Paul Pickell

Paul Pickell is an Assistant Professor of Geomatics in the Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. His work focuses on education and pedagogy in forestry, sustainable forest management, and technology-driven innovation in environmental monitoring.

• University: University of British Columbia
• School: Faculty of Forestry
• Department: Department of Forest Resources Management
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Dr. Pickell's research integrates geomatics, remote sensing, and fire ecology to analyze forest dynamics across boreal ecosystems. He explores drought-fire associations, anthropogenic disturbance regimes, and forest fragmentation patterns, leveraging Landsat time series and airborne laser scanning data for large-scale ecological surveillance.

His publications reveal a strong emphasis on fire research, boreal forest monitoring, and geospatial analysis. Key trends include algorithm development for fuel type classification, predictive modeling of burn windows, and longitudinal studies of forest recovery post-disturbance.