Carolyn J. Merry
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1275
614-292-3455 (Department office), 614-292-6889 (main campus office), 614-292-3780 (fax)
Center for Mapping, 1216 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212
614-292-1612 (Center for Mapping office), 614-292-8062 (fax)
Research. My research interests involve using remote sensing imagery and geographic information systems (GIS). A current CV can be viewed. My interdisciplinary research interests are tied with the Center for Mapping and the Byrd Polar Research Center at OSU. I presently serve as the Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science and the Interim Director of the Center for Mapping. Current projects include the following:
- analyzing high resolution imagery to map and count vehicles along highways. This project is part of the University Consortium on Remote Sensing in Transportation initiative at OSU.
- mapping temperatures and surface turbidity patterns from AVHRR, GOES and SeaWiFS satellite data for use in the Great Lakes Forecasting System.
- using satellite imagery to evaluate and map a tractor train traverse route from McMurdo Station to the South Pole, Antarctica (see Glacier Dynamics Group).
- digital terrain mapping for water resources applications.
- using Landsat-7 data for engineering applications. This project is part of the OhioView Consortium.
During a sabbatical (1997-98 academic year) to the Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, I worked on educational outreach for the upcoming Landsat-7 satellite. The Landsat-7 Teacher's Kit web site of teaching materials is targeted for use by middle school teachers.
I always welcome graduate students that have an interest in any of the above research areas. I also advise students in OSU's Environmental Sciences Graduate Program.
Some of my student's publications include:
Sharma, G., C.J. Merry, P. Goel and M. McCord, 2006. Vehicle detection in 1-m resolution satellite and airborne imagery, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27(4):779-797.
Mupparthy, R. and C.J.
Merry, 2004. Analysis of ocean color algorithms for Lake Erie, Proceedings of
the ASPRS Annual Conference, 23-28 May, Denver, Colorado, 14 p., CD-ROM.
Joshi, M., C.J. Merry,
K.C. Jezek and J.F. Bolzan, 2001. An edge detection technique to estimate melt
duration, season and melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet using passive
microwave data, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 28, no. 15, pp. 3497-3500.
Yang, M.D., R.M. Sykes
and C.J. Merry, 2000. Estimation of algal biological parameters using water
quality modeling and SPOT satellite data, Ecological Modelling, vol. 125, pp.
1-13.
Yang, M.D., C.J.
Merry and R.M. Sykes, 1999. Integration of water quality modeling, remote
sensing, and GIS, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, vol. 35,
no. 2, pp. 253-263.
Joshi, M.D., J.F. Bolzan, K.C. Jezek and
C.J. Merry, 1998. Classification of snow facies on the Greenland Ice Sheet using
passive microwave and SAR imagery, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote
Sensing Symposium, 7-10 July, Seattle, Washington, pp. 1852-1854.
Yang, M.-D., C.J. Merry, and R.M. Sykes, 1996. Adaptive short-term water quality forecasts using remote sensing and GIS, Proceedings of the AWRA Annual Symposium on GIS and Water Resources [eds.: C.A. Hallam, J.M. Salisbury, K.J. Lanfear, and W.A. Battaglin], 22-26 September, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 109-118.
Benosky, C.P. and C.J. Merry, 1995. Automatic extraction of watershed characteristics using spatial analysis techniques with application to groundwater mapping, Journal of Hydrology, 173:145-163.
Wilcox, D.J. and C.J. Merry, 1995. Site selection for the Interlune-1 Mission (abs.), Twenty-sixth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 13-17 March, Houston, Texas, 1503-1504.
Adkins, K.F. and C.J. Merry, 1994. Accuracy assessment of elevation data sets using the Global Positioning System, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60(2):195-202.
Zeff, I.S. and C.J. Merry, 1993. Thematic Mapper data for forest resource allocation, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 59(1):93-99.
Teaching. I teach courses in surveying, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS). Our Master's and PhD program in civil engineering - with a concentration in remote sensing - is further described on our Dept.'s home page. Students that graduate from our program are now working in the government, private industry and at other universities. The courses that I teach are:
CE400.01 and CE400.03 - Introduction to Surveying; Spatial Data Techniques in Civil Engineering (AU qtr)
CE/GS603 - Remote Sensing of Environment (WI qtr)
CE607 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (team taught; AU qtr)
CE608 - Spatial Analysis Techniques in Civil Engineering (SP - alt)
CE806 - Radiometric Measurements and Modeling (SP - alt)
CE808 - Integration of Remote Sensing with Engineering Data Bases (SP- alt)
CE/NR797 - Digital and Field Technologies for Coastal and Environmental Studies (one time - SU 2002)
CE797 - USGIS Virtual Seminar (one time - AU 2002)
CE899 - USGIS Virtual Seminar (one time - AU 2005)
OSU has excellent computer resources for image processing and GIS work. Arc/Info, ArcView, ERDAS Imagine, ERMapper, PCI Geomatics, eCognition, and MIPS software packages are available on PC workstations for use in research and in the classroom.
Student advising. I'm a faculty advisor for Tau Beta Pi, an engineering service organization, and the OSU Ski and Board Club.