Bernard R. Foy
Portrait at a wavelength of 10.6 microns,
using a HgCdTe camera array.
Thanks to Bob Nemzek of LANL.
- Chemistry, (Physical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy)
- Technical Staff Member (1990 – present)
- A.B. in Chemistry, Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.), 1982.
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988.
- Advisor: Prof. J.I. Steinfeld. Thesis: Rotational and Vibrational Energy Transfer in Methane.
- Post-doc: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1987 to 1989.
- NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate. Advisor: John C. Stephenson.
Areas of expertise and interest
- Lidar, laser-based spectroscopic methods, passive hyperspectral remote sensing, multivariate analysis methods, chemical kinetics, molecular reaction dynamics, computational kinetic modeling, supercritical fluids, vibrational spectroscopy, atmospheric characterization, optical diagnostics, transient absorption spectroscopy.
Selected Publications, Reports, Conference Proceedings
- "Decision Boundaries in Two Dimensions for Target Detection in Hyperspectral Imagery," B.R. Foy, J. Theiler, and A.M. Fraser, Opt. Express 17, 17391-17411 (2009).
- Bernard R. Foy, "Overview of target detection algorithms for hyperspectral data," Los Alamos Report LA-UR-09-00593, June 2009. (Contact me for a copy)
- J. Theiler and B. R. Foy, "EC-GLRT: Detecting weak plumes in non-Gaussian hyperspectral clutter using an elliptically contoured generalized likelihood ratio test," in Proc. IEEE 2008 Intl. Geosci. Remote Sensing Symp., Boston, Mass. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2008.
- "Effect of Signal Contamination in Matched-Filter Detection of the Signal on a Cluttered Background," J. Theiler and B.R. Foy, IEEE Geosci. Rem. Sensing Lett., 3, 98-102 (2006).
- "Characterizing Clutter in the Context of Detecting Weak Gaseous Plumes in Hyperspectral Imagery," Tom Burr, Bernard R. Foy, Herb Fry and Brian McVey, Sensors 2006, 6, 1587-1615.
- Bernard R. Foy, James Theiler, C. Robert Quick, “Band Selection for Multispectral Target Detection using Hyperspectral Data," Proc. MSS Conf. on Battlefield Survivability and Discrimination, Orlando, FL, Feb. 2009, LA-CP-09-00170.
- "Remote Mapping of Vegetation and Geological Features by Lidar in the 9 -11- um Region," Bernard R. Foy, Brian D. McVey, Roger R. Petrin, Joe J. Tiee, Carl W. Wilson, Applied Optics, 40, 4344-4352, 2001.
- B.R. Foy, and S.A. Joyce, "Gas-phase Radiolysis in Plutonium Dioxide Powder," report for the 3013 Surveillance and Monitoring Progress Report, Department of Energy, LA-UR-08-2627.
- Bernard R. Foy, Kevin L. Mitchell, "Detection algorithms for targets with multiple spectra," Los Alamos Report LA-UR-09-06275, 2009.
- J.Theiler, B.R. Foy, and A.M. Fraser, "Beyond the adaptive matched filter: nonlinear detectors for weak signals in high-dimensional clutter," Proc. SPIE 6565 (2007) 6565-02.
- B.R. Foy and J. Theiler, "Scene Analysis and Detection in Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing using Independent Component Analysis" SPIE Proc. 5439, 131-139 (2004).
An example of a 3D lidar image of a scene and its image classification by K-means clustering (ppt format).
Informal Areas of Interest
- Environmental stewardship, land conservation, public communication, science and technology policy.
Bernard R. Foy
Office: (505) 665-4462
Fax: (505) 665-4267
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
MS: J567 Los Alamos, NM 87545
About my name: Bernard is pronounced as in "George Bernard Shaw," although I have no literary talent whatsoever. The syllables are equally stressed, not accented to rhyme with "canard." The American penchant for nicknames normally reduces this to Bernie, although I have never been particularly fond of it. (It doesn’t even save a syllable.) "Foy" is of Irish lineage, not Asian or anything else. Since it is uncommon, many people seem bent on misspelling it Foye, Fox, Foi, Foyt, Fory, or something even worse. (Incredibly, my nickname has been misspelled "Burney" and "Burnie").