Yuri Rzhanov

Yuri Rzhanov is a Research Professor at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire, where he focuses on numerical modeling and image processing for marine applications. His work bridges semiconductor physics foundations with modern underwater 3D scene reconstruction and habitat classification.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Semiconductor Physics, Academy of Science of Russia
• M.S. in Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk State University

Research Interests center on 3D modeling/visualization, underwater image processing, refractive effect compensation, and benthic habitat classification using conventional/multispectral imagery. His career evolved from semiconductor quantum effects to solid-state nonlinear phenomena, then to marine signal/image processing.

Key Collaborators:

• Co-investigators: Larry Mayer, Brian Calder, Jennifer Dijkstra, May-Win Thein
• Co-authors: John Hughes Clarke, Kim Lowell, Thomas Butkiewicz

Grants include projects funded by the US Geological Survey, NOAA, and US Navy (2004–2024) related to seafloor mosaicing, unmanned underwater vehicle coordination, and marine acoustic/image data processing.