Thomas Hilker Award Committee

Thomas Hilker was an exceptional scientist who contributed greatly to the ForestSAT community, both through his creative and innovative research and his generous kindness to all. The Thomas Hilker award committee selects a recipient who embodies the spirit of this award to honour his legacy.

2026 Committee:

  • Nicholas Coops, Chair

  • Kim Calders

  • Morgan Crowley

  • Maureen Duane

  • Zhengyang Hou

  • Jackie Rosette

  • Caileigh Shoot

  • Carlos Silva

  • Ruben Valbuena

  • Jody Vogeler

Conference Selection Committee

The conference selection committee solicits and reviews proposals for future conference hosts/venues and decides together where the next ForestSAT conference will be held.

ForestSAT 2028 committee:

  • Ross Hill, Bournemouth University, UK

  • Joanne White, Canadian Forest Service, Canada

  • Costanza Borghi, University of Florence, Italy

  • Ron McRoberts, University of Minnesota, USA

  • Lars Waser, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland

  • Michael Watt, Scion, New Zealand

  • Maureen Duane, Univ. of Washington, USA