Bio
Geospatial scientist with 20+ years of experience applying GIS, remote sensing, spatial modeling, and environmental data analysis to interdisciplinary research and environmental decision-making. Expertise includes Python-based geospatial workflows, ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Engine, UAS/airborne/satellite remote sensing, national-scale environmental datasets, web mapping, and sponsor-facing decision-support tools. Author/coauthor of 30+ peer-reviewed publications across hydropower, bioenergy, freshwater ecology, climate resilience, urban environmental science, and environmental monitoring.
Awards
Science Serving Society Award, ORNL Environmental Sciences Division, 2025. Team award recognizing applied environmental monitoring and assessment work.
Science Serving Society Award, ORNL Environmental Sciences Division, 2022. Team award recognizing innovative environmental remediation research methods.
Ecological Society of America Sustainability Science Award, 2021 for the article “US cities can manage national hydrology and biodiversity using local infrastructure policy” https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706201114. Author list: Ryan A. McManamay, Sujithkumar Surendran Nair, Christopher R. DeRolph, Benjamin L. Ruddell, April M. Morton, Robert N. Stewart, Matthew J. Troia, Liem T. Tran, Hyun Kim, Budhendra Bhaduri
Outstanding Research Support Award, Environmental Sciences Division, 2016. The Award recognizes critical contributions to science in areas of laboratory, field, and data support.