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Colin N. Brooks, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

Senior Research Scientist
Michigan Tech Research Institute - Michigan Technological University
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Dr. Colin Brooks has over 30 years of experience in the application of remote sensing and GIS technologies to the modeling and understanding of transportation systems and environmental processes. He is a Transportation Practice Area leader and Senior Research Scientist for the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), a research center of Michigan Technological University, where he has focused on transportation research since 2006. He is also a Principal Investigator for MTRI Inc., a small business startup focused on commercializing advanced remote sensing research of the University, where he led development of the Crossing-i drone-enabled rail grade crossing inspection system. In 2005-2006 he was a Senior Scientist for the Altarum Institute, focusing on geospatial analysis for military healthcare solutions, and for risk analysis for contaminated river systems. He was a GIS Analyst for the University of California – Berkeley from 1996 to 2005 where he focused on geospatial analysis for oak woodland conservation and salmonid restoration. From 1993 to 1996, he was a GIS Specialist for the US Forest Service in South Carolina, developing user-friendly map design tools for forestry and also supported ecological analysis.
He has led research projects on developing and demonstration applications of uncrewed aerial system (UAS / drones) using multiple sensor types for bridge condition assessment, traffic monitoring, unpaved road condition evaluation, construction inspection, mapping of invasive aquatic plants, airport pavement inspection, and slope stability assessment. He also leads projects on developing decision support systems to make remote sensing and modeling results available to end users in transportation asset management, power plant risk assessment, and Great Lakes environmental science.
Colin has a Ph.D. in Biology from Michigan Technological University (2020), a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from Duke University (1993), and a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Forestry from Lenoir-Rhyne College (1992).

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