Education

Academic Experience

Honors and Awards

Courses Taught

Research Grants

Selected Publications

Luoheng Han

Professor
Department of Geography
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0322, USA
Phone: (205) 348-4981, Fax: (205) 348-2278
E-mail: lhan@bama.ua.edu

Expertise and Research Interests

Dr. Luoheng Han is Professor of Geography at University of Alabama. He received his Bachelor and Master degrees in geography from Northeast Normal University, P. R. China (1982 and 1985) and his Ph.D. in geography from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1994.  He joined  University of Alabama as an Assistant Professor in 1994, and became Associate Professor in 1999 and Professor in 2005.

His research and teaching focuses on geographic information techniques. His specific research interests are remote sensing of water quality, modeling nutrients dynamics using GIS, and hyperspectral remote sensing.

Education

• Ph.D.- Department of Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994
• M.S. - Department of Geography, Northeast Normal University, P. R. China, 1985
• B.S. - Department of Geography, Northeast Normal University, P. R. China, 1982

Academic Experience

• Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama, August 2005

• Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama, August 1999-August 2005

• Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama, August 1994-August 1999

• Research Assistant, Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, June 1989-May 1994

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 1988-May 1989

• Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Northeast Normal University, P. R. China, August 1985-August 1988

Honors and Awards

• Leadership Board Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, 2004-2007.
• Outstanding Advisor for Student Organization, University of Alabama, 2003-2004.

Courses Taught at University of Alabama

• Focus China (GY 470/570)                 

• Physical Geography (GY 102)

• Introduction to GIS (GY 430/530)

• Advanced GIS (GY 436/536)

• Remote Sensing I (GY 420/520)

• Remote Sensing II (GY 435/535)

Research Grants

• A Transferable Model of Stakeholder Partnerships for Addressing Nutrient Dynamics in Southeastern Watersheds, PI of remote sensing of GIS component, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2003-2007, $155,744.
• Consortium for Estuarine Ecoindicator Research – Gulf of Mexico, PI of remote sensing of water quality component, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2002-2006, $198,328.
• Enhancing MapObject 2.0 with Twelve Defined Tasks, PI, Mississippi State University, 2000, $8000.
• Innovative Instructional Technology, PI, University of Alabama, 2000, $5000.
• Molecular evolution, historical biogeography, and conservation genetics of selected freshwater fish species and communities of the central gulf coast: an interdisciplinary approach through biology, geography, and geology, Co-PI, Center for Freshwater Studies, University of Alabama, 1999, $74,231.
• Environmental and economic impact assessment of animal waste pollution potential using geographic Information system, Co-PI, University of Alabama SOMED, 1998, $22,457.
• A water quality information system integrating the spatio-temporal dynamics of the water quality characteristics of Mobil Bay and its tributary watersheds, Co-PI, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 1997, $85,147.
• Remote sensing of surface water quality, PI, University of Alabama, 1996, $4,000.
• Measuring algal-chlorophyll concentration using remote sensing technique, PI, University of Alabama SOMED, 1995, $7, 500.

Wang, F., L. Han, H. Kung, and R. Arsdale, Applications of Landsat-5 TM Imagery in Assessing and Mapping Water Quality in Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, International Journal of Remote Sensing (forthcoming)

Han, L., 2005.  Estimating chlorophyll-a concentration using first derivative spectra in coastal water.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26(23): 5235-5244.

Han, L.and K. Jordan, 2005.  Measuring algal chlorophyll concentration in Pensacola Bay, Florida using Landsat ETM+ data.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26(23): 5245-5254.

Royall, D. and L. Han, 2005.  Surface Soil Magnetism and the Spectral Characteristics of Agricultural Soils, Gilbert Farm, Alabama (USA), Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Modeling, Vol. 2(1): 16-38.

Han, L. and D.C. Rundquist, 2003.   The spectral responses of Ceratophyllum demersum at varying depths in an experimental tank.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 24(4): 869-864.

Han, L., 2002.  Spectral reflectance of Thalassia testudinum with varying depths.  Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS '02, IEEE International, Vol. 4: 2123 -2125.

Tolk, B. L., L. Han, and D. C. Rundquist, 2000.  The impact of bottom brightness on spectral reflectance of suspended sediments.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 21(11): 2259-2268.

Gitelson, A. A., Y. Z. Yacobi, J. F. Schalles, D. C. Rundquist, L. Han, R. Stark, and D. Etzion,  2000.  Remote Estimation of Phytoplankton Density in Productive Waters, Limnology and Lake Management 2000+, Archives of Hydrobiology: Advances in Limnology, Vol. 55: 121-136.

Chaubey, I., P. Srivastava, L. Han, S. Addy, and X. Yin, 2000.  Using GIS, remote sensing and water quality modeling to estimate animal waste pollution potential.  P. 136-143.  In P.K. Bollich (ed.) Proceedings of the 23^rd Annual Southern Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agriculture.  Monroe, LA.  June 19-21.

Gitelson, A. A., Y. Z. Yacobi, D. C. Rundquist, J. F. Schalles, R. Stark, L. Han, and D. Etzion,  2000.  Remote estimation of chlorophyll concentration in productive waters: Principals algorithm development and validation.  Conference Proceedings, NWQMC National Monitoring Conference 2000, pp 149-160.    

Lodhi, M. A., D. C. Rundquist, L. Han, and M. S. Kuzila, 1998.  Estimating suspended sediment concentration in surface waters using integrated surface reflectance.  Geocarto International, Vol. 13(2): 11-17.

Han, L. and D. C. Rundquist, 1998.  Relationship between turbidity and spectral reflectance for a wind-roughened water surface. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 19(1): 195-201.

Han, L., 1997.  Spectral reflectance with varying suspended sediment concentrations in pure and algal-laden waters.  Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 63(6): 701-705.

Han, L. and D. C. Rundquist, 1997.  Estimating algal-chlorophyll concentration in a reservoir using surface spectral reflectance.  Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 62: 253-261.

Lodhi, M. A., D. C. Rundquist, L. Han, and M. S. Kuzila, 1997.  Potential for remote sensing of Loess soils suspended in surface waters.  Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 33(1): 111-117.

Han, L., 1996.  Spectrometry of turbidity in surface water.  Proceedings, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Library of Congress No. 95-80706), Vol. 2: 1395-1397.

Han, L. and D. C. Rundquist, 1996.  Spectral characterization of sediments generated from two texture classes of clay soil.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 17(3): 643-649.

Rundquist, D. C., L. Han, J. F. Schalles, and J. S. Peake, 1996.  Remote measurement of algal chlorophyll in surface waters: the case for the first derivative of reflectance      near 690 nm.  Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 62(2): 195-200.

Han, L., D. C. Rundquist, L. L. Liu, R. N. Fraser, and J. F. Schalles, 1994.  The spectral responses of algal chlorophyll in water with varying levels of suspended sediment.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 15(18): 3707-3718.

Han, L. and D. C. Rundquist, 1994.  The response of both surface and underwater light field to various levels of suspended sediments: preliminary results.  Photogrammetric    Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 60(12): 1463-1471.

Di, L., D. C. Rundquist, and L. Han, 1994.  A mathematical model for predicting NDVI using daily precipitation data.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 15(10): 2121-2136.

Goodin, D. G., L. Han, R. N. Fraser, D. C. Rundquist, W. A. Stebbins, and J. F. Schalles, 1993.  Analysis of suspended solids in water using remotely sensed high     resolution derivative spectra.  Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 59(4): 505-510.

Han, L., D. A. Eversoll, D. C. Rundquist, 1992.  Evaluating landslide susceptibility in Nebraska with a GIS.  International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vol. 29(3): 91-92.