Charles M. Bachmann

Charles M. Bachmann is a Professor at the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, part of the College of Science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He also holds the Frederick and Anna B. Wiedman Chair and serves as the CIS Graduate Program Coordinator since 2016.

His research focuses on hyperspectral remote sensing of coastal and desert environments, with expertise in BRDF and radiative transfer modeling, goniometer development, and manifold/graph algorithms for multi-sensor imagery analysis. Recent work emphasizes UAS-based soil moisture and carbon mapping for climate studies.

• Education: AB in Physics (Princeton, 1984), Sc.M. (1986) and Ph.D. (1990) in Physics (Brown University).
• Scientific Awards: U.S. Patents for hyperspectral remote sensing methods.
• Teaching: Radiometry, Radiative Transfer, Mathematical Methods of Imaging Science, and graduate thesis/research courses.
• Students: Mentored research on soil moisture, coastal biomass, and UAS applications.