Hej, hej, (hey). I go to school in the city and had to escape a concrete jungle for the summer so I figured why not go to a Swedish Artic region for a change. They say the sunsets are beautiful this time of year. Truth be told, I have to stop myself from drooling in my coffee every morning while gazing at some of the surrounding mountain peaks. I consider myself pretty outdoorsy and while at home I fill my days with hikes in the Appalachians and paddle sessions down the James River. Climate change has been a major influence in the path I've chosen to study at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). I can see a research path meandering into my near future.

My research will focus on species composition at Stordalen Mire in Abisko, Sweden. I will be using remote sensing data from multiband cameras with near infrared capabilities. Using this information vegetation reflectance will be measured. I plan to determine species composition from these reflectance data. This data will also be used in scaling up processes with images taken from a Remote Operated Vehicle as well as satellite imagery.