Mainul is a PhD candidate in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES) and is working with Dr. Susan Meerdink in the Lab for Observing and Quantifying Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems (LOQATE). He studies the mapping of Bur Oak Blight (BOB) severity and extent across selected study sites in North Iowa using imaging and non-imaging hyperspectral remote sensing technologies. His primary focus is on understanding the photosynthetic ability of blighted leaves using leaf hyperspectral and gas exchange data. In addition, he aims to explore the spectral variability of blighted leaves using leaf spectroscopy and the classification of BOB severity levels using satellite imagery. He uses different statistical methods in Python and the R environment to observe and analyze the interactions. He is teaching the Foundations of GIS Laboratory, an introductory-level GIS course open to anyone interested in using GIS.