Enrique Montaño
About Enrique Montaño
Enrique Montaño is a Mendenhall Fellow and Research Geographer at the U.S. Geological Survey and an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University, specializing in environmental science and policy. He has extensive experience in remote sensing, conservation, and ecological modeling, with a strong academic background in geography.
Work at U.S. Geological Survey
Enrique Montaño has been employed at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a Mendenhall Fellow and Research Geographer since 2016. His role involves conducting research that integrates multi-scalar terrestrial observations from international sensors to enhance conservation and ecological models. Prior to this position, he worked as a BioGeographer and Remote Sensing Scientist at USGS for five months in 2016. His contributions to the agency include the development of new remote sensing products and models, as well as improving model accuracy through revised data aggregation protocols.
Education and Expertise
Enrique Montaño holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Geographical Science from the University of Maryland College Park. He also earned a Master of Science (M.S.) and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Geography from The University of New Mexico. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his research interests, which focus on the application of remote sensing and ecological modeling. He has taught a graduate course on Environmental Science Data and the R Language, emphasizing data processing, analysis, and visualization methods.
Background
Enrique Montaño has a diverse professional background in geography and environmental science. He worked at the Bureau of Land Management as a Geographer from 2004 to 2007 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He also served as a Co-Investigator for the Land Portal Internet Support (LAPIS) III project at the University of Maryland from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he was a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Maryland from 2007 to 2013, where he contributed to various research initiatives.
Teaching Experience
Currently, Enrique Montaño is an Adjunct Professor in the Environmental Science and Policy Department at George Mason University, a position he has held since 2018. He previously served as Affiliate Faculty in the same department from 2017 to 2018. In his teaching, he emphasizes the importance of reproducible science by explaining the documentation and sharing of workflows and pipelines, which are essential for effective research practices.