Mark Friedl named CAS William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Mathematics and Science
The William Goodwin Aurelio Professorship in Mathematics and Science is given to an outstanding faculty member working in any mathematical or natural sciences field at BU.
E&E Professor Mark Friedl was nominated and awarded world-class research in ecology, micro-meteorology, and remote sensing. Professor Friedl has built a massive database of satellite observations to study changing patterns in land cover for use in global modeling, and is currently the director of the BU Center for Remote Sensing.
He has also served as our department chair, Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and associate chair, as well as chair of the Academic Program Review Committee. Within the professional community, Professor Friedl has served on multiple science teams for NASA.
Congrats to Mark Friedl!