Ph.D. Advisors
Center for Geospatial Analytics Faculty Fellows advise students interested in a range of disciplines as part of the Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. program. Learn more about the fellows currently advising students and recruiting new students to their research teams.
Fellows Recruiting New Students for Fall 2024
Faculty Fellows listed below are seeking new students to join the Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. program in Fall 2024. Applications are due February 1, 2024. To learn more about specific research projects recruiting students, visit our assistantships page.
![A photo of DelWayne Bohnenstiehl](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/03/bohnenstiehl500-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Seafloor Exploration and Seismology
![Anders Huseth](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/Huseth_headshot-500x500-150x150.jpg)
Entomology and Plant Pathology
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Agricultural Pests
![Chris Jones](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/03/chris-150x150.png)
Center for Geospatial Analytics
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Biological Invasions
![A headshot of Katie Martin](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/01/Katie_Martin-300x300-150x150.jpg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Global Change in Climate, Land Use and Water
![Natalie Nelson](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/11/Nelson-500x500-150x150.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Agricultural and Aquatic Biological Resources
![Dan Obenour](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/02/obenour-500x500-150x150.jpg)
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Water Quality Dynamics
![](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Zhen-Qu-headshot-500x500-1-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry
![A headshot of Raju Vatsavai](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/06/raju-s2-14-copy-1-150x150.jpg)
Computer Science
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Big Data Analytics and High Performance Computing
Fellows Currently Advising Ph.D. Students
![A photo of DelWayne Bohnenstiehl](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/03/bohnenstiehl500-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Seafloor Exploration and Seismology
![Careen Cooper Headshot - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/06/Caren_Cooper-150x150-1.jpeg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Public Science
![A headshot of Bethany Cutts](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/06/Bethany_Cutts-400x400-1-150x150.jpg)
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Engaging Communities with Participatory Modeling, Sustainability Solutions
![A headshot of Josh Gray](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/06/Josh_Gray-400x400-150x150.jpg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Land Use and Vegetation Dynamics
![Aaron Hipp - Introducing the Center for Geospatial Analytics New Associate Director of Social and Behavioral Science Applications - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2021/10/headshot-Hipp-500x500-1-150x150.jpg)
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Built Environments and Human Health
![Chris Jones](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/03/chris-150x150.png)
Center for Geospatial Analytics
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Biological Invasions
![Gustavo Machado](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/05/Machado_Gustavo_250-150x150.jpg)
Population Health and Pathobiology
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Emergence and Spread of Infectious Disease
![A headshot of Katie Martin](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/01/Katie_Martin-300x300-150x150.jpg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Global Change in Climate, Land Use and Water
![A headshot of Ross Meentemeyer](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/02/Ross_Meentemeyer-150x150.jpg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Biological Invasions and Urban Systems
![A photo of Helena Mitasova](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/06/Helena_Mitasova_portrait2011_500crop-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Exploring Models through Tangible Interaction, Modeling of Landscape Processes
![Natalie Nelson](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/11/Nelson-500x500-150x150.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Agricultural and Aquatic Biological Resources
![Dan Obenour](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/02/obenour-500x500-150x150.jpg)
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Water Quality Dynamics
![Chris Osburn](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/06/Chris-Osburn-500x500-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Coastal Biogeochemistry
![Jen Richmond-Bryant](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/02/JenRichmond-Bryant-FINAL-150x150.jpg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Engaging Communities with Participatory Modeling, Human Exposure to Air Pollution
![Georgina Sanchez - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/02/Georgina_Sanchez-1-150x150.jpg)
Center for Geospatial Analytics
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Urban Systems
![Rob Scheller](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/08/Rob-Headshot-2013-cropped-150x150.jpg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Landscape Change and Disturbance
![A photo of Adam Terando](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/03/adamPic-cropped-150x150.jpg)
Applied Ecology
Forecasting Landscape and Environmental Change, Landscape Change and Climate Change
![Mirela Tulbure](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/08/Mirela_Tulbure_400x400-150x150.jpeg)
Forestry and Environmental Resources
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Surface Water and Connectivity
![A headshot of Jelena Vukomanovic](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/06/Jelena_Vukomanovic-1-150x150.jpg)
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Engaging Communities with Participatory Modeling, Human Dimensions of Landscape Change
![A headshot of Karl Wegmann](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/03/wegmann_karl500-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Geomorphology
![Elsa Youngsteadt](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/05/Youngsteadt-cals_faculty-6156-1-e1558538845582-150x150.jpeg)
Applied Ecology
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Insect Ecology
![A headshot of Sandra Yuter](https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/05/yuter500-150x150.jpg)
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Physical Meteorology