My recent research has focused on using imaging spectroscopy data over active fire for research and real-time application. 

Using high spectral and spatial resolution data from the AVIRIS-3 imaging spectrometer one goal of my research has been separating flaming and smoldering temperatures and fractional contributions. This work involved working with large imaging spectroscopy datasets in both python and R and using optimization techniques and radiative transfer modeling . See my AGU 2025 abstract titled "Shortwave infrared radiance optimization approaches for estimating flaming and smoldering combustion" for more information. 
 
Other active fire research I have been involved in has focused on fire radiative power (FRP) and using data from AVIRIS-3, MASTER, and VIIRS to develop a more generalized model for FRP that is applicable to sensors with higher spatial and spectral resolution and that may be transferrable to bands other than the midinfrared 4 micrometer band used by current operational algorithms. 
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​I also worked on two FireSense Spring 2025 campaigns in the southeastern United States relaying real-time spectroscopy products (RTSPs) from the AVIRIS-3 imaging spectrometer to fire managers on the ground. I was present on both prescribed fire and wildland fire for this work and worked closely with the airborne AVIRIS-3 team out of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab along with state and federal foresters in both Alabama and Georgia. This work involved downloading, visualizing, and disseminating data in real time to a diverse audience including forestry professionals, firefighters, and disaster response managers. Check out a summary of this work here.