Jeremy Kravitz, PhD
Senior Hyperspectral Scientist
Pixxel
2301 Rosecrans ave suite 4150
El Segundo CA 90245
Personal email: jeremy.kravitz@gmail.com
Work email: jeremy@pixxel.space
Bio
I am a biological oceanographer, remote sensing scientist, and modeler currently working with private aerospace company Pixxel. Throughout my career I have gained extensive field and laboratory experience researching the connections between biological and optical information for a variety of ecosystems. I am interested in our ability to scale our research capacity to large time and spatial scales using the most advanced hyperspectral satellite imagery. I have been involved in a wide range of investigations from coral reef ecology, biogeochemistry, harmful algal blooms, and advanced modeling. Although I am not involved in academic research any longer, I am still passionate about the pursuit of knowledge and continuing to push the boundaries of remote sensing applications, now as senior scientist with the industry's most advanced hyperspectral satellite image provider at Pixxel!
Latest Publication
Simulated Inherent Optical Properties of Aquatic Particles using The Equivalent Algal Populations (EAP) model
In this work, published in NATURE Scientific Data, we use a two-layer coated sphere scattering model to simulate hyperspectral absorption, scatter, and backscatter characteristics for roughly 80 different species of phytoplankton, spanning 16 ecologically relevant phytoplankton groups found in global marine and freshwater environments. We present to the public spectral libraries of optical properties which account for the main drivers of phytoplankton optical variability. This codebase and dataset will be invaluable as we develop next-generation algorithms for understanding global phytoplankton distributions and effects on carbon stocks.