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Tweets
- RT @CBCQuirks: High Arctic research station, PEARL, saved by new funding http://t.co/i5UWRYTL4d
- Earl - Crowdfunded Backcountry Survival Tablet. Would be fun to try this in the Arctic http://t.co/HMa5Ht400L
- @SapphireOS Crank it down to -30 for me when you do. Will keep an eye out for availability in Canada. Good luck with your kickstater.
- @SapphireOS Thanks. +1 for industrial range! Would make for a cool platform to build sensors around.
- @SapphireOS Canadian interested in your hardware. What are the temperature specs of the blue board?
- No go on CoReH2O this time around. I won't be putting down the fight. Good luck to Biomass in 2020 http://t.co/DfYfsemb12
- Here is a picture of the dual frequency Ku/X-band radar we used all winter. http://t.co/UVnt09tQzd Nice paint job @C_Derksen
- RT @everytomdyck: Excited to present a poster today at the @water_institute symposium exploring water governance and First Nations #UWwater
- RT @TheScienceGuy: What would happen if Carl Sagan, Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross & I teamed up to form a super group? Wonder no longer, peoples…
- @engadget has a story up about the greenland GROVER project http://t.co/Hs2ieGHOwf
- My office mate and good friend Niina Luus successfully defended her PhD in Geography yesterday!
- Tour of @BroadheadBeer this afternoon for Kelly's extended birthday celebration!
- @datagraphapp Thanks for keeping updates free. Your app my life as a grad student so much easier.
- RT @datagraphapp: 3.1.1 just came out. Check out the new mask addition. Use the arrow keys to open and close commands and groups.Apr 25, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @ImbibeFoodDrink Pandemic! http://t.co/QW1rfKJAH4
- RT @peterajohnson: Great student project from my #Geoweb class this past term: Tweet-Mapping American TV Ratings http://t.co/XhKh0oeVsk #ge…
- RT @NASAWhatonEarth: Puzzling: @NASA_EO's new puzzler is out. Test yourself! http://t.co/w9y7v8go3G Look for a new Earth puzzler every day …
- RT @mghiemstra: Call for makers... Waterloo Mini Maker Faire needs you... http://t.co/j7kb6BAjpp
- @joeoliver1 Canadian citizen here: I AM worried about two degrees of warming #cdnpoli
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- Summary
I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo specializing in terrestrial snow hydrology. Over two field campaigns I have collected a novel data set exploring microwave interactions with snow in the Canadian tundra. My current responsibilities include the operation of two scatterometers at Ku and X-Band and the analysis of observed backscatter from terrestrial snow targets.
Specialties: Field science, snow, remote sensing, radar, agent-based modelling, human-environmental coupled systems.Experience- Sept 2009 - PresentPhD Candidate / University of Waterloo
I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Richard Kelly. I am studying microwave interactions with terrestrial snowpack in the Canadian tundra.
- May 2011 - Aug 2011Sessional Lecturer / University of Waterloo
Instructor for GEOG/PLAN 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems spring 2011.
- Sept 2007 - Aug 2009Research Assistant and MSc Student / University of Waterloo
Durring my MSc I completed research under the supervision of Dr. Peter Deadman in the Resource Management and Technology Laboratory. I developed an agent-based model to simulate human-environment coupled transmission of malaria in the Peruvian Amazon. This novel approach modeled individual mosquitoes through their life-cycle and attempted to simulate interactions with humans that could result in the transmission of Malaria.
- Apr 2007 - Aug 2007Research Assistant / Nipissing University
Under the supervision of Dr. John Kovacs I participated in a field campaign in the mangroves of the Mexican Pacific. Spending several months in the field we collected data to investigate the health of mangrove forests currently affected by anthropogenic change. The results of this study were recently published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
Kovacs, J. M., King, J. M. L., Flores de Santiago, F. and F. Flores-Verdugo. (2009). Evaluating the condition of a mangrove forest of the Mexican Pacific based on an estimated leaf area index mapping approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 157: 137-149.
- 2005 - 2007Examination Proctor / Nipissing University
Working with disability services at Nipissing University I proctored examinations over two years. I was responsible for setting up and maintaining a positive work environment catered to the specific needs of students requiring assistance.
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2009 - 2013University of WaterlooPhD in Geography, Geomatics
Activities: University of Waterloo Geomatics Society, Environmental Graduate Student Association -
2007 - 2009University of WaterlooMSc in Geography, Geomatics
Activities: President of University of Waterloo Geomatics Society. Executive member of the Environmental Graduate Student Association. -
2003 - 2007Nipissing UniversityBA in Geography
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2005 - 2006Växjö universitet
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Honors:QEII-OGSST 2012-2013, NSERC CGS-D3 2009-2012, OGS 2008-2009, SSHRC CGS-M 2007-2008
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Research
- Refereed Publications
- King, J.M.L, Kelly, R., Kasurak, A., Duguay, C., Gunn, G., Mead, J. (2012). UW-Scat - A ground-based dual frequency scatterometer for observation of snow properties. IEEE Geoscience Science and Remote Sensing Letters. In press.
- Kovacs, J.M., King, J.M.L., Flores de Santiago, F., and Flores-Verdugo, F. (2009). Evaluating the condition of a mangrove forest of the Mexican Pacific based on an estimated leaf area index mapping approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 157(1-4):137-149.
Conferences-
King, J.M.L, Kasurak, A., Kelly, R., Duguay, C, Derksen, C., Rutter, N., Sandells, M., Watts, T. (2012). Addressing sub-scan variability of tundra snow properties in ground-based Ku- and X-band scatterometer observations. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 3, 2012. San Francisco, California, USA. (Invited oral presentation).
- King, J.M.L, Kasurak, A., Kelly, R., Duguay, C. (2012). Spatially distributed dual frequency (17.2 and 9.6 GHz) scatterometer observations of shallow tundra snow. IEEE IGARSS 2012, July 23, 2012. Munich, Germany (Invited oral presentation).
- King, J.M.L., Kasurak, A., Kelly, R.E.J., Duguay, C.R., Derksen, C. (2011). Seasonal observations of a shallow tundra snowpack with Ku- and X-band scatterometers. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 8, 2011. San Francisco, California, USA. (Oral presentation)
- Kasurak, A. King, J.M.L., Kelly, R. (2011). Characterising volume scatter in snow covered organic soils in the tundra using ground-based scatterometers at Ku- and X-band frequencies. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 8, 2011. San Francisco, California, USA. (Poster presentation)
- Kelly, R., Duguay, C., King, J., Gunn, G., Kasurak, A., Derksen, C., Toose, P., Sillis, A., Langlois, A., Royer, A., and Rutter, N. (2011). The Canadian CoReH2O Snow and Ice (CAN-CSI) Experiment 2009-2011. IEEE IGARSS 2011, July 27, 2011. Vancouver, Canada (Oral presentation).
- King, J., Kasurak, A., Kelly, R., Duguay, C. and Derksen, C. (2011). Dual Frequency (17.2 and 9.6 GHz) Scatterometer Observations of Terrestrial Snow in a Canadian Sub-Arctic Tundra Environment. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011, April 4, 2011. Vienna, Austria. (Poster presentation)
- Kelly, R., King, J., Kasurak, A., and Duguay, C. (2011). Scatterometer observations of snow in a forest stand in the Hudson Bay lowlands during the CAN-CSI 2010-2011 experiment. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011, April 4, 2011. Vienna, Austria. (Oral presentation)
King, J., Kelly, R., Duguay, C., Derksen, C., Toose, P., Silis, A., Royer, A., and Langlois, A. (2010). Ku- and X-band scatterometer observations of terrestrial and lake ice snow. 2010 Eastern Snow Conference, June 9, 2010, Hancock, MA, USA. (Oral presentation).
- Kelly, R., Duguay, C., King, J., Derksen, C., Toose, P., Silis, A., Langlois, A., Rutter, N., and Royer, A. (2010). The Canadian CoReH2O Snow and Ice Experiment 2009- 2010. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, May 4, 2010. Vienna, Austria. (Poster presentation)
- Toose, P., Derksen, C., Sillis, A., Royer, A., Langlois, A., Rutter, N., King, J., Kelly, R., and Duguay, C. (2010). Surface based microwave radiometer measurements in sub-arctic tundra and boreal forest environments: November 2009 to April 2010. The 11th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium, September 21, 2010. Cambridge, UK. (Oral presentation)
- King, J.M., Cabrera, A.R., Kelly, R.E. (2009). The Snowtweets Project: communicating snow depth measurements from specialists and non-specialists via mobile communi- cation technologies and social networks. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 14, 2009. San Francisco, California, USA. (Poster presentation)
- King, J.M.L., and Deadman, P. (2009) Simulation of Malaria Transmission Dynamics in Iquitos, Peru. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, May 28, 2009. Carlton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Oral presentation)
- King, J.M.L., Cabrera, R., Deadman, P., and Pinedo-Vasquez, M. (2009). Agent-Based Simulation of Malaria Transfer in the Amazon. Centre for Biodiversity and Conser- vation’s Fourteenth Annual Spring Symposium, April 2, 2009. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA. (Poster presentation)
- King, J.M.L., and Deadman, J., (2009). An Agent Based Approach to Epidemiological Modelling of Malaria. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, March 10, 2009. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (Oral presentation)
- King, J.ML. (2009). Agent-Based Simulation of Malaria Transfer in the Amazon. 1st Annual IC3 Student Colloquium, March 5, 2009. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. (Poster presentation).
- King, J.M.L., Flores de Santiago, F., Flores-Verdugo, F., and Kovacs, J.M. (2008). Op- timizing the classification of the mangrove forests of Isla Palma using optical imagery. Instituo de Ciencias del Mal y Limmologia - UNAM, June 2, 2008. UNAM, Mazatlan, Mexico. (Invited oral presentation)
- Zhang, C., Kovacs, J.M., Flores de Santiago, F., King, J., and Flores-Verdugo, F. (2008). Field hyperspectral measurements of Isla Palma mangrove forest. Instituo de Ciencias del Mal y Limmologia - UNAM, June 2, 2008. UNAM, Mazatlan, Mexico. (Invited oral presentation)
- King, J.M.L., and Kovacs, J.M., (2007). Clarifying Uncertainty: An object-oriented approach to mapping mangroves of the Teacapan System, Mexican Pacific. Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division, October 19-20. Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. (Oral presentation)
