Keith Morrison

Keith Morrison received the B.Sc. degree in physics with astrophysics from the University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K., in 1983, and the Ph.D. degree in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, U.K., in 1987. He has been involved in SAR research for over two decades, and has taught in the subject for 15 years. His first job was with the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, U.K., during 1987–1994. This was followed by a research post at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K., during 1994–2000, based within the Sheffield Centre for Earth Observation Science. During 2000–2002, he worked at DERA/QinetiQ in Malvern. Between 2002 and 2016, he was at Cranfield University, Cranfield, U.K. Over this interval, he also undertook a sabbatical at the University of Adelaide in 2005, and then at the Microwaves Institute of the German Aerospace Centre, Wessling, in 2007. Since 2016, he has been a Professor in earth observation with satellite radars at the University of Reading, Reading, U.K. He has carried out extensive field campaigns across Europe, including three successive winter campaigns measuring the radar signature of Alpine snow. More recently, indoor measurements have been used to develop models for the utilization of SAR phase for soil moisture measurement. He has been involved in the technical and scientific committees of many international conferences and expert panels. His main research interest include the development and application of ground-based SAR imaging and signal processing techniques applied to environmental remote sensing for the retrieval of bio- and geophysical parameters. This has involved the design and build of world-leading indoor laboratory and outdoor field-based SAR systems. Studies have utilized the frequency range 0.3–50 GHz. Dr. Morrison received awards for best conference paper and best annual journal publication. He was presented with an achievement award by NASA in 1998.