2. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES People Lisa BelyeaChris Browitt Andrew CurtisSteve Dowers Bruce GittingsJohn Grace Bob HarwoodMike Mineter William MackanessTim Malthus Patrick MeirMaurizio Mencuccini Chris MerchantJohn Moncrieff Chris PlaceKeith Smith Neil StuartMatt Williams Iain Woodhouse…+PDRAs +PhDs Partners:

3. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES Aims and Purpose Optimise exploitation of observations of the Earth and its environment (both in situ and remote – NOT JUST REMOTE SENSING). Sharing expertise and experience in measurement, modelling, technology, analysis, data handling & assimilation, visualisation, application. Science questions driven by other research groups. Technical and science support for other research groups. Insight!

4. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES My current interests (as an example) Everything in the context of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Forward (radiative transfer) modelling for microwave interaction with vegetation (including surface scattering). Inverse modelling (parameter retrieval). Image reconstruction (ill-posed problems, maximum entropy methods for speckle reduction). Polarimetry and interferometry (coherence theory) Visualisation (HCI) Applications in … just about anything!

5. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES Activities Seminar programme (in collaboration with societies, partners, or other research groups) Symposia (collaborative and internal) (ECRR) Workshops (“What can GIS do for me?”) Outreach (Dynamic Earth?)

6. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES Aims and Purpose Promote and support new and innovative science in Edinburgh (benefit to researchers at the University) Help make Edinburgh a centre for world class research in the “GeoSciences” (attract external support and researchers) ?? Platforms, facilities, data, opportunities, people…

7. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES Initiatives SRIF bid (£1M), NERC capital equipment Research Aircraft Environmental Sensors Image Processing Software GIS & Visualisation Lab Canopy Crane Mobile Laboratory Cosmogenic Lab Stable Isotope Lab

8. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES Future Initiatives Future equipment opportunities (NERC?) New posts (making bridges, plugging holes) Identifying suitable candidates for visiting researchers Collaborative research –Within School of GeoSciences (NERC) –With e-Science Centre, Informatics, EPCC (EPSRC) –Others (Archaeology, ROE) (NERC, PPARC)

9. S CHOOL of G EO S CIENCES