Ronny Schroeder received the B.Sc. degree in geography from Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, the M.Sc. degree in geography with emphasis in climatology and remote sensing from the same university and the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany, and the Dr. rer. nat. degree from the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, in 2000, 2004, and 2016, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Scientist with the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, a Visiting Independent Advisor, and a Research Associate with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, and Environmental CrossRoads Initiative, CREST Institute, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. His research interest includes synergy of passive and active microwave remote sensing data to monitor Earth's water and carbon cycles. Recently his focus has shifted toward transforming research to real-world operations that directly benefit society. Dr. Schroeder has been a member of the American Geophysical Union since 2007.