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ESOC Classes

Remote sensing is not a discipline in itself, but rather a major, evolving tool applicable to studies of the earth involving the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and the solid earth. ESOC acts as a focus for research, campus-wide, in the use of remote sensing for global geosciences studies. So far, master's and Ph.D. candidates from the departments of Anthropology, Geography, Geological Sciences, Electrical Engineering, EPO Biology and the Interdepartmental Geophysics Program have carried out thesis research in ESOC. For details about various programs and admission to the Graduate School, please visit the University of Colorado's web site and follow the link to your department of interest.

Courses taught by ESOC Faculty

Waleed Abdalati (Geography)

Vijay Gupta (Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering)

  • CVEN 4333: Engineering Hydrology
  • CVEN 5333: Physical Hydrology

Konrad Steffen (Geography)

Carol Wessman (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

  • EBIO 4060/5060: Landscape Ecology
  • EBIO 4800: Land Use, Sustainability and Climate Change
  • EBIO 4100/5100: Global Ecology
  • EBIO 5310: Ecology and Conservation
  • EBIO 1220: General Biology
  • EBIO 6440: Field Methods in Remote Sensing
  • Seminars on ecological scaling, disturbance, carbon and climate

David Noone (Atmospheric and Oceanic sciences)

Xinzhao Chu (Engineering Sciences)

  • ASEN 6519: Lidar Remote Sensing
  • ASEN 5519: Fundamentals of Spectroscopy for Optical Remote Sensing
  • ASEN 3300: Electronics and Communications
  • ASEN 4018/4028: Aerospace Engineering Senior Projects