InSAR, Remote Sensing, GIS, Wetland Monitoring, Subsidence.
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Fernando Jaramillo
Ph.D. Physical Geography Stockholm University.
InSAR, Remote Sensing, GIS, Wetland Monitoring, Subsidence.
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Boya (Paul) Zhang
Ph.D. Geosciences.
InSAR, Remote Sensing, Flooding detection with SAR, Sinkhole subsidence monitoring with PSInSAR, GIS, GPS.
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Daniela Villalba
MS in Geosciences.
Land subsidence, Geodesy, InSAR, Coastal flooding hazard.
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Yohannes Tesfamichael Ogbandrias
MS in Geosciences.
InSAR, Remote Sensing, GIS, Coastal land subsidence, Geodesy.
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SEBASTIAN PALOMINO-ANGEL
Ph.D. in Engineering.
InSAR, Satellite Altimetry, Remote sensing of wetlands, Surface hydrology, Land cover change detection.