- 👋 Hi, I’m @onurkaraca87 I am a Ph.D. candidate in Geology at the University of Houston and a Geospatial & Remote Sensing Specialist with 6+ years of professional experience across academia, government research, and energy sectors. My work focuses on InSAR-based surface deformation analysis, hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing, machine learning for environmental applications, and GIS-driven spatial analysis. I am a U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) and eligible to work without sponsorship.
👀 Research & Professional Interests Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), InSAR (SBAS, PS) Surface deformation, ground subsidence, tectonics, geohazards Hyperspectral & multispectral remote sensing Water quality monitoring (e.g., TSS estimation) GIS applications (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS) Machine learning for geospatial analysis Seismic reflection data acquisition and interpretation Environmental and coastal monitoring
🧠 Technical Skills Remote Sensing & GIS ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, ArcPy, ENVI, ModelBuilder, DJI Terra, SNAP, ENVI SARscape Sentinel-1/2, Landsat, ALOS-PALSAR, MODIS, PRISMA, EMIT, PACE Programming & Data Science Python, GDAL, Rasterio, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, GeoPandas, Google Earth Engine Geospatial automation, raster/vector processing, visualization, ML workflows Geophysics & Seismic Kingdom Suite, Petrel, ProMax, Sercel 428XL 2D seismic, sparker profiling, multibeam bathymetry, Vibroseis acquisition
💼 Experience Highlights Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, University of Houston GIS & Remote Sensing instruction Hyperspectral & multispectral water quality analysis Machine learning–based TSS estimation Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Directorate General of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA), Turkey InSAR deformation analysis (Sentinel-1, ALOS-PALSAR) Geological and thematic mapping Python-driven GIS automation Marine & Land Seismic Operations 2D seismic acquisition, sparker profiling, Vibroseis operations Marine geophysics and seismic interpretation
📄 Publications Remote Sensing (2021) – Neotectonics & InSAR Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences (2023) – Earthquake deformation Mineral Research and Exploration Bulletin (2023) – SBAS-InSAR urban deformation Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing (2023) – DInSAR modeling Science of the Total Environment (2025) – Drone-based coastal monitoring
👉 Full list: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13183593 https://dergi.mta.gov.tr/article/show/2773.html https://doi.org/10.51489/tuzal.1187819
💞️ Collaboration I’m interested in collaborating on: InSAR & deformation monitoring projects Hyperspectral remote sensing applications Environmental & coastal monitoring GIS automation and Python-based geospatial tools
📫 Contact 📧 Email: onurkaraca87@hotmail.com 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukru-onur-karaca-80834749/ 🌐 Website: www.onurkaraca87.com