CURRENT TECHNICAL INTERESTS

These are the  areas of study (funded or not)
that are currently being pursued by Dr. Jim.

• Theoretical and practical aspects of radiometry and calibration

• Radiometric standards and instrumentation - design and calibration

• Optical radiation detectors for the ultraviolet, visible and infrared

• Self-calibration and quantum-efficient detectors

• Ultra-low uncertainty spectrophotometry

• Radiometric instrumentation for planetary exploration

• Ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiometric systems

• Radiometric temperature measurements

• Solar and atmospheric radiometry

• Radiometric properties of the Moon

• Radiometric properties of materials (index of refraction, BRDF and BDTF)

• Educating the uninformed about  radiometry (SUN)

• New methods for classroom and lab instruction

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