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Dr. K. Jon Ranson Project Scientist EOS Terra spacecraft Acting Branch Head for Biospheric Sciences Branch  Dr. K. Jon Ranson received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Resources from Colorado State University and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He has used remote sensing technology for studies of the EarthÕs surface since the 197Õs starting with Skylab and Landsat 1 and 2 MSS data for geologic and forest cover mapping. Later his research was focused on bi-directional reflectance behavior of vegetation canopies and microwave backscatter characteristics of crops and trees. In 1986, Dr. Ranson joined the Biospheric Sciences Branch at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. While at Goddard, Dr. Ranson continued with using optical remote sensing for forest ecosystem studies and has become involved with using radar and lidar for forest biomass analysis. In addition to his research activities, he is currently the Project Scientist for NASA's EOS Terra spacecraft and Acting Branch Head for the Biospheric Sciences Branch. He has also served as Acting Program Manager for Land Cover and Land Use Change and the former Remote Sensing Science Programs at NASA HQ. Dr. Ranson is a member of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society and the American Geophysical Union. |