Art, Science and Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy Symposium

ASD Inc. and IEEE GRSS present…

The Art, Science and Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy Symposium a one-of-a-kind scientific symposium highlighting advances in the field, new and different applications and techniques, and the opportunity for a diverse community to gather and interact!

Download and view the symposium program to see schedule and abstracts of the presentations.

Register by January 15, 2010 and save $200+ (USD)!

Reflectance spectroscopy is the technique that underlies remote sensing and non-destructive materials measurement. Over the last three decades, technology has evolved significantly while concomitantly a large number of diverse applications have been developed. This evolution has spread reflectance spectroscopy techniques into applications from planetary exploration to over-the- conveyor-belt measurements for process control.

ASD Inc. and IEEE GRSS present a unique two-day scientific symposium, bringing together a very diverse group of researchers and scientists from a variety of disciplines, using reflectance spectroscopy and radiometry in a multitude of measurement and analysis applications.

Two full days of plenary sessions featuring forty internationally recognized speakers from 11 countries, on four continents:

• Greg Asner, Carnegie Institution for Science, Spectroscopy of Humid Tropical Forests
• Eyal Ben-Dor, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, An Innovative Approach to Normalize Soil Reflectance Spectra Acquired by Different Spectrometers and Operators
• David Brown, Washington State University, Demonstration of a Visible and Near-infrared Illuminated Penetrometer Probe for in situ Subsurface Soil Interrogation
• Roger Clark, United States Geological Society—Denver, Compositional Mapping the Solar System with Imaging Spectroscopy: The Role of Water and Nano-Particles
• Alvaro Crosta, University of Campinas, Brazil, Unveiling Mineralogical Information in Ore Deposits: the Use of Reflectance Spectroscopy for Mineral Exploration in South-America
• Brian Curtiss, ASD Inc., Applications of Reflectance Spectrscopy in the Mining Industry
• Arnold Dekker, CSIRO Canberra, Australia, Methods for Seagrass, Macro-algae and Coral Reef Spectral Measurements
• Floyd Dowell, United States Department of Agriculture, Using NIRS to Determine Insect Species and Age, and to Determine Single Kernel Quality
• Steve Eady, Freeport-MacMoran, NIR Mineralogical Analysis in Mining
• Chris Elvidge, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Spectral Signatures of Nighttime Lights
• Alexander F. H. Goetz, ASD Inc., Remote Sensing from 700mm: Challenges and Potential
• Robert O. Green, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, The Use of a Portable Spectrometer in Support of the Calibration of AVIRIS, the Moon Mineralogy Mapper and other High Uniformity Imaging Spectrometers
• Ray Hunt, United States Department of Agriculture, Remote Sensing of Invasive Leafy Spurge Using Reflectance and Imaging Spectroscopy
• Jon Huntington, CSIRO-North Ryde, Australia, HyLogging - Voluminous Industrial-scale Reflectance Spectroscopy of the Earths Subsurface
• Masayuki Ichinose, Tokyo University of Science, Japan, Optimization of the Building Facade Based on the Spectral Measurement
• Hermann Kaufmann, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany, EnMAP – An Advanced Optical Payload for Earth Observation
• Fred Kruse, University of Nevada—Reno, Mineral Mapping Using Spectroscopy: From Field Measurements to Airborne Satellite-Based Imaging Spectrometry
• Dan Lubin, University of California—San Diego, Shortwave Spectroscopy for Climate and Radiation Budget Studies in the High Arctic
• Tom McCord, Bear Fight Center—Washington, A Very Short History of Reflectance Spectroscopy for Solar System Exploration: An Old Man's Recollection
• Tom Painter, University of Utah, Complexity of the Spectral Reflectance of Snow Cover from Field and Imaging Spectroscopy
• Don Perovich, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Sunlight, Sea Ice, and Climate: The Sea Ice – Albedo Feedback in a Changing Arctic Ocean
• William Philpot, Cornell University, Spectral Reflectance of Wetted Soils
• Carle Pieters, Brown University, Our New Moon
• Kevin Price, Kansas State University, Integrating Traditional Handheld Remotely Sensed Measurement Techniques with Chemometric Analyses in the Classroom
• Dar Roberts, University of California—Santa Barbara, Mapping Methane Emissions Using Imaging Spectrometry
• Rabi Sahoo, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India, Application of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Soils and Agriculture
• Michael Schaepman, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Scaling Spectroscopic Approaches – From Leaf Albedo to Ecosystems Mapping
• Dave Schimel, NEON, Reflectance Spectroscopy in the National Ecological Observatory
• Dan Shiley, ASD Inc., Quantitative Prediction of Material Properties Using Reflectance Spectroscopy: A Multivariate Chemometrics-based Approach
• Gregg Swayze, United States Geological Survey—Denver, Mapping Potentially Asbestos-bearing Rocks Using Imaging Spectroscopy
• James Taranik, University of Nevada—Reno, Reflectance Spectroscopy Applied to Exploration for Mineral Deposits and Geothermal Systems, and to the Remediation of Mined Lands in the Great Basin of the Western United States
• Kurt Thome, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Imaging and Field Spectrometer Data's Role in Calibrating Climate-quality Sensors
• Thanh Trung, FP Innovations, Canada, Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy in Forest and Forest Products
• Susan Ustin, University of California—Davis, Spectral Identification of Native and Non-Native Plant Species
• Robert Vincent, Bowling Green State University, Remote Sensing of Environmental Insults with Characteristic Spectral Features
• KeRu Wang, Shihezi University, China, The Hyperspectral Characteristics of Cotton Leaf Infected with Verticillium Wilt and Aphid
• Jennifer Wehby, Oxford University, United Kingdom, Portable Analysis of Ancient Walls in Pompeii, Italy

and more, including an evening poster session with Student Poster Competition. The symposium culminates in a gala closing banquet celebrating ASD Inc.’s 20th anniversary with the keynote address by John S. MacDonald, Day4Energy, Canada, and Student Competition awards.

Submit your abstract using our online submission portal.

Poster session participation in Art, Science and Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy is open to all individuals interested in, or currently utilizing the technology. Both undergraduate and graduate students are particularly encouraged to present and or participate in the conference as part of the Student

Prize Poster Competition. Five finalists will receive a certificate recognizing their achievement, and three prizes will be presented:

• First Prize US$ 500.00
• Second Prize US$ 300.00
• Third Prize US$ 200.00

Poster Submission Deadlines:

Abstracts: January 15, 2010
Poster presenters are encouraged to submit a full Poster Paper by February 25, 2010 to be included as part of the online proceedings posted on the ASD website following the symposium.

Submit your abstract using our online submission portal.

Make plans to attend today. Register by January 15, 2009 to receive the Advance Rate and save $200+ (USD)!

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Sponsored by:

Millennium Harvest House
Boulder, Colorado  USA