Bradley Rundquist

Geog. 121: Global Physical Environment

Geog. 374: Environmental Remote Sensing

Geog. 421: Biogeography

Geog. 475: Digital Image Processing

A&S 499: Interdisciplinary Practicum: North Dakota in Context

Geog. 574: Advanced Techniques in GIS (Graduate)

Geog. 575: Seminar in Remote Sensing (Graduate)

Geog. 578: Geographic Research and Writing (Graduate)

My research focuses on ecological applications of remote sensing and GIS. While working on my master's degree (with M. Duane Nellis at Kansas State University) I developed an interest in land use/land cover mapping and land-cover change detection using remotely sensed data. I continue to do work in that area, most recently investigating land-cover changes related to a pervasive flooding event in the Devils Lake Basin of North Dakota.

During my Ph.D. (with Doug Goodin at Kansas State University), I worked to characterize a number of biophysical properties of prairie vegetation canopies using close-range remote sensing devices.

I did my doctoral field work on Konza Prairie near Manhattan, Kansas. The field spectroscopy interest also persists, although it is now related primarily to characterizing the spectral-temporal properties of various invasive plant species. My work on Konza instilled an interest in prairie plants and ecosystems.

Finally, I am engaged in remote sensing education. I am the PI on an AmericaView grant, which seeks to improve general awareness about remotely sensed data and to expand the user base for USGS satellite data. I have also worked with state and tribal colleges in North Dakota to improve GIS and remote sensing curricula, either by adding new courses or supplementing those that exist. My graduate students generally have an interest in biogeography and geospatial technologies, although that is not always the case.

Affiliate Fellow, Center for Great Plains Research, 2019

Exceptional Service Honor as Regional Councillor Chair, Association of American Geographers, 2014

Presidential Citation, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2010

North Dakota Spirit Faculty Achievement Award, UND, 2009

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Department of Geography, Kansas State University, 2008

Ph.D., Geography, Kansas State University, 2000

M.A., Geography, Kansas State University, 1995

B.Journalism, News-Editorial, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991

1995-1996 Associate Scientist, Lockheed Martin Engineering & Sciences Company, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

1991-1992 Assistant City Editor, The Messenger (Daily Newspaper), Fort Dodge, IA