Maxwell Cook
Research Associate IV
Longmont, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMaxwell Cook is a PhD candidate and Research Associate IV specializing in remote sensing, GIS, and wildfire ecology with eight years of applied experience translating satellite and earth-observation data into actionable insights for wildfire resilience. He combines advanced statistical and machine learning methods, cloud computation, and cross-sensor data harmonization to map fuels, quantify fire intensity, and inform collaborative decision support across the western US. A senior wildland fire spatial analyst at the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute and a longtime member of Earth Lab and CIRES, he builds open-science research products that bridge academic rigor and on-the-ground management needs. His background in conservation GIS, cartography, and geoweb development—paired with hands-on field work in restoration ecology—gives him a rare end-to-end perspective from data collection to policy-relevant outputs.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Degree in Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Natural Resource Management Ecological Restoration Spatial Information Management, Degree in Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Natural Resource Management Ecological Restoration Spatial Information Management at Colorado State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Geography (Remote Sensing GIScience and Wildfire Ecology), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Geography (Remote Sensing GIScience and Wildfire Ecology) at University of Colorado Boulder
French, English
Github Skills (6)
modis9
satellite7
cli5
python5
oceanography5
earth1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
maxwellCcook/aspen-fire
Jul 2024 - Mar 2025
Code and workflows for understanding the potential for quaking aspen to reduce wildfire hazard. Aim 1 - new maps of quaking aspen forest cover. Aim 2 - Relationship between quaking aspen forests and fire behavior.
Contributions:2 PRs, 132 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
maxwellCcook/ics209-plus-fired
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024
Contributions:1 release, 55 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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