Kurtis J. Thome

Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

Photo:  Professor Kurtis Thome

Education

  • PhD, The University of Arizona, 1990

  • MS, The University of Arizona, 1989

  • BS, Texas A&M University, 1985

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Professor, Optical Sciences, 2006-date; Associate Professor, Optical Sciences, 2000-2006; Assistant Professor, Optical Sciences, 1994-2000; Assistant Research Scientist, 1991-1994

Research

  • Atmospheric radiative transfermodeling for remote sensing applications; atmospheric correction of satellite imagery; ground-based methods for determining atmospheric constituents; post-launch, absolute, radiometric calibration of satellite systems.