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Home > Staff > John D. KoutsandreasJohn D. Koutsandreas, Colonel USMC
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Col. Koutsandreas is the Director of the Environmental Field Screening Program that is a unit of the Center for Biomedical and Toxicological Research at Florida State University. His research interests include the use of airborne and satellite sensors to map terrestrial phenomena as well as the classification of satellites for climate-related applications. Many of his research findings are utilized by both the military and civilian sectors. |
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As Director of the Environmental Field Screening Program at Florida State University he is responsible for coordinating research
activities related to the development of improved contaminated site characterization and monitoring methods. In addition, he is
responsible for coordinating interactions with leading scientists who are working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the national laboratories to coordinate interagency
participation in research and technology development initiatives. Col. Koutsandreas is also responsible for organizing
international conferences, workshops, congressional briefings and technical meetings related to advanced monitoring methods,
involving key U.S. Federal agencies and international organizations. Col. Koutsandreas has taught environmental courses in the
graduate school at George Mason University. While at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Col. Koutsandreas
was GEMINI Spacecraft Experiments Manager that involved briefing astronauts on the operational aspects of the experiments to be
conducted during space flight missions. Also while at NASA, he served as the APOLLO Systems Checkout Manager which involved
development of systems specifications for testing the Command Lunar Excursion Module during pre-launch and space flight phases
of operation. He also served as the NASA Earth Resources Survey Aircraft Program Manager which involved experimentation with
remote sensors to determine "signatures" of terrestrial phenomena using U-2 and RB-57 high altitude aircraft. While at the Office
of Naval Research Laboratories, he conducted work related to the monitoring and instrumentation needs of advanced underwater
warfare systems for the SUBROC Program aboard the nuclear SSN-PERMIT Submarine and for the LULU (aerial nuclear mine) Program.
As a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve he commanded various organizations, including the Marine Air Control Squadron-24
and the Volunteer Training Unit-24. He has been highly commended by the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps for his exceptional
contributions to remote sensing research which have lead to significant advances in amphibious operations by the Marine Corps.
Col. Koutsandreas has also co-chaired the 1st Marine Corps Marathon and Chaired the Marine Corps Officers Association Conferences
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