Knut Stamnes

Knut Stamnes is Professor in the Department of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he directs the Light and Life Laboratory. Research develops radiative transfer models for atmosphere-surface systems, with applications in climate science, cryosphere monitoring, and satellite remote sensing. Fellow of OSA and Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.

Research domains include:

• Polarized radiative transfer theory
• Lidar remote sensing of snow/ice
• Machine learning inversion methods
• Atmosphere-ocean-cryosphere interactions

Publications feature advanced radiative transfer tools like AccuRT and VDISORT, with 40% focused on snow/ice optics and 30% on satellite algorithm development. Recent work integrates quantum lidar techniques for cryospheric monitoring.