Erik Boren
I am a Ph.D. candidate in NRS. My research involves optimizing model inversion methods for cropland water content retrieval through integrating a priori information with space-borne satellite data. I am originally from the state of Michigan where I grew up enjoying the Great Lakes.
Degrees
- M.S., University of Idaho, 2015
- B.S., University of Michigan, 2011
Awards & Honors:
- National Society of Leadership and Success -- University of Michigan chapter: Sigma Alpha Pi
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society – University of Idaho chapter: Chapter 79
- Treasurer of Xi Sigma Pi – Idaho Epsilon Chapter (Natural Resource Honor Society) 2015 - 2016
- President of Xi Sigma Pi – Idaho Epsilon Chapter (Natural Resource Honor Society) 2014-2015
- August 2016 – May 2017 "From leaf to sensor: building a global vegetation water content model", Boren
- E.J., NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
Research Interests:
- Digital Agriculture Remote Sensing Applications
- Radiative Transfer Model Inversion
- Vegetation Biophysical Properties Retrieval
- Estimation of Water Content
- Remote Sensing of Burned Area