Lance D. Yarbrough, Ph.D., RPG, P.E.

Assistant Professor of Geological Engineering
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

Mailing Address: 81 Cornell St. - Stop 8358 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358

Physical Address: 324 Leonard Hall University of North Dakota (701) 777-2131 (701) 777-4449 (fax) lance.yarbrough(at)und.edu

 

Curriculum Vitae
2-Page NFS Format	Full CV as of February 2009

Registrations and Certifications:

Professional Engineer, Mississippi #18022
Registered Professional Geologist, Mississippi #0725
Authorized ESRI instructor, ATP#349129

Teaching and Research Interests:

• Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) with emphasis in application and integration of technologies and methods with currently accepted techniques.
• Remote sensing applications using multispectral and hyperspectral sensors for detecting target signatures that are used as a segregate for engineering and geological properties.
• Subsurface exploration techniques and data acquisition used in environmental, construction, petroleum and mining applications.
• Effects of bandwidth selection on data visualization and compression within eigenspace using multispectal and hyperspectral sensors.
• Slope stability modeling and the reinforcing effects of roots from woody and herbaceous vegetation.

Courses Taught:

• GeoE 203 - Geology for Engineers (Fall)
• GeoE 323 - Engineering Geology (Spring)
• GeoE 484 - Senior Engineering Design
• Geol 340 - Digital Mapping Methods (Fall)

Education:

Ph.D. Engineering Science–emphasis in geological engineering, The University of Mississippi, December 2006

M.S. Engineering Science–emphasis in geological engineering, The University of Mississippi, May 2000

B.S. Geological Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, May 1995

Selected Papers and Abstracts:

Yarbrough, Lance D., 2009. Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar in Cold Climate Flood Response. Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract NH43C-1342.

Rahman, S.,  A. C. Bagtzolgou, F. Hossain, L. Tang, L. D. Yarbrough, and G. Easson, 2009. Investigating Spatial Downscaling of Satellite Rainfall Data for Stream Flow Simulation in a Medium-sized Basin, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 11, pp. 1063–1079 (doi:10.1175/2009JHM1072.1).

Yarbrough, Lance  D., 2008. Recent Research Efforts Using the Next-Generation NASA Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Proxy Data. Joint Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAU) Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division and American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Upper Midwest Chapter, University of North Dakota, 12–13 September 2008.

Harris, A. , S. Rahman, F. Hossain, L. D. Yarbrough, A. C. Bagtzolgou and G. Easson, 2007. Satellite-based Flood Modeling using TRMM-based rainfall products and Statistical Downscaling, Sensors, 7, pp. 3416–3427. (invited paper)

Rahman, S., A.C. Bagtzoglou, L.D. Yarbrough, and F. Hossain, 2007. Investigating Satellite Rainfall Based Flood Modeling in Anticipation of GPM: Understanding the Worth of Spatial Downscaling and Satellite Rainfall Uncertainty. Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meeting  Supplement, Abstract IN43B-1176.

Yarbrough, L.D., and G.L. Easson, 2007. Geocoding techniques and effects of error on results from risk management decision support systems. Mid-South Area Engineering and Sciences Conference (MAESC), The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, May 17–18, 2007. CD-ROM.

Easson, G., J. S. Kuszmaul, L.D. Yarbrough, D. Irwin, E. Cherrington, 2006. Rapid Prototyping of Simulated VIIRS Data in the SERVIR Fire Rapid Response System. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meeting  Supplement, Abstract IN32A-01.

Easson, G.L., F. Faruque and L.D. Yarbrough, 2005. Rating the Shrink/Swell Behavior of the Porters Creek Formation, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, 11 (2), pp. 171–176.

Yarbrough, L.D. and G. Easson, 2005. Eye of the Storm—Google Earth Assists Katrina Response and Recovery, GeoWorld, 18 (11), pp. 24–27.

Yarbrough, L.D., G. Easson, and J.S. Kuszmaul, 2005. Using At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Tasseled Cap Transforms Applied to Change Detection for the ASTER Sensor, presented at IEEE Third International Workshop on the Analysis of Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Images, 16–18 May 2005, Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, 5 pages, CD-ROM.

Yarbrough, L.D., G. Easson, and J.S. Kuszmaul, 2005. Tasseled Cap Coefficients for the QuickBird2 sensor: A comparison of methods and development, presented at Pecora 16-American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, October 23-27, Sioux Falls Convention Center, Sioux Falls, SD , 10 pages, CD-ROM.

Aten, M.L., L.D. Yarbrough and G.L. Easson, 2004. Stable Band Set Selection for the Preprocessing of AVIRIS and Hyperion Hyperspectral Data. Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites VIII–Proceedings of SPIE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 13–15 September, 5570, pp. 589–594.

DeLozier, S.A., L.D. Yarbrough and G.L. Easson, 2004. GIS in a Small Town. GeoWorld, 12 (3), pp. 42–45.

Yarbrough, L.D., G.L. Easson, and J.S. Kuszmaul, 2004. DN Based Tasseled Cap Transform Coefficients for the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Sensor Level 1-B Data. American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Fall Meeting, Kansas City , Missouri .

Yarbrough, L.D., G.L. Easson, 2003. Comparison of Techniques for Deriving Bathymetry of Remotely Sensed Data, Oceanology International and Alliance of Marine Remote Sensors, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Easson, G.L. and L.D. Yarbrough, 2002. The Effects of Riparian Vegetation on Bank Stability. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience. 8 (4), pp. 247–260.

Easson, G.L. and L.D. Yarbrough, 1999. The Use of GIS in Determining Root Area Ratio.  Program with Abstracts, Association of Engineering Geologist. 26–29 September 1999. Salt Lake City, Utah.