Barnsley, Michael J. (Michael John Barnsley)

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Barnsley, Michael J. (Michael John Barnsley)

PERSONAL:

Education: University of Reading, B.A. (with honors), 1982, Ph.D., 1986.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Pro-Vice-Chancellor's Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales; fax: 44-0-1792-295955. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Birkbeck College and University College, London, England, lecturer in remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), 1984-89; University College London, lecturer in remote sensing and GIS, and director of Remote Sensing Unit, 1989-1995; Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, research professor of remote sensing and GIS, 1995—, head of department of geography, 2002-05, director of the Natural Environment Research Council Climate and Land-Surface Systems Interaction Centre, 2003-05, head of the School of the Environment and Society, 2005-07, pro-vice chancellor of the university, 2007—. Investigator for International Satellite Sensor Missions, 1989—. Teacher at Cranfield University, University of Newcastle, University of Nottingham, University of Manchester, and University of Dundee. Member of professional committees.

AWARDS, HONORS:

President's Award, Remote Sensing Society (RSS), for best presentation at RSS annual conference, 1995; award for best scientific paper on remote sensing, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1997; Cuthbert Peek Award, RGS/IBG, 2000, for contributions to international applications of remote sensing; guest at Buckingham Palace for reception honoring "Pioneers in the Life of the Nation," 2003.

WRITINGS:

NONFICTION

Reflections on a Changing Planet: Observing the Earth from Space, University of Wales (Swansea, Wales), 1997.

Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis, Taylor & Francis (London, England), 2001.

Environmental Modeling: A Practical Introduction, CRC (Boca Raton, FL), 2007.

Contributor to books, including Scaling-Up: From Cell to Landscape, edited by J. van Gardingen, G.M. Foody, and P.J. Curran, Cambridge University Press, 1997; Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis, edited by N.J. Tate and P. Atkinson, John Wiley (Chichester, England), 1999; and Principles of Geographical Information Systems, edited by M. Goodchild, D.W. Rhind, and P. Longley, 2nd edition, Longman, 1999. Member of editorial boards, Progress in Environmental Science, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Contributor to periodicals and professional journals, including IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of Environment, Hydrological Processes, Journal of Coastal Research, and Journal Physique IV.

SIDELIGHTS:

Michael J. Barnsley is an expert in remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Remote sensing and GIS can be used from aircraft or satellites in space, and are computer-based systems for working with mapping data. Barnsley's specialized interests include the use of these systems to map the land-use of urban areas, and to track the loss of habitat for threatened plant species in coastal environments. His knowledge of these technologies has led Barnsley to lecture at various universities and to participate in projects with government organizations, such as the British National Space Centre and the United Kingdom UNESCO Sustainable Development Sector Committee.

Barnsley has contributed to many professional journals and has written several chapters in scientific books. He is the sole author of Environmental Modeling: A Practical Introduction, published in 2007. This book, which includes a CD-ROM, is intended for undergraduate and graduate students of the environmental sciences. It discusses the ways of working with GIS and remote sensing, how to conceptually express environmental problems, how to change conceptual models into mathematical expressions, and how to take those expressions and create a program that can be run on a computer. The accompanying CD-ROM provides all software and data needed to work through the material contained in the book.