External Research Grants
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The Science of Terra and Aqua NNH09ZDA001N-TERRAQUA, $869,925, 11/2010-10/2013. Title:Near Real Time Science Processing Algorithm for Live Fuel Moisture Content for the MODIS Direct Readout System
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research, NNH09ZDA001N-LASER, $558,227, 05/2010-04/2014. Title: Petrologic Evolution of the Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Supplemental Education Awards for ROSES Investigators, $60,000, 06/01/2009-05/31/2013. Title:Discovering the Science of the Environment
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Program Element A. 29, HyspIRI Preparatory Activities Using Existing Imagery, $72,525, 01/01/2010-12/31/2010. Title: Remote Sensing of Global Warming-Affected Inland Water Quality: Challenge, Opportunity and Solution
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Energy and Water Cycle Study grant 08-WATER08-0005, $570,920, 06/2009-05/2013. Title:Testing Bio-optical Algorithms for Remote Sensing of Inland Water Quality
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research grant NNX08AZ06G, $354,256, 08/2008-06/2010. Title: Quantitative Mineral Abundance Maps of the Moon
Central Indiana Water Resources Partnership (CIWRP), $146,796, 2007-2008. Title: Bio-Optical and Empirical Modeling of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Improved Mapping of Water Quality Parameters in Indianapolis' Reservoirs
Central Indiana Water Resources Partnership (CIWRP), $250,000, 2006-2007. Title: Quantifying Blue-Green Algae of Central Indiana Reservoirs Using Hyperspectral Reflectance
Central Indiana Water Resources Partnership (CIWRP), $21,789, 2005-2006. Title: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Blue-Green Algae in Indianapolis' Reservoirs
Indiana State Department of Natural Resources, Lake and River Enhancement Program (LARE), $21,000, 2005-2006. Title: Developing a Survey Tool for the Rapid Assessment of Blue-Green Algae in Central Indiana's Reservoirs
NASA-Indiana Space Grant Consortium (ISGC), $10,000, 2006-2007. Title: Mapping Lunar Soil Composition with Clementine Multispectral UVVIS Imagery
NASA-Indiana Space Grant Consortium (ISGC), $10,000, 2006-2007. Title: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Assessing Drinking Water Quality
NASA-Indiana Space Grant Consortium (ISGC), $4,000, 2006-2007. Title: Mineral Anomaly Detection of Mars with Independent Component Analysis of Imaging Spectrometer Data
NASA-Indiana Space Grant Consortium (ISGC), $10,000, 2006-2007. Title: An Efficient Remote Sensing Image Registration Tool Using A Hardware-Accelerated Framework Data
Internal Research Grants
IUPUI RSFG Grant, $34,910, 2009-2010. Title: Mapping Lunar Soil Composition with Hyper-and Multi-spectral Data
IUPUI RSFG Grant, $26,550, 2005-2006. Title: Using Satellite Hyperspectral Imagery to Characterize Soil Properties
Purdue Research Foundation International Travel Grant, $1000, 2006