Ms. Jennifer Wozencraft

Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise

Ms. Jennifer Wozencraft is a Research Physical Scientist in the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center, currently detailed as Director of the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX). At the JALBTCX, she coordinates operations and research and development in airborne lidar bathymetry and complementary airborne technologies in support of the USACE, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

In addition to her directorial duties, she is manager of the USACE National Coastal Mapping Program, which provides regional scale, re-occurring, engineering-accuracy elevation and imagery data to support USACE regional sediment management, navigation, environmental restoration, regulatory enforcement, asset management and emergency response activities in the coastal zone. The NCMP also fosters development of new technologies for airborne coastal mapping and charting, and under this portion of the program Ms. Wozencraft manages development of the latest generation of airborne coastal mapping and charting systems, the Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar, or CZMIL. Ms. Wozencraft has worked in the field of lidar bathymetry for the past 15 years, beginning with the USACE SHOALS program during her college years. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in mathematics and dance and her master's in marine sciences from the University of South Alabama.