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Yannick Lasne

Education

Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Planetology from the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, France, 2002-2005.
DEA’s Degree (pre-doctorate diploma / All But Dissertation) in Astrophysics, Planetology, Space Sciences & Techniques, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III (31), France, 2002.
Master’s Degree in Theoretical Physics Physique, University of Bordeaux I, Talence (33), France, 2001.

Research Interests

Radar Remote Sensing for planetary science
Monitoring Surface and Shallow Subsurface Martian Hydrology
Terrestrial & Martian Geology
Electromagnetic Characterization of Geological Materials
Desertification and Hyper-saline Environments

Professional Experience

Member of the Ventures Science Team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology (JPL/CalTech), Pasadena, CA, USA, (2009-present).
NASA Post-Doctoral Position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology (JPL/CalTech), Pasadena, CA, USA, (2008-present).
Reviewer for the IEEE Transaction on Geosciences and Remote Sensing Editorial Board, (2008-present).
Post-Doctoral Position at the TETIS UMR, Remote Sensing Centre, Montpellier (34), France, (2007-2008).
Post-Doctoral Position at the Laboratory of Physics of Wave-Matter Interactions (PIOM) of the Bordeaux National School of Chemistry and Physics (ENSCPB), University of Bordeaux 1, Pessac (33), France, (2006-2007).
Post-Doctoral Position in the POL-InSAR Group (Polarimetric Interferometry SAR), German Space Center (DLR) – Oberpfaffenhöfen (Germany), (2005-2006).
Doctor’s degree of the University of TOULOUSE III – Mention Remote Sensing and Planetology.Doctorate performed at the Aquitaine Observatory of Universe Sciences (OASU), Laboratory of Astrophysics, Astrodynamics, and Aeronomy of Bordeaux (L3AB – UMR 5804), Floirac (33), (2005-2006).
Supervisor of students’ training for Master’s degree in Physics/Astrophysics at the Astronomical Observatory of Bordeaux (OASU-L3AB), Floirac (33), France, (2004-2005).
Student Representative at the OASU/L3AB Laboratory Council, Floirac (33), France, (2003-2005).
Astronomy Teacher Assistant at the University of Bordeaux 1, DEUG Cycle, Talence (33), France, (2003-2005).
Astronomy Teacher Assistant and Astronomical Observations Supervisor at UTLA, Astronomical Observatory of Bordeaux (OASU-L3AB), Floirac (33), (2003-2005).

Selected Awards

NASA Post-doctoral Fellowship (ORAU), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL/Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2007-2010.
CNES Post-doctoral Fellowship, French Space Center, France, 2007.
DLR Postdoctoral Fellowship, German Space Center, Munich, Germany, 2005.
Doctoral Financial Support (MENRT), University Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, SDU2E Doctoral School, 2002-2005.

Selected Publications

Study of hyper-saline deposits and analysis of their signature in airborne and spaceborne SAR data: Example of Death Valley, California, Y. Lasne, P. Paillou, A. Freeman, T. Farr, K. McDonald, G. Ruffié, J.-M. Malézieux, and B. Chapman, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, accepted for publication in IEEE TGRS 2009.
Effect of salinity on the dielectric properties of geological materials : Implication for soil moisture detection by means of remote sensing, Y. Lasne, Ph. Paillou, G. Ruffié, K. McDonald, A. Freeman, T. Farr, J.-M. Malézieux, and B. Chapman, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 46, pp. 1674-1688, 2008.
Study of P-Band SAR performances for Mars exploration: Imaging subsurface geology and detecting shallow moisture », P. Paillou, Y. Lasne, E. Heggy, J.-M. Malézieux, and G. Ruffié, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, Vol 111, No E6, E06S11, April 2006.
Surface and subsurface structures mapping using low frequency radar. A synthesis of the Mauritanian and Egyptian experiments », G. Grandjean, Ph. Paillou, N. Bahgdadi, E. Heggy, T. August, Y. Lasne, Journal of African Earth Sciences on Remote Sensing Applications in Geology, Vol. 44, pp 220-228, 2006.
The contribution of radar satellite imagery to geological exploration in arid areas », N. Baghdadi, G. Grandjean, D. Lahondère, Ph. Paillou, Y. Lasne, C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Geoscience, vol. 337, pp 719-728, 2005.
Effect of multiple scattering on the phase signature of wet subsurface structures: Applications to polarimetric L and C-band SAR, Y. Lasne, Ph. Paillou, G. Ruffié, M. Crapeau, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp 1716-1726, 2005.
A phase signature for detecting subsurface wet structures using polarimetric L-band SAR data, Y. Lasne, Ph. Paillou, Th. August-Bernex, G. Ruffié, G. Grandjean, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1683-1694, 2004.

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