Stories From Feb 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.