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Biospheric Sciences Branch

COMPTON J. TUCKER
Senior Earth Scientist

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
 Code 923, Biospheric Sciences Branch
Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics 
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 USA 
                and 
Adjunct Professor, University of  Maryland,
Department of Geography, 1995-2001 

Mailing Address:
NASA's GSFC
Mail Code 923
Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001 USA

Contact Information:
(301) 614-6644 - phone
(301) 614-6699 - fax

E-mail: Compton.J.Tucker at nasa.gov

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Earth systems research, through the use of satellite remote sensing
  • Landsat Tropical Forest Deforestation Pathfinder Project
  • Global vegetation dynamics
  • Famine Early Warning System for Africa, for USAID


PREVIOUS POSITIONS

  • 1971 - 1975 Grassland Biome, Colo. State Univ.
  • 1975 - 1977 National Academy of Sciences Postdoctoral
  • Present Fellow, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

EDUCATION

  • 1969 - B.S. Biology, Colorado State University
  • 1973 - M.S. College of Forestry, Colorado State University
  • 1975 - Ph.D. College of Forestry, Colorado State University

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • 1986 - NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award
  • 1987 - NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
  • 1989 - NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Senior Fellow
  • 1992 - Henry Shaw Medal, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
  • 1993 - National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Current Achievement
  • 1995 - William Nordberg Memorial Award for Earth Sciences
  • 1996 - Mongolian Friendship Medal (1st U.S. co-recipient with Dr. Mary Cleave)
  • 1997 - William T. Pecora Award, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 2000 - International Society for Optical Engineering NASA-Office Naval Research Remote Sensing Award

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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