
Dr. Sarah W. Cooley, PI
Assistant Professor of Planetary Health, Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
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Dr. Elizabeth Webb, Postdoctoral Scholar
NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University
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Eric Levenson, PhD Candidate
Department of Geography, University of Oregon
NASA FINESST Fellow
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Ana Stringer, PhD Student
Earth and Climate Sciences, Duke University
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
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Noah Jacobs, PhD Student
Earth and Climate Sciences, Duke University
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
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Kelly Bonnville-Sexton, MS Student
Department of Geography, University of Oregon
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Lab Alumni
University of Oregon
Maddie Huelbig, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2025
Thesis: ‘Investigating environmental, climatic, and geomorphic controls on short-term lake area variability in Alaska’
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James Maze, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2025
Thesis: ‘Investigating the influence of satellite sensor characteristics and atmospheric correction on Arctic lake mapping’
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Addy Pletcher, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2024
Thesis: ‘Remote Sensing of Lake Ice Dynamics in the Lower Kuskokwim River Basin, AK’
Currently: Scientist-in-the-Park at Alaska National Park System | LinkedIn
Ian Van Dusen, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2023
Thesis: ‘Ground-Truthing the Satellites: Assessing the Relative Accuracy of Planet and Sentinel-2 Derived Water Maps’
Currently: Geospatial Developer at GeoNorth | LinkedIn
Catharine Fleming, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Oregon, 2024
Thesis: ‘Analyzing Lake Variability in a Highly Dynamic Area of the Yukon Flats, Alaska, Using Remote Sensing’
Currently: Research Assistant at the University of Washington
Riley Chambers, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Oregon, 2023
Thesis: ‘An Analysis of Water Area and Climate of Three Ephemeral Lakes in the Oregon Cascades’