Assistant Professor
401G Braunstein Hall
513-556-3426
richard.beck@uc.edu
http://www.geography.uc.edu

Professional Summary

My formal training is in Earth Science (B.S., M.S. from Iowa State University and Ph.D. from University of Southern California) and Information Science (M.S. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). My first Master's thesis focused on the origin and timing of Laramide foreland Basins. My dissertation focused on the origin and behavior of the Indus and Ganges Rivers since million years ago and the orgin and timing of the ophiolitic belt along the Pakistan-Afghan border. My last Master's thesis focused on plans for a National Emergency Mapping Informaiton System and supporting imaging and communications satellite data networks for environmental and public safety applications.

Education

Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1995 (Earth Science).

Research Interests

My reseach is focused on developing tools based on Geographic Information Science applied to physical geography. These tools include integrated space-based wireless networks, information architectures for monitoring climate change, regional satellite image networks, automated ground truth systems and GPS-aware Internet browsers. Applications of these tools include hyperspectral remote sensing, geologic carbon sequestration, and Arctic climate change studies.