EE Distinguished Speaker - Paul Siqueira

Abstract:

At the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, the Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (MIRSL) designs, develops and applies remote sensing systems that are used for monitoring the world around us. The lab has a long history of active and passive microwave instrument development with an increasing portfolio that also includes hyperspectral remote sensing and the development of small satellites.

A key point of emphasis in the success of the lab has been in the development of systems that connect basic components such as antennas, amplifiers and data systems to their intended use, such as in the measurement of natural resources such as snow cover, water and the amount of carbon and biodiversity associated with world's forests.

In this talk, Professor Siqueira, this talk will discuss two main parts of current research ongoing within MIRSL. One of these is the spaceborne NISAR mission, due to launch from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the Spring of 2024, just months from now, and the other, is the development of the SNOWWI instrument, a three-frequency (C-, Ku-low and Ku-high band) airborne interferometric SAR for snow science applications.