Lauren Cresanti
UAS Specialist, Spatial Analysis Laboratory
PRONOUNS she/her
- B.S., Environmental Sciences, University of Vermont
BIO
Lauren Cresanti is a member of the Spatial Analysis Lab's (SAL) Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) Team, serving as a UAS Technician. She began her work with the team as a UVM undergraduate student and after graduating with a B.S in Environmental Sciences and minor in Geospatial Technologies, she began working full time as a member of the UAS Team. Lauren is responsible for coordinating with partners and clients, flight planning for a number of platforms and sensors, leading flight operations, processing data and producing deliverables, mentoring students, and instructing workshops. Lauren has been involved in a wide range of projects including capturing critical datasets for disaster response and recovery, tracking the impact of invasive species on forest defoliation, mapping harmful algal blooms and aquatic invasives, monitoring critical landslides, and mapping farms in support of furthering the science of precision agriculture. As part of UVM’s core-member status in the FAA’s ASSURE research consortium, Lauren has also worked to develop and instruct FEMA-sponsored drone training programs for the first responder community.
Bio
Lauren Cresanti is a member of the Spatial Analysis Lab's (SAL) Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) Team, serving as a UAS Technician. She began her work with the team as a UVM undergraduate student and after graduating with a B.S in Environmental Sciences and minor in Geospatial Technologies, she began working full time as a member of the UAS Team. Lauren is responsible for coordinating with partners and clients, flight planning for a number of platforms and sensors, leading flight operations, processing data and producing deliverables, mentoring students, and instructing workshops. Lauren has been involved in a wide range of projects including capturing critical datasets for disaster response and recovery, tracking the impact of invasive species on forest defoliation, mapping harmful algal blooms and aquatic invasives, monitoring critical landslides, and mapping farms in support of furthering the science of precision agriculture. As part of UVM’s core-member status in the FAA’s ASSURE research consortium, Lauren has also worked to develop and instruct FEMA-sponsored drone training programs for the first responder community.