Roshanak Darvish

Roshanak Darvish (Associate Professor at the Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente) specializes in quantitative remote sensing for plant ecophysiological trait mapping and ecosystem modeling. Her work advances vegetation health monitoring, stress detection, and biodiversity assessment using multiplatform satellite data.

• Leading contributor to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in climate action and biodiversity
• 2024 NL-CGIAR Senior Expert in Plant Health
• Active in international research projects (BioClima, OBSGESSION, E-shape, NextGEOSS)
• Advocate for women in Earth observation science via EO4ALL initiative
• Co-chair of LNVH Associate Professor Sounding Board Group

Her research combines Sentinel-2, Hyperspectral Imaging, and Machine Learning to address agricultural stressors (heat, pests), vegetation productivity, and microbiome mapping. Recent work applies DESIS satellite and eDNA for forest biodiversity analysis.

Scientific awards include:

• IEEE ICGMRS Best Oral Presentation (2025)
• ICM Geomatics Paper Prize (2012)
• EO4ALL Inclusive Earth Observation Award (2022)
• ISPRS Young Researcher Travel Award (2008)

Supervises MSc/PhD students and collaborates with teams across Europe and the Majority World. Her publications span remote sensing journals, climate-adapted agriculture, and ecosystem integrity modeling.