Charles Bostater

Dr. Charles Bostater is an Associate Professor at Florida Institute of Technology's College of Engineering and Science, Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences. He directs the Marine & Environmental Optics & Remote Sensing Lab and the university's Remote Sensing Center. His expertise includes airborne hyperspectral imaging, radiative transfer modeling, and data fusion with photogrammetric engineering imagery.

Research Interests

• Mult-angle hyperspectral imaging systems
• Monte Carlo and analytical radiative transfer models
• Water surface and subsurface target detection
• Vegetation stress detection via remote sensing
• Coastal water quality assessment
• Robotic sensing technologies (STARS)

Notable Achievements

• Elected SPIE Fellow (2019)
• IEEE Senior Member (2022)
• 2019 & 2020 SPIE Community Champion
• 4 international patents for remote sensing probes

Laboratory & Projects

• Director of Marine & Environmental Optics Lab
• BP Oil Spill airborne remote sensing research
• Fluid Mud Flux and SONDES projects
• SEBASTIAN FIND project for coastal monitoring
• Indian River Lagoon hyperspectral signature analysis
• Developed patented noncontact remote sensing tools