William J. Emery

Focus Area

Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Sciences.

Education

Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, University of Hawaii, 1975
B.S. cum laude, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1971

Professional Experience

1987 - Present, Professor Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department
1986 - Present, Member of the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
2006 - Present, Adjunct Professor of Informatics, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
2015 - Present, Editor in Chief, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (American Meteorological Society)
1978 - 1986, Associate Professor, Oceanography, University of British Columbia
1976 - 1978, Assistant Professor, Oceanography, Texas A&M University

Awards (selected)

Elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2012)
Elected fellow of the American Astronautical Society (2011)
CU Boulder Engineering Dean's Faculty Fellowship (2011)
Elected fellow of the American Meteorological Society (2009)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Outstanding Service Award (2009)
Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Research Award (2009)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Education Award (2004)
Elected fellow of the IEEE (2002)
CU Engineering College Research Excellence Award (2001)
IEEE/GRSS Outstanding Reviewer Award (1998)
IEEE/GRSS/IGARSS Special Paper Selection Award (1997)
NASA Group Achievement Award for TOPEX/Poseidon Verification Team (1996)
NASA GFSC Group Achievement Award for GSFC DAAC (1995)
NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, EOSDIS V0 (1995)
Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, J. Geophys. Res. (1993)
Elected Associate Fellow, American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics (1990)
NASA/JPL TOPEX Team Award (1985)

Research Interests

Study of ocean surface processes such as sea surface temperature, ocean color, surface currents, coastal satellite altimetry
Development of processing software for operational weather satellites
Study of high-resolution satellite imagery for urban change detection and mapping of disaster effects
Application of high and moderate resolution satellite imagery to the study of terrestrial vegetation and its variations.