Ryan Slapikas
PhD candidate at Florida State University
Ryan Slapikas is a PhD candidate at Florida State University in the department of Geography. Ryan's research concentrates on lineage-based spectral traits of grasses and bridging airborne hyperspectral data to satellite data to evaluate phenology metrics across broader gradients. His academic pursuits extend to invasive species distribution, biogeography, machine learning, and object detection within ecological contexts. He also likes to develop coding packages and apps.
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