Background:

Ph.D., Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
B.S., Environmental Engineering Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993

Research Interests:

Dr. Cochrane’s research focuses on understanding spatial patterns, interactions and synergisms between multiple physical and biological factors that affect ecosystems. Recent work has emphasized human dimensions of land-cover change and the potential for sustainable development. Ongoing research projects aim to understand disturbance regime changes resulting from various forms of forest degradation, including fire, fragmentation and logging. Dr. Cochrane’s interdisciplinary work combines ecology, remote sensing and other fields of study to provide a landscape perspective of dynamic processes involved in land-cover change.

Prior to joining the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, Dr. Cochrane lived and worked in Brazil, studying fire in the Amazon and designing large drought -simulation experiments. He has also conducted work in the Antarctic, as well as above and below many of the World's oceans. Currently he is a Senior Scientist and Professor at the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University.
 

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