Stories From 2015
Building Adaptive Capacities of Human Communities in Minnesota
Center Faculty Fellow Jordan W. Smith and graduate students Karly Bitsura-Meszaros and Allie McCreary are working on a participatory research project focused on building the adaptive capacity of natural resource dependent communities in northern Minnesota. Karly, a recent graduate of […]
MGIST Student Jenny Holder Accepted To Prestigious NASA DEVELOP National Program
MGIST student Jenny Holder has been accepted to the national NASA DEVELOP Program for their summer 2015 term. This highly competitive program fosters an interdisciplinary research environment, where applied science research projects are conducted under the guidance of NASA and partner […]
Citizen Science Helps Predict Risk Of Emerging Infectious Disease
Citizen science with volunteered geographic information is playing a critical role in tracking and predicting the spread of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease according to new research published by Center researchers Ross K. Meentemeyer, Monica A. Dorning, and John B. Vogler and […]
New “Industry Experience Program” Immerses Students In Hands-On Geospatial Traineeships While Completing Their Degrees
The Center for Geospatial Analytics is excited to announce the launch of the CGA Industry Experience Program (IEP). This new program will give graduate students the opportunity to immerse themselves in real-world geospatial projects through industry partner traineeships over multiple […]
Whalen Dillon Receives Travel Award To Attend Landscape Ecology World Congress
Center PhD student Whalen Dillon (Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources) has been selected to receive a $500 Student Travel Award sponsored by the US Regional International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). These competitive awards recognize outstanding graduate students in landscape […]
Francesco Tonini Receives NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award
Center postdoctoral scholar Francesco Tonini has been selected as a recipient of the NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award. These awards are jointly supported by NASA and Michigan State University and recognize outstanding junior scholars in landscape ecology. Francesco will receive $700 to […]
Tangible Landscape Raises Geospatial Awareness At NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Open House
The Center’s Open Source Geospatial Research and Education Lab was invited to showcase the Tangible Landscape technology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Open House on March 28. Visitors of all ages had the opportunity to explore different water and […]
People Perceive Coastal Change Processes As More Severe When Processes Visualized In Aerial Photographs
New research by Rosemary Keane (PRTM PhD Student) and Jordan W. Smith (CGA Faculty Fellow) explores the ability of different geovisualization mediums such as digital elevation models (DEM) and aerial photography to convey information about beach erosion and shoreline change. […]
Georgina Sanchez Selected As Southeast Climate Science Center Global Change Fellow for 2015-2016
Georgina Sanchez, PhD student in the Center for Geospatial Analytics and the Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources, has been selected as a Southeast Climate Science Center Global Change Fellow for 2015-16! The prestigious Global Change Graduate Fellowship provides “financial, […]
Hugh Devine Receives NC State’s Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence
Dr. Hugh Devine has been selected to receive the 2015 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. This award recognizes NC State faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the University through their achievements in research, teaching, extension and engagement. The […]