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DESCRIPTION:Event Title: IEEE GRSS Distinguished Lecture\n\nEvent Type: Tec
 hnical Seminar / Distinguished Lecture\n\nDate: 24 March 2026\n\nTime: 6:0
 0 PM – 7:00 PM (NZST)\n\nVenue: Seminar Room 405-430\, Building 405\, 7 
 Grafton Road\, The University of Auckland\, New Zealand\n\nLecture Title: 
 Amplifying Insights\, Elevating Impact: An Introduction to GRSS and the Po
 wer of Remote Sensing\n\nAbstract:\nThis presentation provides an overview
  of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)\, highlighting i
 ts global mission\, key activities\, and role in advancing geoscience and 
 remote sensing. It introduces the transformative power of remote sensing i
 n enabling data-driven understanding of Earth systems\, with applications 
 spanning environmental monitoring\, disaster management\, and sustainable 
 development. The presentation also emphasizes the professional and persona
 l benefits\n\nof GRSS membership—particularly for students and young pro
 fessionals—including access to technical resources\, networking opportun
 ities\, mentorship\, and pathways for leadership and global engagement. Ov
 erall\, the presentation aims to raise awareness of GRSS as a dynamic comm
 unity-of-communities and to encourage broader participation in leveraging 
 remote sensing to address pressing societal challenges.\n\nOrganized by: I
 EEE\, IEEE GRSS New Zealand\n\nSpeaker: Prof. Saibun Tjuatja\nPresident\, 
 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)\nAssociate Professor\, U
 niversity of Texas at Arlington\n\nShort Bio:\nSaibun Tjuatja received the
  B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)\, the M.S. de
 gree from Purdue University\, and the Ph.D. degree from UTA\, all in Elect
 rical Engineering. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elect
 rical Engineering at UTA and currently serves on the University Quality En
 hancement Plan Committee and the UTA College of Engineering AI Curriculum 
 Committee. He previously served as Associate Chair of the Department of El
 ectrical Engineering from 1999 to 2002 and as Undergraduate Program Direct
 or from 2012 to 2024.\n\nHis research interests include wave propagation a
 nd scattering in random media\, remote sensing and radar imaging\, subsurf
 ace sensing\, and wireless structural health monitoring. Dr. Tjuatja has b
 een a member of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society since 1988.
  He served on the Organizing Committee and Technical Program Committee for
  IGARSS 1992 and IGARSS 2016\, and was the General Co-Chair of IGARSS 2017
  in Fort Worth\, Texas\, USA. He is currently the President of IEEE GRSS\,
  an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Se
 nsing\, Chair of the Electromagnetics Academy Board of Directors\, and Cha
 ir of the Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium Conference Publi
 cations Committee. He has also served as a program and proposal reviewer f
 or the U.S. National Science Foundation since 2000. Dr. Tjuatja is a membe
 r of Tau Beta Pi\, Eta Kappa Nu\, a Senior Member of IEEE\, and a Fellow o
 f the Electromagnetics Academy.\n\nSpeaker(s): Saibun\n\nRoom: Seminar Roo
 m 405-430\, Bldg:  Building 405\, 7 Grafton Road\, The University of Auckl
 and\, New Zealand\, Auckland\, North Island\, New Zealand\, 1010
LOCATION:Room: Seminar Room 405-430\, Bldg:  Building 405\, 7 Grafton Road\
 , The University of Auckland\, New Zealand\, Auckland\, North Island\, New
  Zealand\, 1010
ORGANIZER:n.nair@auckland.ac.nz
SEQUENCE:24
SUMMARY:Amplifying Insights\, Elevating Impact: An Introduction to GRSS and
  the Power of Remote Sensing
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 uatja received the B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (
 UTA)\, the M.S. degree from Purdue University\, and the Ph.D. degree from 
 UTA\, all in Electrical Engineering. He is an Associate Professor in the D
 epartment of Electrical Engineering at UTA and currently serves on the Uni
 versity Quality Enhancement Plan Committee and the UTA College of Engineer
 ing AI Curriculum Committee. He previously served as Associate Chair of th
 e Department of Electrical Engineering from 1999 to 2002 and as Undergradu
 ate Program Director from 2012 to 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-f
 amily: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\,serif\;&quot;&gt;His research interests include wave pro
 pagation and scattering in random media\, remote sensing and radar imaging
 \, subsurface sensing\, and wireless structural health monitoring. Dr. Tju
 atja has been a member of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society s
 ince 1988. He served on the Organizing Committee and Technical Program Com
 mittee for IGARSS 1992 and IGARSS 2016\, and was the General Co-Chair of I
 GARSS 2017 in Fort Worth\, Texas\, USA. He is currently the President of I
 EEE GRSS\, an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and
  Remote Sensing\, Chair of the Electromagnetics Academy Board of Directors
 \, and Chair of the Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium Confer
 ence Publications Committee. He has also served as a program and proposal 
 reviewer for the U.S. National Science Foundation since 2000. Dr. Tjuatja 
 is a member of Tau Beta Pi\, Eta Kappa Nu\, a Senior Member of IEEE\, and 
 a Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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