John Volin

Professor and Department Head

Department of Natural Resources and Engineering

Dr. John Volin is Professor and Department Head in the UConn Department of Natural Resources and the Environment and Director of Environmental Science. He is working with a talented doctoral candidate, Jason Parent, to investigate how remote sensing technologies can be applied to assessing and managing the roadside vegetation. They will introduce you to Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) and how this technology can paint a digital 3-d picture of the forest edge, providing utilities and communities with important information about potential risk and work prioritization.