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Curriculum vitae
Personal Data
Name Current Position
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Education
Anupma Prakash
Professor of Geology amp Geophysics (50) and Geophysical Institute (50) Geophysical Institute University of Alaska Fairbanks 903 Koyukuk Dr Fairbanks AK 99775-7320 US A 1middot907-4741897 1middot907middot4747290 prakashgialaskaedu httpwwwgialaskaedu-prakash English (excellent) Hindi (mother tongue) German (Fair)
1992 to 1996
1989 to 1991 1986 to 1989
Teaching
PhD in Earth Sciences from University of Roorkee (India) Thesis title Remote Sensing - GIS based geoenvironmenta studies in JhBria coalfield India with special reference to coamine fires MSc in Geology from Lucknow University (India)
SSe in Geology Zoology and Botany from Lucknow University (India)
Spring (even) GEOS 458658 Geoscience applications of GP S and GIS Spring (odd) GEOS 654 Visible and Infrared Remote Sensing Summer GEOS 595 GIS shy GPS for Alaska Teachers or equivalent Fall GEOS 422 Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing
Field Experience
August 2008 July 2008 November 2007 August 2007 May 2006 July 2005 April 2005 July 2004 June 2004 April 2002 June 2000 November 1999 August 1999 November 1998 Aug - Sep 1997 Nov 1994 1995
October 2009
Tok Interior Alaska for ground validation of pennafrosl mapping Kaktovik ANWR A laska North Slope for thermal airborne campaign
Prudhoe Bay Alaska North Slope for lake gas sampling Delta Junction Interior Alaska for ground validation of per mafrost mapping
Jharia Coalfields India for FUR data gas and condensate samples
Barrow Alaska North Slope for measurements on permafrost polygons Unuk River SE Alaska for thermal infrared airbome campaign
Colville River Alaska North Slope for reconnaissance
Healey Interior Alaska for taking coal fire gas and sublimate samples Livengood Interior Alaska for reconnaissance of aGGs training field site
Tabernas Spain to teach filed measurement techniques
Guantanamo Cuba for geological mapping
Brugge Belgium to teach introductory field measurements Balaghat India for geological mapping for mineral exploration Ningxia China for coal fire studies
Jharia India for coal fire studies
Students Supervised
As main supervisor (committee chairco-chair) Post Doc (1)1 Research techn ician (1)
Perspective TBD - remote sensing based gas hydrate exploration Current Chris Wyat1- Remote sensing based evapotranspiration estimation
PhD (3)
Current Erin Trochim (Co-supervisor - Doug Kane IN E) Current Jason T Stolarski (Co-supervisor - Joe Margraf SFOS) Current Santosh Panda
Masters (16) Current Lila Tauzer (Co-supervisor - Abby Powell lAB) Graduated in 2008 Kristin Papp Sudi pta Sarkar Graduated in 2007 Jeff Green Graduated in 2006 Thomas Dommen Dropped in 2006 Erin Hess
Graduated in 2005 Antony Berthelote Graduated in 2002 Chunqing Wang Tilahun Kerse Graduated in 2001 Christopher Duku Simon Njuguna Ebenezer Agyakwabadu Santa
Gilgonzalez Mulumebet Yigletu John 8aga Arumba Graduated in 2000 Kenya Nunez Cam bra Mongontsetseg Baldondar j
Undergraduatesl Summer interns (9)
Summer 2009 Christian Kienholz Jessica Beres Spring 2008 Robert Mikol
Summer 2006 Walter Cameron
Summer 2005 Eric Burger
Summer 2004 Stefan Gaston Katherine Habermas
Fall 2003 Kristin Dean
Summer 2003 Christian Nielsen
As committee member since 2002 only (16 Masters 4 PhD) Masters Courtney Kerney Andrea Steffke Steve Smith Cynthia Peters Kathy
Smikrud O(agos Vas Jena Hecker Rachael Puc hrik Jeff Perschbacher Lisa South Meghan Tillapaugh Abigail Gleason David Roon Angela Eckstrand Lisa South Trevor Haynes
PhD Reginald R MuskeH Luo Huayang Ken Papp (discontinued) and Stan Triebenbach (discontinued)
As foreign PhD examiner (2) Daniel Limpitlaw Joint PhD between E University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg
South Africa and lTC the Netherlands
Debashis Mitra Joint PhD between University of Burdwan India and IT C
October 2009 2
Professional Experience
2002 to 2009 Assoc Prof of Geology amp Geophysics (50) Geophysical Institute (50)
PrOjects As Principal Investigator
October 2009
NASA Characterizing Water Tracks in Headwater Drainage Basins of the Alaskan Arctic - Fellowship for graduate student $101405
NASAs Alaska EPSCoR Program Mapping Alaskan Arctic Surface Composition and Change Using M ulti-spectralhyper-Spectral Remote Sensing $ 40000
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Establishing Baseline Data to Support Fairbanks Community Climate Observatory al Creamers Refuge $32178 + $ 3498756
bull City of Akutan Thermal Infrared Data Analysis for Akutan Area $ 1999100
Bureau of Land Managem ent Arctic North Slope Natural Gas Hydrate Assessment and Exploration Project $ 199970
bull University of Colorado tce Patch Geoarcheology and Cultural Ecology Subcontract through UAF faculty Will Harrison $ 11017
bull University of Alaska VPAA Data Acquisition Instrumentation to Promote Student Based Research and Inquiry Based Learning $17950
bull National Science Foundation OEOG AMIDST Attracting Minorities to Geosciences through Involved Digital Story Telling $ 94737
bull George Mason University Incorporating NASA data and geobrain technology in post-secondary research and education $ 20007
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Remote Sensing Investigations for the Alaska Pipeline Corridor $ 40000
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Remote Sensing Investigations for the Alaska Pipeline Corridor - 11 contribution to the Industry partnership from DGGS $ 40000
NASA and University Space Research Association funded module development for space based observations and data integr ation supporting the International Polar Year and developing the ESS E Design guide chapter on data tools and models $ 27 500
NASA and University Space Research Association program Earth System Science for the 21 51 Century funded project entitled Introduction to Geoinformatics for Earth System Science Education $139360
Alaska Space Grant Program Project for Sequel educational CD and web site creation $ 18000
bull Bureau of Land Management Hyperspectral detection of pingos and other gas hydrate indicators in Alaska North Slope $ 132000
bull Fire Trade LLC Green house gas reduction and emission trading in the Jharia Coalfield India $ 8600
Alaska Space Grant Program Promoting GIS - GPS in Alaska Schools $17600
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Generating education web site and CO for middle schools $ 17600
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bull Geographic Information Network of Alaska Content development for learning resource $ 5700
bull North Slope Borough School District GIS and GPS instructional activities in the schools district $ 2355
As CO-Investigator (second S figure if present denotes matching funds)
bull USDI Geological Survey Effects of Habital Change on Fish Condilion in Undeveloped Beaufort Sea Coastal Lagoons S 1071616
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year four proposa l $ 534 983 + $ 399987
bull NASAs National EPSCoR Program Alaskas NASA EPSCoR Program $400000 + $400000
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year three proposal $400000 + $ 300000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development Project $168000
bull National Science Foundation GeoEd Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education (E DGE) $285215
bull Department of Energy Integrated geothermal exploration program for the Chena Hot Spring $13 million UAF subcontract $ 48088
bull Mineral Management Service Development of a Platinum exploration GIS database for the Goodnew s Bay region Alaska $137625
bull National Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development $100000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program FY04 $174920
1998 to 2002 Assistant professor at the Geological Survey Division International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands Responsibility teaching (primary) research and consultancy
Projects As Principal Investigator
bull PI of ITC for DLR-ITC project on Remote Sensing investigations of coal mining areas in Chinaw -$300000
As Co-Investigator
bull European Space Agency project on -ERS SAR intenerometry to monitor ground deformation due to subsurface material transfer
bull Indian Institute of Remote Sensing -IlC project on mineral exploration
bull European Unions INC 0 program funded project -A Euro-Latin American Network on Environmental Assessment and Management (ELANEM)
bull European Research Network project for the appl ication of ~Geomorphology and Environmental Impact Assessment to Transportation System (GETS)
Octobe( 2009
1996 to 1998
Projects
Referee for
Membership
October2009
Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Applied Geomorphological Survey Division Internationallnsti1ute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands
As Co-Investigator bull Dutch and Chinese Government collaborative project middotEnvironmental
Monitoring of Spontaneous Combustion in North China Coalfields bull Western European Union project middotDevelopment of a multimedia tutorial
on image and data fusion~
International Journals bull International Journal of Remote Sensing bull IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing bull International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation bull International Journal of Coal Geology bull Journal of VOlcanology bull Journal of Geography bull Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science bull Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote SenSing
bull Terra Nova NationalRegional Journals
bull Asian Studies Review bull Publications of the India n Geological Congress bull Journal of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Funding Agencies
bull NASAs Solid Earth Program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise Education Product review bull NASAs ESSE21 program bull NASAs National Space Grant Research and Education Award program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise REASONCAN program
bull NSF GeoEd Program bull NSF CyberinfrastruC1ure Program
bull NSF Office of Polar Program bull Volkswagen Stiftung (Germany)
Professional Societies bull American Geophysical Union - Life member bull American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
bull Association of Women Geoscientists bull Geological Society of America bull Indian Geological Congress - Ufe member bull Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member bull National Association of Geoscience Teachers bull Sigma Xi Alaska Chapter - Ufe member
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bull Alaska Geological Society Working Groups
bull Member NASAs Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspI RI ) Thermal Infrared SCience Working Group (since 2007)
bull Chair Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DlESE) (2005-2007) member since 2004
bull Member Education Evaluation Working Group tor ESSE21 (2005-2006) Science Investigation Teams
bull Member Science Investigation team for BIRD data a satellile infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
bull Member Science Inves tigation team for FOCUS a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)
Invited Lectures Talks Keynotes and Seminars (since summer 2002 only)
bull Invited keynote address for NSF Access Data Workshop From satellites to end users Real world applications of remote sensing in a rapidly changing climale- (May 12008)
bull Invited lecture for American Institute of Professional Geologists Alaska Chapter MRemOleshysensing and GIS based case studies for geological mining and environmental engineers (April 10 2008)
bull Invited lecture for UAF museum docents Concepts and Applications of Remote SensiT9M (January 22 2008)
bull UAF Natural Resource Management Seminar middotCoal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield India Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts and the Role Technology can Play (October 122007)
bull Invited talk at the 41s1 Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference Remote sensing and GIS based Alaska mapping and monitoring studies Results from last five years of UAF student projects~ (March 22 2007)
bull UAF Friday Geology Seminar Coal fire Mapping monitoring modeling and emission trading (February 9 2007)
bull UAF Museum lecture ~Observing the Earth from Space (January 25 2007) bull UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seminar ~Potential of Remote Sensing for
Huvial system mapping and fish habitat studies in A laska~ (January 24 2007) bull Invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers Alaska A natural laboratory
to learn physics and geophysics (January 23 2006) bull Invited lecture Engineering appl ications of rem ole sensing (September 30 2005)
bull ASF Technical Seminar Digital Change Detection (September 13 2005)
bull Invited publi c talk at GIAlaskas volcanoes~ (August 13 2005)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program The International Polar Year and other international initiativesmiddot (July 23 2005)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geologic mapping (July 1 2005)
bull Invited talk allhe American Geophysical Union Fall meeting The role of space based observations in the IPY and IHY education outreach (December 15 2004)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program Polar remote sensing and GIS Role of the Barrow community (October 9 2004)
bull Invited talk at DLESE Data fusion Concepts techniques and tutur e (May 28 2004)
October 2009 6
-
bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
October 2009 7
bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
October 2009 8
Students Supervised
As main supervisor (committee chairco-chair) Post Doc (1)1 Research techn ician (1)
Perspective TBD - remote sensing based gas hydrate exploration Current Chris Wyat1- Remote sensing based evapotranspiration estimation
PhD (3)
Current Erin Trochim (Co-supervisor - Doug Kane IN E) Current Jason T Stolarski (Co-supervisor - Joe Margraf SFOS) Current Santosh Panda
Masters (16) Current Lila Tauzer (Co-supervisor - Abby Powell lAB) Graduated in 2008 Kristin Papp Sudi pta Sarkar Graduated in 2007 Jeff Green Graduated in 2006 Thomas Dommen Dropped in 2006 Erin Hess
Graduated in 2005 Antony Berthelote Graduated in 2002 Chunqing Wang Tilahun Kerse Graduated in 2001 Christopher Duku Simon Njuguna Ebenezer Agyakwabadu Santa
Gilgonzalez Mulumebet Yigletu John 8aga Arumba Graduated in 2000 Kenya Nunez Cam bra Mongontsetseg Baldondar j
Undergraduatesl Summer interns (9)
Summer 2009 Christian Kienholz Jessica Beres Spring 2008 Robert Mikol
Summer 2006 Walter Cameron
Summer 2005 Eric Burger
Summer 2004 Stefan Gaston Katherine Habermas
Fall 2003 Kristin Dean
Summer 2003 Christian Nielsen
As committee member since 2002 only (16 Masters 4 PhD) Masters Courtney Kerney Andrea Steffke Steve Smith Cynthia Peters Kathy
Smikrud O(agos Vas Jena Hecker Rachael Puc hrik Jeff Perschbacher Lisa South Meghan Tillapaugh Abigail Gleason David Roon Angela Eckstrand Lisa South Trevor Haynes
PhD Reginald R MuskeH Luo Huayang Ken Papp (discontinued) and Stan Triebenbach (discontinued)
As foreign PhD examiner (2) Daniel Limpitlaw Joint PhD between E University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg
South Africa and lTC the Netherlands
Debashis Mitra Joint PhD between University of Burdwan India and IT C
October 2009 2
Professional Experience
2002 to 2009 Assoc Prof of Geology amp Geophysics (50) Geophysical Institute (50)
PrOjects As Principal Investigator
October 2009
NASA Characterizing Water Tracks in Headwater Drainage Basins of the Alaskan Arctic - Fellowship for graduate student $101405
NASAs Alaska EPSCoR Program Mapping Alaskan Arctic Surface Composition and Change Using M ulti-spectralhyper-Spectral Remote Sensing $ 40000
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Establishing Baseline Data to Support Fairbanks Community Climate Observatory al Creamers Refuge $32178 + $ 3498756
bull City of Akutan Thermal Infrared Data Analysis for Akutan Area $ 1999100
Bureau of Land Managem ent Arctic North Slope Natural Gas Hydrate Assessment and Exploration Project $ 199970
bull University of Colorado tce Patch Geoarcheology and Cultural Ecology Subcontract through UAF faculty Will Harrison $ 11017
bull University of Alaska VPAA Data Acquisition Instrumentation to Promote Student Based Research and Inquiry Based Learning $17950
bull National Science Foundation OEOG AMIDST Attracting Minorities to Geosciences through Involved Digital Story Telling $ 94737
bull George Mason University Incorporating NASA data and geobrain technology in post-secondary research and education $ 20007
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Remote Sensing Investigations for the Alaska Pipeline Corridor $ 40000
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Remote Sensing Investigations for the Alaska Pipeline Corridor - 11 contribution to the Industry partnership from DGGS $ 40000
NASA and University Space Research Association funded module development for space based observations and data integr ation supporting the International Polar Year and developing the ESS E Design guide chapter on data tools and models $ 27 500
NASA and University Space Research Association program Earth System Science for the 21 51 Century funded project entitled Introduction to Geoinformatics for Earth System Science Education $139360
Alaska Space Grant Program Project for Sequel educational CD and web site creation $ 18000
bull Bureau of Land Management Hyperspectral detection of pingos and other gas hydrate indicators in Alaska North Slope $ 132000
bull Fire Trade LLC Green house gas reduction and emission trading in the Jharia Coalfield India $ 8600
Alaska Space Grant Program Promoting GIS - GPS in Alaska Schools $17600
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Generating education web site and CO for middle schools $ 17600
3
bull Geographic Information Network of Alaska Content development for learning resource $ 5700
bull North Slope Borough School District GIS and GPS instructional activities in the schools district $ 2355
As CO-Investigator (second S figure if present denotes matching funds)
bull USDI Geological Survey Effects of Habital Change on Fish Condilion in Undeveloped Beaufort Sea Coastal Lagoons S 1071616
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year four proposa l $ 534 983 + $ 399987
bull NASAs National EPSCoR Program Alaskas NASA EPSCoR Program $400000 + $400000
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year three proposal $400000 + $ 300000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development Project $168000
bull National Science Foundation GeoEd Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education (E DGE) $285215
bull Department of Energy Integrated geothermal exploration program for the Chena Hot Spring $13 million UAF subcontract $ 48088
bull Mineral Management Service Development of a Platinum exploration GIS database for the Goodnew s Bay region Alaska $137625
bull National Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development $100000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program FY04 $174920
1998 to 2002 Assistant professor at the Geological Survey Division International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands Responsibility teaching (primary) research and consultancy
Projects As Principal Investigator
bull PI of ITC for DLR-ITC project on Remote Sensing investigations of coal mining areas in Chinaw -$300000
As Co-Investigator
bull European Space Agency project on -ERS SAR intenerometry to monitor ground deformation due to subsurface material transfer
bull Indian Institute of Remote Sensing -IlC project on mineral exploration
bull European Unions INC 0 program funded project -A Euro-Latin American Network on Environmental Assessment and Management (ELANEM)
bull European Research Network project for the appl ication of ~Geomorphology and Environmental Impact Assessment to Transportation System (GETS)
Octobe( 2009
1996 to 1998
Projects
Referee for
Membership
October2009
Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Applied Geomorphological Survey Division Internationallnsti1ute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands
As Co-Investigator bull Dutch and Chinese Government collaborative project middotEnvironmental
Monitoring of Spontaneous Combustion in North China Coalfields bull Western European Union project middotDevelopment of a multimedia tutorial
on image and data fusion~
International Journals bull International Journal of Remote Sensing bull IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing bull International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation bull International Journal of Coal Geology bull Journal of VOlcanology bull Journal of Geography bull Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science bull Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote SenSing
bull Terra Nova NationalRegional Journals
bull Asian Studies Review bull Publications of the India n Geological Congress bull Journal of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Funding Agencies
bull NASAs Solid Earth Program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise Education Product review bull NASAs ESSE21 program bull NASAs National Space Grant Research and Education Award program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise REASONCAN program
bull NSF GeoEd Program bull NSF CyberinfrastruC1ure Program
bull NSF Office of Polar Program bull Volkswagen Stiftung (Germany)
Professional Societies bull American Geophysical Union - Life member bull American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
bull Association of Women Geoscientists bull Geological Society of America bull Indian Geological Congress - Ufe member bull Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member bull National Association of Geoscience Teachers bull Sigma Xi Alaska Chapter - Ufe member
5
bull Alaska Geological Society Working Groups
bull Member NASAs Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspI RI ) Thermal Infrared SCience Working Group (since 2007)
bull Chair Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DlESE) (2005-2007) member since 2004
bull Member Education Evaluation Working Group tor ESSE21 (2005-2006) Science Investigation Teams
bull Member Science Investigation team for BIRD data a satellile infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
bull Member Science Inves tigation team for FOCUS a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)
Invited Lectures Talks Keynotes and Seminars (since summer 2002 only)
bull Invited keynote address for NSF Access Data Workshop From satellites to end users Real world applications of remote sensing in a rapidly changing climale- (May 12008)
bull Invited lecture for American Institute of Professional Geologists Alaska Chapter MRemOleshysensing and GIS based case studies for geological mining and environmental engineers (April 10 2008)
bull Invited lecture for UAF museum docents Concepts and Applications of Remote SensiT9M (January 22 2008)
bull UAF Natural Resource Management Seminar middotCoal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield India Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts and the Role Technology can Play (October 122007)
bull Invited talk at the 41s1 Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference Remote sensing and GIS based Alaska mapping and monitoring studies Results from last five years of UAF student projects~ (March 22 2007)
bull UAF Friday Geology Seminar Coal fire Mapping monitoring modeling and emission trading (February 9 2007)
bull UAF Museum lecture ~Observing the Earth from Space (January 25 2007) bull UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seminar ~Potential of Remote Sensing for
Huvial system mapping and fish habitat studies in A laska~ (January 24 2007) bull Invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers Alaska A natural laboratory
to learn physics and geophysics (January 23 2006) bull Invited lecture Engineering appl ications of rem ole sensing (September 30 2005)
bull ASF Technical Seminar Digital Change Detection (September 13 2005)
bull Invited publi c talk at GIAlaskas volcanoes~ (August 13 2005)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program The International Polar Year and other international initiativesmiddot (July 23 2005)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geologic mapping (July 1 2005)
bull Invited talk allhe American Geophysical Union Fall meeting The role of space based observations in the IPY and IHY education outreach (December 15 2004)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program Polar remote sensing and GIS Role of the Barrow community (October 9 2004)
bull Invited talk at DLESE Data fusion Concepts techniques and tutur e (May 28 2004)
October 2009 6
-
bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
October 2009 7
bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
October 2009 8
Professional Experience
2002 to 2009 Assoc Prof of Geology amp Geophysics (50) Geophysical Institute (50)
PrOjects As Principal Investigator
October 2009
NASA Characterizing Water Tracks in Headwater Drainage Basins of the Alaskan Arctic - Fellowship for graduate student $101405
NASAs Alaska EPSCoR Program Mapping Alaskan Arctic Surface Composition and Change Using M ulti-spectralhyper-Spectral Remote Sensing $ 40000
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Establishing Baseline Data to Support Fairbanks Community Climate Observatory al Creamers Refuge $32178 + $ 3498756
bull City of Akutan Thermal Infrared Data Analysis for Akutan Area $ 1999100
Bureau of Land Managem ent Arctic North Slope Natural Gas Hydrate Assessment and Exploration Project $ 199970
bull University of Colorado tce Patch Geoarcheology and Cultural Ecology Subcontract through UAF faculty Will Harrison $ 11017
bull University of Alaska VPAA Data Acquisition Instrumentation to Promote Student Based Research and Inquiry Based Learning $17950
bull National Science Foundation OEOG AMIDST Attracting Minorities to Geosciences through Involved Digital Story Telling $ 94737
bull George Mason University Incorporating NASA data and geobrain technology in post-secondary research and education $ 20007
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Remote Sensing Investigations for the Alaska Pipeline Corridor $ 40000
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Remote Sensing Investigations for the Alaska Pipeline Corridor - 11 contribution to the Industry partnership from DGGS $ 40000
NASA and University Space Research Association funded module development for space based observations and data integr ation supporting the International Polar Year and developing the ESS E Design guide chapter on data tools and models $ 27 500
NASA and University Space Research Association program Earth System Science for the 21 51 Century funded project entitled Introduction to Geoinformatics for Earth System Science Education $139360
Alaska Space Grant Program Project for Sequel educational CD and web site creation $ 18000
bull Bureau of Land Management Hyperspectral detection of pingos and other gas hydrate indicators in Alaska North Slope $ 132000
bull Fire Trade LLC Green house gas reduction and emission trading in the Jharia Coalfield India $ 8600
Alaska Space Grant Program Promoting GIS - GPS in Alaska Schools $17600
bull Alaska Space Grant Program Generating education web site and CO for middle schools $ 17600
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bull Geographic Information Network of Alaska Content development for learning resource $ 5700
bull North Slope Borough School District GIS and GPS instructional activities in the schools district $ 2355
As CO-Investigator (second S figure if present denotes matching funds)
bull USDI Geological Survey Effects of Habital Change on Fish Condilion in Undeveloped Beaufort Sea Coastal Lagoons S 1071616
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year four proposa l $ 534 983 + $ 399987
bull NASAs National EPSCoR Program Alaskas NASA EPSCoR Program $400000 + $400000
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year three proposal $400000 + $ 300000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development Project $168000
bull National Science Foundation GeoEd Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education (E DGE) $285215
bull Department of Energy Integrated geothermal exploration program for the Chena Hot Spring $13 million UAF subcontract $ 48088
bull Mineral Management Service Development of a Platinum exploration GIS database for the Goodnew s Bay region Alaska $137625
bull National Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development $100000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program FY04 $174920
1998 to 2002 Assistant professor at the Geological Survey Division International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands Responsibility teaching (primary) research and consultancy
Projects As Principal Investigator
bull PI of ITC for DLR-ITC project on Remote Sensing investigations of coal mining areas in Chinaw -$300000
As Co-Investigator
bull European Space Agency project on -ERS SAR intenerometry to monitor ground deformation due to subsurface material transfer
bull Indian Institute of Remote Sensing -IlC project on mineral exploration
bull European Unions INC 0 program funded project -A Euro-Latin American Network on Environmental Assessment and Management (ELANEM)
bull European Research Network project for the appl ication of ~Geomorphology and Environmental Impact Assessment to Transportation System (GETS)
Octobe( 2009
1996 to 1998
Projects
Referee for
Membership
October2009
Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Applied Geomorphological Survey Division Internationallnsti1ute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands
As Co-Investigator bull Dutch and Chinese Government collaborative project middotEnvironmental
Monitoring of Spontaneous Combustion in North China Coalfields bull Western European Union project middotDevelopment of a multimedia tutorial
on image and data fusion~
International Journals bull International Journal of Remote Sensing bull IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing bull International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation bull International Journal of Coal Geology bull Journal of VOlcanology bull Journal of Geography bull Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science bull Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote SenSing
bull Terra Nova NationalRegional Journals
bull Asian Studies Review bull Publications of the India n Geological Congress bull Journal of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Funding Agencies
bull NASAs Solid Earth Program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise Education Product review bull NASAs ESSE21 program bull NASAs National Space Grant Research and Education Award program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise REASONCAN program
bull NSF GeoEd Program bull NSF CyberinfrastruC1ure Program
bull NSF Office of Polar Program bull Volkswagen Stiftung (Germany)
Professional Societies bull American Geophysical Union - Life member bull American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
bull Association of Women Geoscientists bull Geological Society of America bull Indian Geological Congress - Ufe member bull Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member bull National Association of Geoscience Teachers bull Sigma Xi Alaska Chapter - Ufe member
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bull Alaska Geological Society Working Groups
bull Member NASAs Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspI RI ) Thermal Infrared SCience Working Group (since 2007)
bull Chair Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DlESE) (2005-2007) member since 2004
bull Member Education Evaluation Working Group tor ESSE21 (2005-2006) Science Investigation Teams
bull Member Science Investigation team for BIRD data a satellile infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
bull Member Science Inves tigation team for FOCUS a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)
Invited Lectures Talks Keynotes and Seminars (since summer 2002 only)
bull Invited keynote address for NSF Access Data Workshop From satellites to end users Real world applications of remote sensing in a rapidly changing climale- (May 12008)
bull Invited lecture for American Institute of Professional Geologists Alaska Chapter MRemOleshysensing and GIS based case studies for geological mining and environmental engineers (April 10 2008)
bull Invited lecture for UAF museum docents Concepts and Applications of Remote SensiT9M (January 22 2008)
bull UAF Natural Resource Management Seminar middotCoal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield India Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts and the Role Technology can Play (October 122007)
bull Invited talk at the 41s1 Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference Remote sensing and GIS based Alaska mapping and monitoring studies Results from last five years of UAF student projects~ (March 22 2007)
bull UAF Friday Geology Seminar Coal fire Mapping monitoring modeling and emission trading (February 9 2007)
bull UAF Museum lecture ~Observing the Earth from Space (January 25 2007) bull UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seminar ~Potential of Remote Sensing for
Huvial system mapping and fish habitat studies in A laska~ (January 24 2007) bull Invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers Alaska A natural laboratory
to learn physics and geophysics (January 23 2006) bull Invited lecture Engineering appl ications of rem ole sensing (September 30 2005)
bull ASF Technical Seminar Digital Change Detection (September 13 2005)
bull Invited publi c talk at GIAlaskas volcanoes~ (August 13 2005)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program The International Polar Year and other international initiativesmiddot (July 23 2005)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geologic mapping (July 1 2005)
bull Invited talk allhe American Geophysical Union Fall meeting The role of space based observations in the IPY and IHY education outreach (December 15 2004)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program Polar remote sensing and GIS Role of the Barrow community (October 9 2004)
bull Invited talk at DLESE Data fusion Concepts techniques and tutur e (May 28 2004)
October 2009 6
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bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
October 2009 7
bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
October 2009 8
bull Geographic Information Network of Alaska Content development for learning resource $ 5700
bull North Slope Borough School District GIS and GPS instructional activities in the schools district $ 2355
As CO-Investigator (second S figure if present denotes matching funds)
bull USDI Geological Survey Effects of Habital Change on Fish Condilion in Undeveloped Beaufort Sea Coastal Lagoons S 1071616
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year four proposa l $ 534 983 + $ 399987
bull NASAs National EPSCoR Program Alaskas NASA EPSCoR Program $400000 + $400000
bull National Space Grant Program University of Alaska Space Grant Programs year three proposal $400000 + $ 300000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development Project $168000
bull National Science Foundation GeoEd Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education (E DGE) $285215
bull Department of Energy Integrated geothermal exploration program for the Chena Hot Spring $13 million UAF subcontract $ 48088
bull Mineral Management Service Development of a Platinum exploration GIS database for the Goodnew s Bay region Alaska $137625
bull National Space Grant Program Geospatial Workforce Development $100000
bull National Space Grant Program Augmentation for the Alaska Space Grant Program FY04 $174920
1998 to 2002 Assistant professor at the Geological Survey Division International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands Responsibility teaching (primary) research and consultancy
Projects As Principal Investigator
bull PI of ITC for DLR-ITC project on Remote Sensing investigations of coal mining areas in Chinaw -$300000
As Co-Investigator
bull European Space Agency project on -ERS SAR intenerometry to monitor ground deformation due to subsurface material transfer
bull Indian Institute of Remote Sensing -IlC project on mineral exploration
bull European Unions INC 0 program funded project -A Euro-Latin American Network on Environmental Assessment and Management (ELANEM)
bull European Research Network project for the appl ication of ~Geomorphology and Environmental Impact Assessment to Transportation System (GETS)
Octobe( 2009
1996 to 1998
Projects
Referee for
Membership
October2009
Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Applied Geomorphological Survey Division Internationallnsti1ute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands
As Co-Investigator bull Dutch and Chinese Government collaborative project middotEnvironmental
Monitoring of Spontaneous Combustion in North China Coalfields bull Western European Union project middotDevelopment of a multimedia tutorial
on image and data fusion~
International Journals bull International Journal of Remote Sensing bull IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing bull International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation bull International Journal of Coal Geology bull Journal of VOlcanology bull Journal of Geography bull Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science bull Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote SenSing
bull Terra Nova NationalRegional Journals
bull Asian Studies Review bull Publications of the India n Geological Congress bull Journal of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Funding Agencies
bull NASAs Solid Earth Program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise Education Product review bull NASAs ESSE21 program bull NASAs National Space Grant Research and Education Award program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise REASONCAN program
bull NSF GeoEd Program bull NSF CyberinfrastruC1ure Program
bull NSF Office of Polar Program bull Volkswagen Stiftung (Germany)
Professional Societies bull American Geophysical Union - Life member bull American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
bull Association of Women Geoscientists bull Geological Society of America bull Indian Geological Congress - Ufe member bull Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member bull National Association of Geoscience Teachers bull Sigma Xi Alaska Chapter - Ufe member
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bull Alaska Geological Society Working Groups
bull Member NASAs Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspI RI ) Thermal Infrared SCience Working Group (since 2007)
bull Chair Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DlESE) (2005-2007) member since 2004
bull Member Education Evaluation Working Group tor ESSE21 (2005-2006) Science Investigation Teams
bull Member Science Investigation team for BIRD data a satellile infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
bull Member Science Inves tigation team for FOCUS a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)
Invited Lectures Talks Keynotes and Seminars (since summer 2002 only)
bull Invited keynote address for NSF Access Data Workshop From satellites to end users Real world applications of remote sensing in a rapidly changing climale- (May 12008)
bull Invited lecture for American Institute of Professional Geologists Alaska Chapter MRemOleshysensing and GIS based case studies for geological mining and environmental engineers (April 10 2008)
bull Invited lecture for UAF museum docents Concepts and Applications of Remote SensiT9M (January 22 2008)
bull UAF Natural Resource Management Seminar middotCoal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield India Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts and the Role Technology can Play (October 122007)
bull Invited talk at the 41s1 Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference Remote sensing and GIS based Alaska mapping and monitoring studies Results from last five years of UAF student projects~ (March 22 2007)
bull UAF Friday Geology Seminar Coal fire Mapping monitoring modeling and emission trading (February 9 2007)
bull UAF Museum lecture ~Observing the Earth from Space (January 25 2007) bull UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seminar ~Potential of Remote Sensing for
Huvial system mapping and fish habitat studies in A laska~ (January 24 2007) bull Invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers Alaska A natural laboratory
to learn physics and geophysics (January 23 2006) bull Invited lecture Engineering appl ications of rem ole sensing (September 30 2005)
bull ASF Technical Seminar Digital Change Detection (September 13 2005)
bull Invited publi c talk at GIAlaskas volcanoes~ (August 13 2005)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program The International Polar Year and other international initiativesmiddot (July 23 2005)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geologic mapping (July 1 2005)
bull Invited talk allhe American Geophysical Union Fall meeting The role of space based observations in the IPY and IHY education outreach (December 15 2004)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program Polar remote sensing and GIS Role of the Barrow community (October 9 2004)
bull Invited talk at DLESE Data fusion Concepts techniques and tutur e (May 28 2004)
October 2009 6
-
bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
October 2009 7
bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
October 2009 8
1996 to 1998
Projects
Referee for
Membership
October2009
Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Applied Geomorphological Survey Division Internationallnsti1ute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede The Netherlands
As Co-Investigator bull Dutch and Chinese Government collaborative project middotEnvironmental
Monitoring of Spontaneous Combustion in North China Coalfields bull Western European Union project middotDevelopment of a multimedia tutorial
on image and data fusion~
International Journals bull International Journal of Remote Sensing bull IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing bull International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation bull International Journal of Coal Geology bull Journal of VOlcanology bull Journal of Geography bull Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science bull Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote SenSing
bull Terra Nova NationalRegional Journals
bull Asian Studies Review bull Publications of the India n Geological Congress bull Journal of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Funding Agencies
bull NASAs Solid Earth Program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise Education Product review bull NASAs ESSE21 program bull NASAs National Space Grant Research and Education Award program bull NASAs Earth Science Enterprise REASONCAN program
bull NSF GeoEd Program bull NSF CyberinfrastruC1ure Program
bull NSF Office of Polar Program bull Volkswagen Stiftung (Germany)
Professional Societies bull American Geophysical Union - Life member bull American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
bull Association of Women Geoscientists bull Geological Society of America bull Indian Geological Congress - Ufe member bull Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member bull National Association of Geoscience Teachers bull Sigma Xi Alaska Chapter - Ufe member
5
bull Alaska Geological Society Working Groups
bull Member NASAs Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspI RI ) Thermal Infrared SCience Working Group (since 2007)
bull Chair Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DlESE) (2005-2007) member since 2004
bull Member Education Evaluation Working Group tor ESSE21 (2005-2006) Science Investigation Teams
bull Member Science Investigation team for BIRD data a satellile infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
bull Member Science Inves tigation team for FOCUS a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)
Invited Lectures Talks Keynotes and Seminars (since summer 2002 only)
bull Invited keynote address for NSF Access Data Workshop From satellites to end users Real world applications of remote sensing in a rapidly changing climale- (May 12008)
bull Invited lecture for American Institute of Professional Geologists Alaska Chapter MRemOleshysensing and GIS based case studies for geological mining and environmental engineers (April 10 2008)
bull Invited lecture for UAF museum docents Concepts and Applications of Remote SensiT9M (January 22 2008)
bull UAF Natural Resource Management Seminar middotCoal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield India Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts and the Role Technology can Play (October 122007)
bull Invited talk at the 41s1 Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference Remote sensing and GIS based Alaska mapping and monitoring studies Results from last five years of UAF student projects~ (March 22 2007)
bull UAF Friday Geology Seminar Coal fire Mapping monitoring modeling and emission trading (February 9 2007)
bull UAF Museum lecture ~Observing the Earth from Space (January 25 2007) bull UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seminar ~Potential of Remote Sensing for
Huvial system mapping and fish habitat studies in A laska~ (January 24 2007) bull Invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers Alaska A natural laboratory
to learn physics and geophysics (January 23 2006) bull Invited lecture Engineering appl ications of rem ole sensing (September 30 2005)
bull ASF Technical Seminar Digital Change Detection (September 13 2005)
bull Invited publi c talk at GIAlaskas volcanoes~ (August 13 2005)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program The International Polar Year and other international initiativesmiddot (July 23 2005)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geologic mapping (July 1 2005)
bull Invited talk allhe American Geophysical Union Fall meeting The role of space based observations in the IPY and IHY education outreach (December 15 2004)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program Polar remote sensing and GIS Role of the Barrow community (October 9 2004)
bull Invited talk at DLESE Data fusion Concepts techniques and tutur e (May 28 2004)
October 2009 6
-
bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
October 2009 7
bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
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bull Alaska Geological Society Working Groups
bull Member NASAs Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspI RI ) Thermal Infrared SCience Working Group (since 2007)
bull Chair Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DlESE) (2005-2007) member since 2004
bull Member Education Evaluation Working Group tor ESSE21 (2005-2006) Science Investigation Teams
bull Member Science Investigation team for BIRD data a satellile infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
bull Member Science Inves tigation team for FOCUS a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)
Invited Lectures Talks Keynotes and Seminars (since summer 2002 only)
bull Invited keynote address for NSF Access Data Workshop From satellites to end users Real world applications of remote sensing in a rapidly changing climale- (May 12008)
bull Invited lecture for American Institute of Professional Geologists Alaska Chapter MRemOleshysensing and GIS based case studies for geological mining and environmental engineers (April 10 2008)
bull Invited lecture for UAF museum docents Concepts and Applications of Remote SensiT9M (January 22 2008)
bull UAF Natural Resource Management Seminar middotCoal Fires in the Jharia Coalfield India Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts and the Role Technology can Play (October 122007)
bull Invited talk at the 41s1 Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference Remote sensing and GIS based Alaska mapping and monitoring studies Results from last five years of UAF student projects~ (March 22 2007)
bull UAF Friday Geology Seminar Coal fire Mapping monitoring modeling and emission trading (February 9 2007)
bull UAF Museum lecture ~Observing the Earth from Space (January 25 2007) bull UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seminar ~Potential of Remote Sensing for
Huvial system mapping and fish habitat studies in A laska~ (January 24 2007) bull Invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers Alaska A natural laboratory
to learn physics and geophysics (January 23 2006) bull Invited lecture Engineering appl ications of rem ole sensing (September 30 2005)
bull ASF Technical Seminar Digital Change Detection (September 13 2005)
bull Invited publi c talk at GIAlaskas volcanoes~ (August 13 2005)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program The International Polar Year and other international initiativesmiddot (July 23 2005)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geologic mapping (July 1 2005)
bull Invited talk allhe American Geophysical Union Fall meeting The role of space based observations in the IPY and IHY education outreach (December 15 2004)
bull Invited talk at the Barrow Saturday Schoolyard Program Polar remote sensing and GIS Role of the Barrow community (October 9 2004)
bull Invited talk at DLESE Data fusion Concepts techniques and tutur e (May 28 2004)
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bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
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bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
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bull Inviled lecture Aerial photography and remote sensing~ (April 1 2004 July 1 2005)
bull Invited lecture at Chautauqua workshop Introducing remote sensing and GIS in a dassroom environment (March 16 2004)
bull ASF seminar -Thermal remote sensing Challenges in hot spot detection (March 9 2004)
bull Invited lecture ~Remote sensing for oceanographers~ (April 22 2003 April 7 2004)
bull Invited lecture Remote sensing for geological engineering (October 18 2002)
bull Geology Geophysics Seminar Remote sensing image and data fusion (May 3 2002)
bull From 1995-2002 I gave several invited talks in China Cuba Germany India Spain South Africa and the Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2009 2009 2008
2006 2006 2003
1999
1996
1994 to 1996
1994 to 1995
1992101994
1991 1989
Promotion to the rank of Professor
Faculty Bonus from UAF for establishing Geoinformatics program
Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor at UAF
Teaching Excellence Deans Annual Recognition Ust On Top of the World The Best Applications of 2003 For my GIS work for coal mine fire monitoring I received a third place in this annual contest run by the Geospatial Solutions magazine Best of the Session award at the Thirteenth Intemati anal conference and workshop on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Fi rst and second Khosla Research Prizes for research papers published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing Senior Research Fellowship of the Counci I of Scientific and Industrial Research ( India)
Most Outstanding Scholar certificate of the Forum of Research Scholars at the University of Roorkee
Junior Research Fellowship of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
Gold Medal from the Palaeontological Society of India
University Gold Medal for standing first In Geology Zoology Botany Group
Research Publications
Several research articles in international refereed journals (see attached list)
Professional Service
bull Associate Editor for International Journal of Image and Data Fusion (since 2009)
bull Secrelary amp Treasurer Coal Geology Division Geological Society of America (since 2006) bull Panel reviewer for 2 NSF panels and 4 NASA panels (since 2004)
bull Mentor for TASK (Teaching Alaskans Sharing Knowledge) fellows (since 2005)
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bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
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bull Local organizer and host annual ESSE21 meeting of -75 participants (August 2(05)
bull Member local comminee fOf Alaska Geological Society Conference (April 2005)
bull Major contribution to revamped remote sensing program proposal (2004-2005)
bull Convener AGU special session on Space Observations for Earth System Science Education Opportunities in the tPY and tHY (December 2004)
bull Represented the Department of Geology and Geophysi cs at GSA (Nov 2004)
bull Session moderator ASPRS conference Change Detection TechnologyH (May 2003)
bull Represented CNSM in the Fairbanks College and Career Fair (Nov 2002 and Oct 2003)
University Service and Governance
bull Member UAF Honorary Degree Selection Committee (since 2009)
bull Member DGGS graduate intern selection committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2008)
bull Member AdviSOry Board for UAFs Faculty Development Program (since 2006)
bull Co-chair Remote Sensing Group GI Faculty Council (since 2006)
bull Member University wide Exceptional Student Needs Committee (2006)
bull Faculty Senate Member for CNSM (2004-2006) bull Member University wide committee on Faculty Affairs (2004-2006)
bull Member Graduate Admissions committee for Department of Geology and Geophysics (2004 2006)
bull Member Remote Sensing Faculty Search Commitlee (2002middot2oo3)
bull Dean of students for lTCs geological resource management and environmental geology pcogam (2000-2002)
Public Service in Professional Capacity
bull Newsletter Editor Coal Geology Division GeOlogical Society of America (since 2006)
bull Taught two week module on Earth and Space Science 10 Ihe students of Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) (summer 2007 will co-teach in summer 2008)
bull Served as judge for several local district and Alaska regional science fairs (since 2006)
bull Gave several interviews to radio news papers and magazines (see publication list)
bull Designed and maintain a personal web site at wwwgLalaskaedu-prakash The coal fire section of this sile is one of internels most comprehensive web site of coal mine fires (wwwcoalfiresnet)
bull Contributed routinely to G ICNSM newsletters remote sensing program flyer and poster
bull Generated 3 webmiddotbased resources for undergraduate education (2005-2007)
bull Generated 2 CDs and web based educational prOduct for middle schools (2003 2(06)
bull Introduced GIS and GPS education in two Alaskan High schools Barrow (October 2003) and in Fairbanks West Valley High School (Fall 2004 and Spring 2005)
bull Presented to 40 grade 7 students from Eilson High School (April 2003)
bull Presented to 17 students (gr ade 6 to 8) from Chevak (April 2003)
bull Contributed to short term exhibit of Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences (June 2002)
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