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for his work in EPA’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) outreach program. Since its inception he has been involved in
teaching geospatial science to grades K-12, judging individual school
science fairs as well as regional and state science fairs, and mentoring
students on and off EPA’s campus.
Riadh Munjy
Riadh Munjy received his BSc in Civil Engineering from the University
of Baghdad in 1976, a master’s degree in Civil Engineering, MSCE
(1979), and a second master’s degree in Applied Mathematics, MS
(1981), from the University of Washington, Seattle. Munjy received
his PhD in Civil Engineering and photogrammetry from the Univer-
sity of Washington in 1982. Munjy is currently a full professor and
the chairman of the Civil and Geomatics Engineering Department at
California State University – Fresno, where he has served as professor
since 1982. He has over forty years of experience in teaching courses in
photogrammetry, digital mapping, GIS and least squares adjustment.
Beside teaching, his contributions to the science and art of photo-
grammetry include camera self-calibration, advancing and leading
the transition from conventional aerial triangulation to airborne-con-
trolled, both of which are implemented in the well-respected com-
mercial aerial triangulation package, ISBBA. Munjy is also credited for
the introduction of the finite element approach for sensor calibration
in photogrammetry, the introduction of an analytical approach to col-
or balancing and enhancement of digital imagery, the development of
full processing work flow for the GeoSAR system and UAS photogram-
metry guidelines and specifications for mapping.
Throughout his career, he has also served as a well-respected
consultant to numerous national and international organizations,
providing a diverse range of expertise in mapping and photogram-
metry. As a professor, Munjy has supervised hundreds of students
studying geomatics, published numerous peer-reviewed papers in a
wide range of technical journals in photogrammetry and served as
the Associate Editor for Theoretical and Applied Photogrammetry for
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (
PE&RS
), (1991
– 1996). Munjy’s past achievements and awards include: the School
of Engineering Faculty Award for Research Excellence (1996, 1998,
2002, 2003), the Caltrans Research Innovation Award (March 2004),
the Halliburton Research Award (1992), the ASPRS Meritorious Service
Award (1992 and 1997), and the ASPRS Fairchild Photogrammetric
Award (2014).
Timothy A. Warner
Timothy A. Warner is Professor of Geology and Geography at West
Virginia University (WVU), in Morgantown, West Virginia. Warner was
born in Zimbabwe, and grew up in South Africa. He received his BS and
BS (Honors) degrees from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. As
an undergraduate, he held a summer job working for a remote sensing
company, Spectral Africa, an experience that sparked a life-long
fascination with remote sensing. Spectral Africa sponsored his Honors
thesis on Landsat band ratios for mapping rocks and soils. A paper
from that thesis was awarded the H. G. Fourcade Award by the South
African Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Cartography,
and was published in that society’s journal – his first publication. In
1986 he moved to the US to pursue his dream of graduate study in re-
mote sensing. After graduating as a PhD from the Department of Earth
and Atmospheric Sciences at Purdue University, Warner was appointed
an assistant professor of geology and geography at WVU. He is now a
full professor. Working with students has been a key focus for Warner.
He has advised three post-docs, five PhD students, four geology MS
students, and 25 Geography MA students. He has served on 67 gradu-
ate research committees. He was the mentor for an undergraduate stu-
dent who won a US Congressional Goldwater Scholarship, and another
student who won both the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Scholarship and the Boren Scholarship. Warner has also put consider-
able effort into teaching remote sensing to professional groups. He has
published a number of peer-reviewed papers on information literacy in
remote sensing education, and in 1999 he won theWVU Eberly College
of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award. Warner’s research
contributions include many aspects of remote sensing, including lidar,
hyperspectral imaging, and multispectral thermal remote sensing,
as well as ecological and geological applications. He has a particular
interest in the exploitation of spatial information in image classifica-
tion. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation,
NASA, US Department of Energy, USGS, US Forest Service, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency (NIMA), and other private and state agencies. He has published
77 peer-reviewed papers, and two books. The 2009 SAGE Handbook of
Remote Sensing, co-edited with M. Duane Nellis and Giles M. Foody,
presents a comprehensive overview of our field. Remote Sensing
with IDRISI, co-authored with David Campagna, presents a tutorial
on remote sensing image analysis. With funding from the European
Union and the US Department of Education, he helped develop an
international remote sensing education consortium that included the
US, France, Norway, and Greece. The consortium sponsored annual
student exchanges between 1999 and 2006. He has received two
Fulbright Awards to support sabbaticals in France and Chile. He has
completed international research at the invitation of collaborators
in Armenia, Republic of Korea, and France. As part of his focus on
promoting remote sensing in the state of West Virginia, he developed
a state-wide consortium, West Virginia View, under the auspices of the
USGS-sponsored AmericaView program. Formed in 2002, West Virginia
View now comprises six educational institutions, two state agencies, a
federal agency, and two NGOs. West Virginia View’s accomplishments
include a greatly expanded availability of remote sensing courses in
West Virginia colleges, statewide sharing of remote sensing soft-
ware licenses, and direct support of the remote sensing educational
experiences of numerous students. Warner has provided professional
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