Philip N. Slater

Professor Emeritus of Remote Sensing

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-621-4242
  • Email:
    philip.slater@opt-sci.arizona.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Philip N. Slater
    University of Arizona
    Optical Sciences
    Meinel Building
    1630 East University Boulevard
    Tucson, Arizona  85721  USA
Photo:  Professor Emeritus Philip Slater

Education

  • PhD, Imperial College, 1958

  • BS, London University, 1955

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Professor Emeritus, Optical Sciences, 1996-date; Professor, 1967-1996, Chairman of the Committee on Remote Sensing, 1975-1994; Associate Director, Optical Sciences, 1973-1975; Assistant Director, 1968-1973; Research Professor, Steward Observatory, 1966-1967

  • ITT Research Institute: Manager, Optics Research Section, 1962-1966; Research Physicist, 1958-1962

Awards and Honors

  • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Alan Gordon Memorial Award; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Service

  • Department of the Interior and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1995 William T. Pecora Award

  • Optical Society of America, Fellow

  • Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Fellow; Board of Directors

  • Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers, Fellow

Research

  • Specification, design, and evaluation of orbital remote-sensing systems; influence of and correction for atmospheric effects on spectral signatures; methods for absolute radiometric calibration of advanced remote-sensing systems, in particular the Landsat Thematic Mapper and the SPOT/HRVcameras.