Dr. Alicia Peduzzi

Assistant Professor, Precision Forestry- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Dr. Alicia Peduzzi received her Ph.D. in Forestry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2011. Her research focus is on applying remote sensing science to vegetation assessment and management of natural resources, with particular emphasis on developing methodologies for precision forestry. She started as an assistant professor in precision forestry at UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources in August 2020. Before UGA, she worked for the USDA Forest Service, the Woodwell Climate Research Center, and the World Bank. Over the years, Dr. Peduzzi has worked with pine plantations in the Southeast U.S. as well as with temperate and tropical natural forests, and her remote sensing expertise includes the utilization of LiDAR, radar, and optical data derived from satellites, airborne, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Her research has concentrated on generating predictive models of vegetation biophysical parameters to evaluate and monitor tree growth and productivity and, more importantly, to inform decision-making processes.