Justin Beckers
Wildfire Applications Specialist
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolJustin Beckers is a Wildfire Applications Specialist at Natural Resources Canada with 11 years of experience translating remote sensing and geophysical research into operational tools for fire and cryospheric applications. He holds a PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and has led innovative validation work on satellite and airborne altimetry, including the first altimeter-based lake ice thickness retrievals. Justin blends expertise in SAR, LiDAR/RADAR, snow and ice physics with practical programming (R, Python) and GIS to deliver applied geoinformatics solutions for wildfire management. His background spans climate research, geoinformatics development, and teaching, giving him a strong footing in both scientific rigor and user-focused tool delivery. Based in Edmonton, he’s comfortable moving between field observations and algorithm development, often integrating physical measurements to improve remote sensing products. Colleagues rely on him for bridging complex Earth science concepts into reproducible, operational workflows.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at University of AlbertaB.Sc. Program in Physical Geography (Honor's), B.Sc. Program in Physical Geography (Honor's) at University of Saskatchewan
English, Dutch, French
Github Skills (14)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
SIBeckers/AdaptWest-CRDE
Nov 2019 - Mar 2021
AdaptWest Climate Metrics Application Code
Contributions:2 releases, 93 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 4 months
metricsapplication-metricsclimate
cfs-wips/fwi25-tools
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
A set of tools being developed to support the use of the FWI2025 release
Contributions:18 PRs, 42 pushes, 24 branches in 4 months
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