Field of Focus
  • Environmental Science
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Habitat Loss
  • Harmful Algal Blooms
  • Hypoxia
  • Pollution
Area of Expertise
Optical Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments
Education
  • Ph.D. in Physics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 1997
  • M.S. in Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 1992
  • B.S. in Physics, University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China, 1989

Dr. Chuanmin Hu works for the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. His research interests are bio-optical properties of coastal and inland waters, including optical measurement protocols, remote sensing algorithms, image processing, and assessment of coastal environments as well as natural and anthropogenic influence on the environments.

Oil Spill Research:
-Oil tracking and impact assessment using satellites