Remote Sensing For Space Sciences

Welcome!

The Remote Sensing for Space Sciences group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University conducts research that is focused on two branches of the field of remote sensing:

• Astronomy
  • Seismology of the Sun and Giant Planets
  • Techniques for high-resolution imaging

• Space Domain Awareness
  • Characterization and surveillance of satellites in near-Earth orbit
  • Image restoration/reconstruction
  • Ultra-high-resolution imaging through strong turbulence

Typically the techniques and instrumentation we develop in one branch have application in the other.

Our group is also a member of GSU’s Imaging Hub which is a part of GSU’s Imaging for Global Solutions Intiative.. The Imaging Hub is a consortium of faculty, postdocs and students from the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Psychology, Computer Science and Biology who involved in cutting-edge Imaging research.

Students working with our group have the opportunity to participate in a cross-disciplinary team with strong ties to researchers inside and outside of the academic world, both here in the USA and internationally. In addition, students working with our group  have the opportunity to participate in a dual Ph.D. program with the University of Rome, Italy (Ph.D. in Astronomy from Georgia State University and a Ph.D. in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science from the University of Rome).

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We design, build, and field instruments. We also conduct  numerical simulations and develop custom algorithms for data reduction and analysis.

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Ph.D. Researchers

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Ty Tidrick                                                                                                                                (advisors: S. Jefferies, D. Hope)

Scientific articles with student authors

Previous Team Members

We are developing an optics laboratory for rapid prototyping and testing of instruments that have been developed and validated using numerical simulations. Once the performance of an instrument has been practically validated, the laboratory also serves as a testing and calibration facility for the field version of the instrument.

Our group has received two awards from the Department of Defense DURIP program to build an advanced atmospheric simulator and testbed for the validation of novel methods for high-resolution imaging through atmospheric turbulence (ARES: a simulator for the Advanced Reconnaissance of Earth-orbiting Satellites).

Our group participates in a number of close collaborations with other  research groups here in the USA and in Europe.  These interactions offer a number of opportunities for students including cross-disciplinary research, exposure to the different research environments in academia, national laboratories,  government and private business, summer internships, and international exchanges.

University of Rome, Tor Vergata (UNITOV)

• Student Exchange/Dual Ph.D. Programs with UNITOV

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii

• Summer research projects at the Institute for Astronomy – Maui
• Access to UH/IfA facilities on Maui, HI

Government: Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Force

• Summer Internships

Government: European Space Agency/NASA

• Internships at NASA/Goddard

Government: NASA/NASA AMES Research Center

Government: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• Summer internships

Government Contractors: Odyssey Consulting

Private Business: Eddy Company/ Mojave Solar

• Consulting

Private Business: Advisory Ltd. (U.K.)

Enquiries about the Remote Sensing for Space Sciences Group should be addressed to

Prof. Stuart M. Jefferies

E-mail: sjefferies@gsu.edu

Phone: +1 (404) 413-6017

Mailing address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, 25 Park Place, Suite 608, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303