Ms. Kim Pearce is a Senior Physical Scientist with the Emergencies, Science and Technology Section (ESTS) of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Ms. Pearce received both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geography from the University of Victoria in 2002 and 2005 respectively. Her master’s thesis was entitled “Aeolian geomorphology of northeast Graham Island, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia”. Prior to joining Environment Canada, Ms. Pearce was with Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) for 15 years first as a Surveillance Officer then as the National Training and Standards Officer operationally conducting and training surveillance of marine pollution. Her current and previous research interests lie in the area of remote sensing in support of environmental emergencies now focusing on the testing and operationalization of new remote sensing technologies in support of environmental response (i.e. oil and chemical spills). She has authored/contributed to ten publications.