Rupesh Shrestha is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University-Boise. Dr. Shrestha came to ISU-Boise in April 2010 after finishing his Ph.D. in forestry at Virginia Tech with an emphasis on Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) algorithm development for biophysical parameters of trees. He is currently working with Nancy Glenn, research professor in the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University-Boise, on modifying and updating LiDAR tools at the Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory (BCAL). Shrestha is working with other Idaho EPSCoR scientists on LiDAR algorithm development for landscape and vegetation analysis and integration with other remotely sensed datasets.