Alfredo “Alf” Ramirez is a research assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He holds a similar appointment at the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research at the University of Memphis. Alf is a long-time tiger, starting employment at the university in the fall of 1985. His current research interests are in the areas of remote sensing and Electroptics applied to the Department of Defense and smart agriculture problem space. He has also worked on research projects dealing with border security and optical physics. Since 2020, Alf has assumed the additional role of Flight Director for a fleet of large unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to support remote sensing research. These UASs are used to fly sensors over diverse targets at various locations in Arizona, Florida, and Tennessee.