Dr. Johannsen is Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Director Emeritus of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS) at Purdue University. He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Nebraska in Agronomy (1959 and 1961, respectively) and his Ph.D. in Soil Physics from Purdue University (1969). Johannsen's professional experience includes employment with the USDA Soil Conservation Service, Chevron Chemical Company, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of California-Davis, Space Imaging Inc and Purdue University.
Dr. Johannsen first joined the Agronomy faculty at Purdue University in 1963 developing a land use extension position and later teaching and conducting soil physics research relating to remote sensing applications of soil resources and land use. He served as a program leader of LARS from 1966 to 1972. From 1972 to 1985 he held research and extension positions at the University of Missouri and was a visiting scientist at the University of California (1980-81). In 1985 he returned to Purdue University as Director of the Agricultural Data Network (ADN) and was also appointed Director of LARS. From 1988-96 he served as Director of the Natural Resources Research Institute (renamed the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Institute in 1994), which had LARS within its structure. In 1996-97, he was a Visiting Chief Scientist with Space Imaging Inc developing agricultural applications of remote sensing.
He is Co-Editor of a book titled "Remote Sensing for Resource Management," contributor to 11 book chapters and author or co-author of over 225 papers and articles. He served as International President of the Soil and Water Conservation Society in 1982-83. He is currently active in many professional societies including SWCS, the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and the International Union of Soil Science.
He has served on many national and international committees and activities including:
Earth Sciences Committee, National Research Council (2005-07)
European Hyperspectral Committee (2001-05), Chair (2004-05)
Agenda21 Committee, National Research Council, (2001-02)
Space Studies Board, National Research Council (1998-01), SSB Exec. Committee (1998-01)
Committee on Earth Sciences, National Research Council (1996-98), Committee on Remote Sensing Applications (2000-02)
User Working Group, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Consortium of International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (1996-03)
ASA Organization, Policy and ByLaws (1994-96), Strategic Planning Committee (1995-97)
SSSA Council on History (1989-present), Vice Chair (1992-2003)
USDA Blue Ribbon Panel on Natural Resources Inventories and Performance Measurement, Chair (1995-97)
Board of Directors, Ecologistics Limited LLC (1994-2003), President (2001-03)
ASPRS Awards Committee, (1985-2003), Chairperson (1988-1993); EOSAT Award Committee, Chair, (1990-91), Fellow Committee (1992-Present)
His professional accomplishments and contributions are:
Developed an extension and research program that has been recognized for emphasis in soil survey, remote sensing, resource data base development, strip mine reclamation, municipal waste utilization and precision farming.
Principal Investigator for numerous research, educational and application grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Missouri Department of Conservation.
Instrumental in organization of Missouri Geographic Resources Center (1980) at University of Missouri-Columbia. Served as the GRC Director from 1981-1984.
Developed the first Agronomy Extension land use program. (Purdue University, 1963-65).
Assisted in the organization of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS) at Purdue University (1965). Appointed as LARS Director during its reorganization (1985-Present).
Established Ecologistics Limited, LLC as an environmental consulting firm, Board of Directors (1994-2003)
Developed and taught a course at Purdue University on contamination of air, soil and water. Taught same course on educational TV live to nine different locations. Currently teaching Agronomy 545, Remote Sensing of Land Resources & AGRY 598G, Remote Sensing Seminar.
Taught numerous workshops and short courses on soil surveys, municipal waste, precision agriculture and remote sensing topics. Served as key lecturer for FAO Training Course on "Remote Sensing for Improving Food Production" in Nairobi, Kenya (Nov. 28-Dec. 16, 1983); FAO/UNRO/WMO/ESA Training Course on "Remote Sensing Applications to Agricultural Drought and Desertification" in Rome, Italy (June 29 - July 10, 1987) and Ministry of Agriculture and Water Training Course on "Principles of Remote Sensing; FAO Training Course on "Remote Sensing for Improving Food Production." in Nairobi, Kenya (November 1987); “Use of Computers in Processing Remotely Sensed Derived Data" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (March 1988), “Exploring Precision Farming” in Buena Vista, FL, USA (1998, 2000) “Site Specific Farming,” Cooperative Extension Service, Mississippi State University (2001) and the Diagnostic Training Center, Purdue (2001, 2002), and CCA Spatial Technology Training-Springfield, IL & Kendalville, IN (2003).
Organized and led 4 exchanges of Indiana and French farmer exchanges called Agridays. This exchange provided the opportunity for farmers and their spouses to stay overnight with their foreign counterparts and learn about farming management and practices within another country. Agridays was supported by the Indiana Humanities Council and the French American Foundation.
Recognized as a national and international authority in land use and agricultural applications of remote sensing technology and geographic information systems.
His awards and specific recognitions are:
Dr. Johannsen is a Fellow of five societies: the American Society of Agronomy (1981), the Soil Science Society of America (1981), the Soil and Water Conservation Society (1985) the American Society of Photogrammetry of Remote Sensing (2000) and the Indiana Academy of Science (2002). Other honors and awards include the Certificate of Achievement, Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association (2006); Hugh Hammond Bennett Award, SWCS (2005); Global Facilitator Award (2004), International Service Award (2000, 1987), Certificate of Achievement, Epsilon Sigma Phi; Career Award, Purdue Cooperative Extension Specialist Association (2003); Alumni Merit Award, University of Nebraska (1995); Outstanding Service Award - ASPRS (1992), SWCS (1978); NASA Technology Innovation Award (1979); National President Citation - ASPRS (1991), SWCS (1990, 1981); and Distinguished Service Award, Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (1982); and National SWCS Commendation Award (1975). He is a member of Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon honoraries. He is listed in Who's Who in American Men and Women of Science; Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the Midwest; Who's Who in Technology Today; Who's Who in Environment and Energy Management; Who's Who in Science and Engineering; Men of Achievement, Lexington Who's Who and The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
RECENT SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
Erickson, B. J., C. J. Johannsen, J. J. Vorst and L.L. Biehl. 2004. Using Remote Sensing to Assess Stand Loss and Defoliation in Maize, Photogram. Eng. & Remote Sensing, Vol. 70: (No.6): 717-722.
Adam, S., I. Vitse, C. Johannsen and J. Monbaliu. 2006. Sediment Type Unsupervised Classification of the Molenplaat, Westerschelde Estuary, The Netherlands. European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories, EARSeL eProceedings Vol. 5 (2): 146-160.
Mercuri P. A., B.A. Engel and C. J. Johannsen . 2006. Evaluation and Accuracy Assessment of High-Resolution IFSAR DEMs in Low-Relief Areas. International Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 27 (13): 2767-2786, July.
Hager, B.R., S. Brantley, J. Bloxham, R. Eisner, A. Goetz, C.J. Johannsen , J. Kirchner, W. Rose, H. Shah, D. Smit, H. Zebker and M. Zuber. 2007. Chapter 8: Solid-Earth Hazards, Natural Resources, and Dynamics, Earth Science Systems, pp 217-255, In Andres, R.A. B. Moore III, et al. (Editors), Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
Pantaleoni, E., B.A. Engel and C.J. Johannsen . 2007. Identifying Agricultural Flood Damage Using Landsat Imagery. Precision Agriculture 8:27-36.
Morris, D.K., K.W. Ross and C. J. Johannsen . 2008. The Characterization of Soil Properties to Develop "Soil Management/Mapping Units" Using High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data Sets. Journal of Terrestrial Observation, Purdue University Press. Vol. 1:3-37. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jto/vol1/iss1/art4/
Carter, P.G., C.J. Johannsen and B.A. Engel. 2008. Recognizing Patterns Within Cropland Vegetation: A Crop Anomaly Classification System, Journal of Terrestrial Observation, Purdue University Press, Vol. 1:38-49. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jto/vol1/iss1/art5/
Getman, D, J. Harbor, C.J. Johannsen, B. Engel, and G. Shao. 2008. Improving the Accuracy of Historic Satellite Image Classification by Combining Low-Resolution Multispectral Data and High-Resolution Panchromatic Data. Journal of Terrestrial Observation. Purdue University Press. Vol. 1: 70-87. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jto/vol1/iss1/art8/