Bio

Dr. Philip Dennison is a Professor in the School of Environment, Society & Sustainability at the University of Utah. He has nearly three decades of experience in remote sensing research. His research has spanned remote sensing of ecosystem disturbance, including drought and insect attack; remote sensing of fuels, active fire, and vegetation recovery following wildfire; detection and mapping of point source greenhouse gas emissions based on shortwave infrared absorption features; and spectral mixture modeling and estimation of fractional cover. Over the past decade he has led development of multiple applications of remote sensing and geographic information science to improve firefighter safety. He is currently a member of NASA's FireSense Implementation Team, where he is developing real-time remote sensing products for firefighting operations. He is also a member of the NASA/USGS Landsat Science Team and leading the development of applications using new bands for the Landsat Next mission. Dr. Dennison directs the Utah Remote Sensing Applications Lab and is the founding director of the School of Environment, Society & Sustainability. See Projects to learn more about ongoing research in the URSA Lab and Papers to see recent publications.

Education

• Ph.D., Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, 2003
• M.A., Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, 1999
• B.S., Geography, Penn State University, 1997

Courses

• GEOG 1100 - Exploring the World Through Google Earth
• GEOG 3110 - The Earth from Space: Remote Sensing of the Environment
• GEOG 5110/6110 - Environmental Analysis through Remote Sensing
• GEOG 5120/6120 - Advanced Optical Remote Sensing
• GEOG 6445 - Remote Sensing of Vegetation
• A full list of remote sensing courses taught in the School of Environment, Society & Sustainability can be found under Courses.