Events & Professional Development
Selected conferences, invited research presentations, professional service, and awards
Events & Professional Development
My academic activities span remote sensing, wetland and agricultural hydrology, coastal change, geospatial analysis, and GeoAI. This page highlights selected conference presentations and invited research talks that communicate my work across remote sensing, wetland and agricultural hydrology, coastal change, and GeoAI.
Conferences & Research Presentations
Yale School of the Environment Confluence Weekly Research Talk
Presentation:
Integrating Traditional and Next-Generation Spaceborne Sensors for Decadal Mapping of Wetland Water Extent and Water Depth in Everglades National Park
Affiliated PhD Students & Postdocs Lunch
Presentation:
Integrating Next-Generation and Traditional Spaceborne Sensors for Decadal Mapping of Wetland Water Extent and Water Depth in Everglades National Park
Multilingual Geospatial Fieldwork Chat
Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture Research Showcase Symposium
Presentation:
Integrating Traditional and Next-Generation Spaceborne Sensors for Decadal Mapping of Wetland Water Extent and Water Depth in Everglades National Park
Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture Symposium
Presented research on long-term patterns of coastal wetland degradation and strategies for stabilizing coastlines.
Presentation:
Understanding Patterns of Coastal Degradation to Develop Effective Strategies to Stabilize Coastlines
Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture Symposium
Presented AI-based mapping of low-productivity zone expansion in the southeastern saline Florida Everglades using satellite remote sensing.
Presentation:
AI-based Mapping Expansion of Low-Productivity Zones in the Southeastern Saline Florida Everglades Using Satellite Remote Sensing Observations
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presented research on groundwater recharge from atmospheric-river-induced flooding across agricultural areas in California.
Presentation:
Regional Estimation of Groundwater Recharge from Atmospheric River-Induced Flooding for Agricultural Areas in 2023 Across California
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presented a multi-sensor framework for space-based estimation of surface-water depth in managed wetlands of California.
Presentation:
Space-based Estimation of Surface Water Depths for Regional California Managed Wetlands Using InSAR and Machine Learning Techniques with Multi-Sensor Observations
NASA Applied Sciences Water Resources Meeting
Presented work integrating space-based sensors to characterize three-dimensional wetland hydrology in California's Central Valley.
Presentation:
From 2D–3D: Leveraging Space-Based Sensors to Track Water Depth and Volume in Wetlands of the Central Valley of California
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presented a multi-sensor approach for monitoring surface-water-level changes in wetlands.
Presentation:
A Multi-Sensor Monitoring System of Surface Water Level Changes in Wetlands
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presented satellite-based monitoring of water depth and soil salinity over collapsing peat marshes using Sentinel-1 SAR.
Presentation:
Space-Based Monitoring of Water Depth and Soil Salinity over Collapsing Peat Marshes Using Sentinel-1 SAR Amplitude Observations
Applications of Remote Sensing Observations on Coastal Wetlands Degradation by Hurricanes and Sea Level Rise
Presented applications of satellite remote sensing for understanding coastal wetland degradation associated with hurricanes and sea-level rise.
Understanding Patterns of Coastal Degradation to Develop Effective Strategies to Stabilize Coastlines
Discussed spatial and temporal patterns of coastal degradation and their implications for coastline stabilization.
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presentation:
Space-Based Monitoring of Wetland Surface Water Levels Using Sentinel-1 SAR Backscattering Observations
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presentation:
Monitoring Surface Stability of Remediated Sinkholes in Western Central Florida Using PSInSAR Technique and Sentinel-1 Observations
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Presentation:
Mapping the Extent and Magnitude of Severe Flooding Induced by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria with Sentinel-1 SAR and InSAR Observations
Invited Talks & Workshops
Space-Based Mapping of Mangrove Canopy Height Using Multi-Sensor Observations and Machine Learning Techniques
Presented a multi-sensor machine-learning framework for satellite-based mapping of mangrove canopy height.
Space-Based Mapping of Mangrove Canopy Height Using Multi-Sensor Observations and Machine Learning Techniques
Presented research combining multi-sensor Earth observations and machine learning for mangrove canopy-height mapping.
Innovations in Remote Sensing for Wetland Hydrology and Resource Management
Presented advances in remote sensing for monitoring wetland hydrology and supporting water-resource management.
Professional Service
AGU Session Convener — Multitemporal Remote Sensing for Wetland Dynamics Monitoring
AGU Session Convener — Remote Sensing of Wetland Dynamics
San Joaquin Valley Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools and Science (FACTS) Bridge Program
Received a certificate of appreciation for mentorship.
Hurricane Ecosystem Response Synthesis Working Group
Guest Editorship
Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Conditions and Dynamics of Water, Vegetation, and Soil
Peer Review Service
Peer Review Service
NASA panel and online proposal review; Remote Sensing of Environment; ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; iScience; Journal of Hydrology; Earth's Future; Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface; Water Resources Research; Geo-Spatial Information Science; Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment; Geography and Sustainability; Journal of Arid Environments; Journal of Mountain Science; International Journal of Digital Earth; Sensors; and Soil and Tillage Research.
Fellowships & Awards
Adelante Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Future Faculty Bootcamp Fellowship
$1,000 fellowship.
Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF)
$16,600 stipend with tuition coverage.
Doctoral Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellowship
$8,300 stipend with tuition coverage.
Travel Award
$500 travel award.
Graduate and Professional Student Committee Travel Funding
$640 travel funding.
First Prize for Outstanding Oral Presentation
Presentation:
Space-Based Monitoring of Wetland Water-Depth Changes with Sentinel-1 SAR Amplitude Observations Using Independent Selected Reliable Scatterers
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) — Second Place
Presentation:
Monitoring Surface Stability of Remediated Sinkholes in Western Central Florida Using PSInSAR Technique and Sentinel-1 Observations
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) — Third Place
Presentation:
Monitoring Surface Stability of Remediated Sinkholes in Western Central Florida Using PSInSAR Technique and Sentinel-1 Observations
Second Prize for Outstanding Oral Presentation
Presentation:
Space-Based Monitoring of Wetland Surface Water Levels Using Sentinel-1 SAR Backscattering Observations