Willem van Leeuwen

Dr. Willem van Leeuwen is a Professor at the University of Arizona and serves as the Director of the Arizona Remote Sensing Center. His research focuses on understanding the dynamics of soil and vegetation ecosystems and their responses to climate variability and human interactions. He specializes in applying remote sensing and geospatial tools to monitor and assess natural resources, with specific expertise in phenology, land degradation, post-wildfire recovery, and land use and land cover change.