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Greg Asner is a faculty member of the Department of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He also holds a faculty position in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. His scientific research centers on how human activities alter the composition and functioning of ecosystems at regional scales. Asner combines field work, airborne and satellite mapping, and computer simulation modeling to understand the response of ecosystems to land use and climate change. Asner's most recent work includes satellite monitoring of selective logging and forest disturbance throughout the Amazon Basin, invasive species and biodiversity in Hawaii rainforests, and El Nino effects on tropical forest carbon dynamics. His remote sensing efforts focus on the use of new technologies for studies of ecosystem structure, chemistry and biodiversity in the context of conservation, management, and policy development. He directs the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, a new airborne laser and hyperspectral remote sensing platform designed for regional assessments of the carbon, water, and biodiversity services provided by ecosystems to society. | 