Awards and Honors

• (2011) Honored at UAF author's reception for edited book Coal and peat fires: A global perspective, Volume 1, Coal- combustion and geology
• (2011) Online curricula on Arctic sea ice selected for inclusion in the NSF Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) collection
• (2010) Terris and Katrina Moore Prize for outstanding research at the Geophysical Institute (first female recipient)
• (2009) Best Technical Paper Award to team for paper on CO2 emissions from coalfires presented at the Annual International Coal Conference by Kolker
• (2008) Recognition from UAF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for Excellence in Teaching
• (2006) Teaching Excellence: Dean’s Annual Recognition List

Memberships

• Professional Societies:
  • American Geophysical Union - Life member
  • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • Association of Women Geoscientists
  • Geological Society of America
  • Indian Geological Congress - Life member
  • Indian Society of Remote Sensing - Life member
  • National Association of Geoscience Teachers
  • Sigma Xi, Alaska Chapter - Life member
  • Alaska Geological Society
• Working Groups:
  • Member, NASA’s Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) Thermal Infrared Science Working Group (since 2007).
  • Chair, Data Access Working Group for the Digital Library of Earth Science Education (DLESE) (2005-2007); member since 2004
  • Member, Education Evaluation Working Group for ESSE21 (2005-2006)
• Science Investigation Teams:
  • Member, Science Investigation team for BIRD data, a satellite infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (1999-2005)
  • Member, Science Investigation team for FOCUS, a planned satellite thermal infrared sensor of the German Space Agency (2003-2004)