L. Ellison

Luke T. Ellison received the B.A. degree in engineering science and Physics from Bethel University, St. Paul, MN, USA, and the Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and mechanics from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA, both in 2007. After working at Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS, USA, as a Sustaining Engineer for the Citation Mustang entry-level business jet, he accepted a research position in 2009 in the Climate and Radiation Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA. His research at Goddard centers around the remote sensing of wildfires, and has included endeavors such as validation of the two Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments, development of a new biomass burning emissions inventory, research on the interactions and feedback between biomass burning and the hydrological cycle in Northern Sub-Saharan Africa, advocating for an increase and improvement of the available airborne and spaceborne fire-sensing platforms, and development and maintenance of the FEER project website (http://feer.gsfc.nasa.gov/).