Li Named ASPRS Fellow

Professor Rongxing (Ron) Li. has been named one of the 2014 American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Fellow Award recipients. The ASPRS designation of Fellow is conferred on active Society members who have performed exceptional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, geographic information systems, and related disciplines).

The designation of Fellow is awarded for professional excellence and for service to the Society. Candidates are nominated by other active members, recommended to the Fellows Committee, and elected by the ASPRS Board of Directors. The nominees must have made outstanding contributions in a recognized Society specialization whether in practice, research, development, administration, or education in the mapping sciences.

Rongxing (Ron) Li has been a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science since 1996, and a Lowber B. Strange designated professor since 2005. A 20-year member of ASPRS, Dr. Li has been an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist since 1991.

Dr. Li is a world renowned scholar in the fields of geospatial information, photogrammetry and remote sensing. He has received numerous highly prestigious awards from ASPRS, NASA, and other organizations. He is one of the pioneers in high-resolution satellite image stereo processing (IKONOS and QuickBird) and was one of the early developers of mobile mapping systems. His unique leading position in planetary mapping and rover/astronaut navigation (mission operations) is evidenced by the fact that he has been selected as Participating Scientist and made critical contributions to both the NASA Mars Exploration Rover (MER 2003) mission and the Lunar Reconnaissance Obiter (LRO 2009) mission. Dr. Li and his research results have been featured at NASA press conferences and on ABC news, Space.com, and other TV/radio/web media programs as well as in National Geographic, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Denver Post, and Columbus Dispatch.

This year’s awards will be presented in March at the ASPRS 2014 Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Complete press release here.