Barry Rock
Professor Emeritus
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment/COLSA
Earth Systems Research Center/EOS
Scholarly Agenda
- Investigating the physiological and anatomical connections between poor air quality and foliar damage to forest species, primarily spruce (both Norway and red), white pine, and sugar maple.
- Connecting the spectral reflectance characteristics associated with the foliar damage (above) as measured in the field and the lab with the capabilities of airborne (hyperspectratral) and Earth-orbiting sensors (primarily Landsat Thematic Mapper) to detect, map, and monitor forest damage over wide areas.
- Helping to create a series of K-16 science outreach programs at UNH (Forest Watch, Project SMART, and Maple Watch) and Elizabeth City State University (Watershed Watch), in addition to serving as the first Chief Scientist of GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), an international K-12 Science/Education outreach program developed by the White House (1994/95).
Funding Sources
- National Science Foundation
- NASA
- NOAA
- Fulbright Office
External Partners
- Primary, Middle and High Schools across New England
- Great Bay Community College and the College of the Albemarle
- Elizabeth City State University
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Charles University, Prague