Dr. Scott Madry is a research professor at the University of North Carolina. He is professionally trained as an anthropologist and archaeologist by formal education and a worldwide recognized expert in remote sensing, GPS, GIS and GEOMATICS specialist by training. He has worked for NASA, Rutgers University and the University of North Carolina during the course of his career. He was also for many years associated with the International Space University of Strasbourg, France which he help to create in the 1980s.
Dr. Madry has conducted research projects around the world for over 35 years, looking at various environmental and cultural resource issues which all focus around the complex and interrelated nature of the interaction between human civilizations and their environments over time. He is interested in the application of advanced space technologies for complex regional issues such as land use and human settlement patterns over time, including how societies respond and prepare for environmental change and natural disasters. He is a member of the Global Advisory Committee for the Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide.