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RICHARD K. MOORE
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... At the time of his death, Moore was widely recognized as a pioneering researcher in the radar remote sensing of the Earth, having had a prominent role in the founding research that defined this field. He spent more than 30 years as an electrical engineering faculty member at the University of Kansas (KU)
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... Moore established the interdisciplinary Radar and Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) with support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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... He recognized the remote sensing potential of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) attached to a low-flying aircraft.
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... His most prestigious awards were given in 1995 when he was honored with the Italian Center for Remote Sensing Award and the Australia Prize for Remote Sensing, given to a pioneer in the field of microwave-based satellite remote sensing, and a prolific inventor of new remote sensing devices that helped revolutionize mapping and monitoring of the Earth's surface. Dick's other professional interests and activities included the American Association of University Professors, American Society of Engineering Education, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Antennas and Propagation Society, Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society, Education Society, American Geophysical Union, International Union of Radio Science (URSI)
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... & Wilma S Moore Thesis Award to honor the best graduate thesis and doctoral dissertation in the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department.
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