The Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission: Concepts, methods and applications

Dr. Laura Duncanson

Laura received her B.Sc. Honors in Earth Systems Sciences in 2007 from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario. She then moved to the University of Victoria where she received her MSc in Geography in 2009. Her master’s thesis was titled ‘Aboveground biomass estimation using spaceborne LiDAR in managed conifer forests in south central British Columbia.’ In 2010 she started her PhD at the University of Maryland working with Ralph Dubayah. She defended her dissertation thesis entitled ‘Fusing Allometric Scaling with LiDAR Remote Sensing for Improved Biomass Estimation and Ecosystem Characterization’ in 2014. From 2015 – 2017 she was a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow (NPP) at NASA Goddard working on research related to the upcoming GEDI mission and individual tree level dynamics. She is currently an assistant research professor at NASA Goddard, appointed through the department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland. Source: https://lauraduncanson.com/