Dr. John Schott is The Frederick and Anna B. Wiedman Professor in RIT's Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science. He has been a respected member of RIT's faculty since 1981. His early impact at RIT laid the cornerstone for the university's imaging science program, where he has been a leading researcher, educator, and mentor of students for decades. From this post, John has also been a part of NASA's Landsat Science Team, and the founding director of the Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing (DIRS) Laboratory at RIT.