Richard L. Perk
Hi, I’m Rick Perk, an assistant geoscientist with the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT) in the School of Natural Resources.
My primary assignment is coordination of all activities associated with research missions flown by CALMIT’s Hyperspectral Aerial Monitoring Program (CHAMP). Currently those responsibilities are focused on projects requiring data collected with an AISA hyperspectral imager. My research interests focus on the application of hyperspectral imagery to a wide range of wetland, aquatic and terrestrial targets.
In addition to the development of the CHAMP aircraft and associated instrumentation, I am closely involved in the development of our field research platforms. The first of which, Goliath, has facilitated a marked improvement in the quality and quantity of the proximal remote sensing data collected. The newest platform, Hercules, is in production.
Past assignments at CALMIT had an outreach focus. I participated in two NASA funded projects, the Consortium for the Application of Space Data to Education (CASDE) and the America's Farm Project. CASDE was a collaborative effort among CALMIT, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena, California, and the Office of Internet Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Collaborators on the America's Farm project were CALMIT and the Office of Internet Studies at UNO.
The core objective of these projects was to challenge K-12 students to acquire and use technology, scientific and mathematic skills. The CASDE Project concentrated on the classroom application of NASA-provided satellite and aerial imagery. America's Farm focused on the agricultural applications of remote sensing. Many of the products produced during the course of these two projects have become popular activities in K-12 classrooms nationwide.
I’ve been at UNL since 1995, and I received my bachelor’s in science education from the University of South Dakota in 1971. I’m currently finishing a master’s degree in geography.
Personnel Information
| Name | Rick L. Perk |
| University Title | Assistant Geoscientist |
| Additional Title | Assistant Geoscientist |
| Address | 312 Hardin Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0973 |
| Phone | 402-472-0310 |
| Fax | 402-472-2946 |
| rperk1@unl.edu | |
| Related Websites | n/a |
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