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February 2020

Memorial Belltower

Feb 27, 2020

2019-20 University Faculty Scholars Named

NC State’s University Faculty Scholars are recognized for their significant academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and greater community. The 2019-2020 class includes Center for Geospatial Analytics Faculty Fellows Chris Osburn and Rob Scheller.

Jelena Vukomanovic with students

Feb 26, 2020

2020 TRELIS Fellows Announced

The TRELIS project is a professional development program for women educators in the geospatial sciences. Faculty Fellow Jelena Vukomanovic has been accepted into the 2020 cohort.

Katie McQuillan

Feb 21, 2020

SECASC Researcher Spotlight – Katie McQuillan

Every year, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center funds a multi-disciplinary cohort of Global Change Fellows. Catch up with 2019-2020 fellow and Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Katie McQuillan to learn more about her research into forest water dynamics.

Umesh Gupta presents at Converge 2019

Feb 13, 2020

Visual Analysis of Ship Data Using Omnisci Immerse

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Umesh Gupta was invited to speak at Converge 2019, the inaugural conference organized by the company Omnisci, about his award-winning work mapping big data from ships.

color-coded map of species presence

Feb 12, 2020

Making Mapping and Modeling More Accessible

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Nick Kruskamp won an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the American Geophysical Union 2019 Fall Meeting. Learn more about his conference experience and how his host mapping research seeks to make data sharing more open.

Megan Coffer stands with her research poster

Feb 3, 2020

Tracking Tiny Organisms Using Big Data

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Megan Coffer has developed a first-of-its-kind workflow for processing data from commercial satellites, which will advance understanding of large-scale cyanobacterial blooms.