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Soizik Laguette, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. Earth Systems Science and Policy
University of North Dakota

Address:
     Department of Earth Systems Science and Policy
     John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences
     Box 9007
     University of North Dakota
     Grand Forks, ND 58202-9007

telephone:
fax:
e-mail:
701.777.2532
701.777.2940
Laguette@aero.und.edu


Areas of Interests
My research interests focus on remote sensing of crop physiology and crop cultivation to improve cropping system while attaining environmental benefits, on harnessing remote sensing to improve bioenergy efficiency, and on developing and consolidating the bridge between researchers and end-users community by teaching in an adult outreach setting.

The work is conducted on Hard Red Spring (HRS) wheat and involves investigating the use of remote sensing data and other spatial technologies, together with classical agrometeorological data, to estimate crop quantity and quality; specifically wheat protein content and crop default of quality, such as fungus infection spreading. My work shows that for HRS wheat there is a significant linear relationship between four N treatments and the final grain protein content. It's also been demonstrated that remote sensing data can be use to differentiate healthy hard red spring wheat from diseased ones. In the future I would like to model the interaction between environmental factors, crop managements, and physiological crop characteristics, in order to produce predictive data sets on crop quantity and quality, and potential diseased spreading risk maps.
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Work/Professional Experience
2004-present Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, Department of Earth System Science and Policy & Earth System Science Institute

2002-2004 Assistant Research Professor, University of North Dakota, Department of Earth System Science and Policy & Earth System Science Institute

1999-2002 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of North Dakota, Earth Systems Science Institute

1997-1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG), University of Montana.

1993-1997 Graduate Research Assistant, Joint Research Centre of the European Union (Ispra, Italy).

1992-1993 Junior Engineer, The Joint Laboratory of Remote Sensing CEMAGREF-ENGREF (Montpellier, France).

1992 Junior Engineer, GUTLAR (Montpellier, France).

1991-1992 Junior Engineer, GUTLAR - The Joint Laboratory of Remote Sensing CEMAGREF-ENGREF (Montpellier, France).

1990-1991 Junior Engineer, GUTLAR (Montpellier, France).

1989 Junior Engineer, CEMAGREF (Montpellier, France).

1986-1987 Press Attachée, Conseil Régional Midi Pyrénées (Toulouse, France).

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Education
Ph.D. 1997, ENGREF (French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering) Paris, France, Agricultural Engineering.
M.S. 1989, Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III, France, Land Reclamation and Rural Development.
B.S. 1987 Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse III, France, Vegetal Biology.
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Professional Affiliations
American Society of Agronomy
American Society of Photogrametry and Remote Sensing
IEEE Geosciences & Remote Sensing Society
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
Soil Science Society of America.
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Publications

Papers, Peer-reviewed
2003
Seelan, S.k., Laguette, S., Casady, G.M., and Seielstad, G., 2003. Remote sensing application for precision Agriculture: A learning community approach. Remote Sensing of Environment. 88:157-169.

2002
Seielstad, G.A., S. Laguette, S. Seelan, L. Welling. 2002. Applications of Remote Sensing to Precision Agriculture with Dual Economic and Environmental Benefits. 29th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Buenos Aires.

Seelan, S., O. Beeri, D. Baumgardner, G. Casady, S. Laguette, and G. Seielstad. 2002 “A Crop and Range Alert System in the U.S. Northern Great Plains” 9th International SPIE Symposium on Remote Sensing, Agia Pelagia, Greece.

2001
Laguette, S., Seelan S., Casady G., Wyatt E., Wivell C., 2001. Helping farmers and ranchers to use remote sensing as a basic Management tool: a development of an interactive remote sensing and image processing teaching process. IGARRS’2001, Sydney, Australia. VI: 2881-2883.

Laguette, S., G. Seielstad, S, Seelan, C. Wivell, D. Olsen, R. Lawrence, G. Nielsen, J. Rattling Leaf, D. Clay, K. Dalsted, 2001. Precision farming management via information dissemination. IGARRS’2001, Sydney, Australia. II:837-839.

Laguette, S., Seielstad G.A., Selan S., Wivell C.E., Clay D.E., Dalsted K., Reese C., Nielason G.A., Lawrence R.L., Maynard C., Rattling Leaf J., 2001. Rapid integration of remote sensed data into in-field management decisions. Third European Conference on Precision Agriculture. June 18-20 2001, Montpellier, France. 229-234.

Seielstad, G.A., S. Laguette, S. Seelan, R. Lawrence, G. A. Nielsen, D. Clay, K. Dalsted. 2001. Applications of Remote Sensing to Precision Agriculture with Dual Economic and Environmental Benefits. 8th International Conference on Remote Sensing, SPIE, Toulouse.

1998
Vossen P., de Groof H., Loudjani Ph., Supit I., Genovese G., Laguette S., 1998. Early assessment of national crop yield: The approach developed by the MARS-STAT Project on behalf of the European Commission. Proceeding COST77, 79, 711 – International Symposium on Applied Agrometeorology and Agroclimatology – Volos, Greece, 24 to 26 April 1996. Publication EUR 18328 EN of the official Publication of the E.U. 389-394.

1997
Laguette S., Vidal A., Vossen P., 1997. Télédétection et estimation des rendements en blé en Europe. Ingénieries – EAT, 12:19-33.

1995
Laguette S., Vidal A., Vossen P., 1995. Using satellite data into a productivity model. Proceeding IGARSS’95, Florence, Italy, 10-14 July 1995. 1465-1467.

Laguette S., Vidal A., Vossen P., 1995. Monitoring of yield indicators in Europe by combined use of NOAA-AVHRR and an agrometeorological model. Proceeding Of the international colloquium Photosynthesis and remote sensing, Montpellier, France, 28-30 August 1995. 323-326.

1993
Vidal A., Taconet O., Moran S., Rahman A.F., Pelgrum H., Rijckenberg G.J., Normand M., Cellier P., Humes K., Laguette S., Olivier P., Rakatoarivony L., Vidal-Majar D., Clark T., Van Leeuwen H., 1993. Estimation of surface fluxes during Mac-Europe 1991 campaign using combined microwave and optical data. Proceeding Of CO-MEAS’93, Albuquerque NM, 22-25 March 1993, 90-94.

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Technical reports, Workshop books
1998
Laguette, S., Vidal A., Vossen P., 1998. Using NOAA-AVHRR data to forecast wheat yields at a European Scale. In "Agrometeorological Applications for Regional Crop Monitoring and Production" by Rijks D., Terres J.M., Vossen P., Accounts of the EU support group on agrometeorology (SUGRAM) 1991-1996. Publication EUR 17735 EN of the Office for Official Publication of the E.U. 131-146.

1997
Laguette S., Vidal A., 1997. Contract n° 11836-96-05 F1ED ISP F (between the CEMAGREF - ENGREF Remote Sensing Laboratory and the Joint Research Centre of the European Union - Space Applications Institute). Integrated Use of satellite and ground data for the quantitative estimation of wheat yield in the E.U. : modelling and validation - Final report. 21 pp.

1996
Laguette S., Vidal A., Vossen P., 1996. Wheat canopy productivity model at a European scale using NOAA-AVHRR data. Comparison with an agrometeorological model. COST 77 Workshop - the use of remote sensing technique in agricultural meteorology practice. Budapest, Hungary - 19 and 20 September 1995. Publication EUR 16924 EN of the Office for Official Publication of the E.U. 289 pp. 49-60.

1995
Laguette S., 1995. Combined use of NOAA-AVHRR Indices and agrometeorological Model for Yield Forecasting. Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe on Agrometeorological Models: Theory and Applications in the MARS Project. Publication EUR 16008 EN of the official Publication of the E.U. 246 pp. 197-208.

1992
Laguette S., Segala B., 1992. L’acquisition des données satellitaires, aériennes et de terrain sur deux zones d’études Languedoc Roussillon. Avril 1992. Pôle Télédétection Languedoc-Roussillon. 50 pp. + annexes. (Satellite, aerial, and ground data acquisition over two studies zones in the Languedoc-Roussillon Region)

LCT cemagref-ENGREF ESAP, Contrat CNES 90/CNES/00336, 1992. Impact de la sécheresse sur les productions agricoles. Complémentarité des données NOAA-AVHRR et SPOT HRV - Note de synthèse, 18 pp. (Drought consequences on agricultural productions – complementarity of NOAA-AVHRR and SPOT HRV data)

1991
LCT cemagref-ENGREF ESAP, Contrat CNES 90/CNES/00336, 1991. Impact de la sécheresse sur les productions agricoles. Complémentarité des données NOAA-AVHRR et SPOT HRV - Rapport phase 1. 36 pp. (Drought impact on agricultural productions – complementarity of NOAA-AVHRR and SPOT HRV data – phase 1 Report)

1990
Laguette S., Royer A., 1990. La stratification régionale Languedoc-Roussillon. Décembre 1990. Pôle Télédétection Languedoc Roussillon. 80 pp. (Languedoc-Roussillon regional stratification).

Maurel P., Laguette S., Passouant M., 1990. Télédétection et occupation des sols, Casier 1 du périmètre irrigué BRL-Nîmes. Août 1990. LCT cemagref-ENGREF. 63 pp + annexes. (Remote sensing and land use: Casier 1 of the BRL-Nîmes irrigated perimeter.).
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Thesis:
1997
Laguette, S., 1997. Use of NOAA-AVHRR data for wheat monitoring and forecasting at the European scale. Montpellier (France), Thèse de doctorat, Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forêts - Centre de Montpellier, 170 pp.

1989
Laguette, S., 1989. Bilan de la politique agricole dans le parc national des Cévennes: évolution des milieux naturels. Mémoire en vue de l’obtention du DESS Aménagement Rural Développement Local. Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier III. 36 pp. (Assessment of agricultural policy in the Cévennes National Park: natural habitat evolution - Degree of the Specialized Graduation Studies in Rural Management and Local Development.)
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Presentation at conference, Seminars, Invited Talk, Posters.
2003
Laguette, S., 2003. Remote sensing principles. Farm Credit Services of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Laguette, S., 2003. Broken tools make for a long summer: assessing the quality of ASD hand field spectroradiometer data. University of North Dakota.

Laguette, S., S. Seelan, P. Carter and J. Peterson. 2003. Training Producers to Use Remote Sensing for Farming activities. American Society of Agronomy, North Central Branch Annual Meeting.

Seelan, S., D. Baumgartner, O Beeri, P. Carter, G. Casady, S. Laguette and G. Seielstad. 2003. Remote Sensing for Risk Management and Sustainable Development – Experiences from an End User Oriented Crop and Range Alert System. 30th International Symposium of Environment, Honolulu, Hawaii..

2002
Laguette, S., 2002. Estimate Pre-Harvest Wheat Protein Content Using Remote Measurement of Chlorophyll Content. University of North Dakota.

Laguette, S., 2002. The importance of information dissemination for precision agriculture adoption. CNERTA (National Center of Studies and Resources in Advance Technologies), France.

2001
Laguette, S., Seelan S., Wivell C., Clay D., Dalsted K., Reese C., Lawrence R., Maynard C., Rattling Leaf J., 2001. Rapid integration of remote sensing data into in-field management decision: from acquisition to use of data. ASPRS annual conference, St. Louis.

Seelan, S., R. Green, S. Laguette and C. Wivell. 2001. Assessment of Damage to Sugarbeet Crop Due to Errant Defoliant Chemical Drift. Presented at the Third International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry (ERIM), Denver.

Welling, L., J. Rask, S. Laguette, S. Seelan, and G. Seielstad. 2001. The Northern Great Plains Center for People and the Environment: Building Learning Communities Toward a Sustainable Future. Presented at the Global Change Science Conference: Challenges of a Changing Earth, Amsterdam.

Seielstad, G.A., S. Laguette, S. Seelan, R. Lawrence, M. Henry, C. Maynard, K. Dalsted, J. Rattling Leaf. 2001. Applications of Remote Sensing to Precision Agriculture. Invited paper presented at the 2001 Spring meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Boston.

Laguette S., G. Seielstad, S, Seelan, C. Wivell, D. Olsen, R. Lawrence, G. Nielsen, J. Rattling Leaf, D. Clay, K. Dalsted, 2001. Precision Farming Management via Information Dissemination. IGARRS’2001, Sydney, Australia.

Laguette S., Seelan S., Wivell C., Clay D., Dalsted K., Reese C., Lawrence R., Maynard C., Rattling Leaf J., 2001. Rapid integration of remote sensing data into in-field management decision: from acquisition to use of data. ASPRS annual conference, St. Louis.

Laguette S., Seelan S., Casady G., Wyatt E., Wivell C., 2001. Helping Farmers and Ranchers to Use Remote Sensing As a Basic Management Tool: a Development of an Interactive Remote Sensing and Image Processing Teaching Process. IGARRS’2001, Sydney, Australia.

Laguette S., Seielstad G.A., Selan S., Wivell C.E., Clay D.E., Dalsted K., Reese C., Nielason G.A., Lawrence R.L., Maynard C., Rattling Leaf J., 2001. Rapid integration of remote sensed data into in-field management decisions. Third European Conference on Precision Agriculture. June 18-20 2001, Montpellier, France.
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