About
Dr. Charles Ichoku is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems (GES) and the Director of the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR II) Center at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). From 2018 to 2023, he was a Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Howard University, in Washington, DC. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Ichoku worked as a Research Physical Scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), where he was involved in a variety of Earth Science research and related programs for 20 years (1998–2018). Dr. Ichoku obtained his Ph.D in Earth Sciences from the Sorbonne Universités – Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.Research interests
Earth Observation and Climatology,Wildfires and Emissions,
Atmospheric Composition and Radiation,
African Environment and Water Cycle
Teaching interests
Atmospheric ScienceAir Quality
Remote Sensing
Education
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Ph D, Earth Sciences
— Sorbonne Université Pierre et Marie Curie (1993) Automated Techniques for the Analysis and Recognition of Surface and Subsurface Flow Systems
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Other, Remote Sensing
— Sorbonne Université Pierre et Marie Curie (1989) Extraction and analysis of hydrographic networks
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MS, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
— University of Nigeria (1987) Evaluation of the Zeiss C-8 Precision Coordinatograph for use as a Monocomparator
- BS, Surveying, Geodesy, and Photogrammetry — University of Nigeria (1982)