Marcus E. Engdahl

Marcus E. Engdahl received the M.Sc. degree in technology (technical physics) from the Helsinki University of Technology, in 1996, and the D.Sc. degree in technology (electrical engineering) from Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, in 2013. In 1999, he completed the Summer Session Course, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, organized by the International Space University (Strasbourg, France). He has been an Earth Observation Applications Engineer with ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy since August 2003. In ESA, he has been involved with algorithm development and scientific data utilization of ERS-1/2, Envisat, Sentinel-1, and CryoSat-2 missions. He is actively involved with the evolution of the Sentinel-1 mission and preparation for the BIOMASS mission. He is responsible for the ESA SNAP toolbox development, including Sentinel-1 Toolbox and its predecessor ESA NEST toolbox. His research interests include biogeophysical parameter retrieval from multitemporal InSAR data, scientific utilization of SAR and InSAR data, algorithm and software development, remote sensing of the cryosphere, glaciology, and monitoring of the polar ice sheets from space.