Professor Kamal Sarabandi is an esteemed figure in the field of electrical engineering and remote sensing, he is not from Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran. He was born in Tabriz, Iran, and has spent his career in the United States, primarily at the University of Michigan.
Here’s some information about Professor Sarabandi’s impressive career:
Fawwaz T. Ulaby Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Rufus S. Teesdale Endowed Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan.
Supervised 62 Ph.D. and numerous Masters students and postdoctoral fellows.
Published a textbook, many book chapters, more than 325 papers in refereed journals, and more than 770 conference papers.
Recipient of numerous awards, including 35 paper awards with his students.
Served as a member of NASA Advisory Council for two consecutive terms (2006-2010) and served as the President of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (2015-2016).
Led numerous NASA projects and served as a member of the Science Team for NASA SMAP mission.
Co-founded EMAG Technologies, a high-tech company, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Professor Sarabandi’s research interests lie in the areas of microwave and millimeter-wave radar remote sensing, geoscience and remote sensing, antennas and wave propagation, and metamaterials. His work has had a significant impact on the field of remote sensing and has led to the development of new technologies for Earth observation.
While Professor Sarabandi’s work may not be directly tied to Sistan and Baluchistan, his contributions to the field of remote sensing have applications that can be used in a variety of regions, including arid and semi-arid environments like those found in parts of Sistan and Baluchistan. For example, his work on microwave radar remote sensing can be used to monitor soil moisture, vegetation cover, and snowmelt, which is important for water resource management in these regions.
