John Iiames
Term: 2021 - 2024
Action Team Assignment: Decision Support Tools
Monitoring and Assessment Team Assignment: Terrestrial Resources
STAC Member Since: August 2016
Title: Research Biologist
Department: Office of Research & Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory
Organization: US Environmental Protection Agency
Education: PhD Natural Resources (Remote Sensing), University of New Hampshire (2006); MS Forestry (Remote Sensing/GIS), North Carolina State University (1999); BS Forest Land Management, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia (1985)
Primary Focus Area: Wildland fire effects on drinking water quality
Secondary Focus Area(s): Cyanobacteria driver assessments of U.S. freshwater bodies
Career Experiences: Remote sensing of terrestrial systems, natural and agricultural. Accuracy assessment expertise of satellite-derived mapping products. Above ground biomass estimation using space-borne sensors (i.e., LAI). Operational experience on wildland fires as an Air Resource Advisor - prediction of PM 2.5 impacts from smoke.