Faculty and Staff

Dec 16, 2024

How “thirsty” trees may make forests more vulnerable to climate change

A new study led by Geospatial Analytics PhD alum Katie McQuillan suggests that increased maple populations in western NC may leave forests more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought.

Dec 10, 2024

Faculty Fellow Leads DOI Guidance to Incorporate Climate Change Science

Center Faculty Fellow and SE CASC Research Ecologist, Adam Terando, is the lead author of new guidance on best practices for using climate change science to inform analysis, consultation, and decision making for the Department of the Interior.

Dec 10, 2024

Digital Greenspaces Map Promotes Wellness

A group within the Student Mental Health Task Force, including CGA's Associate Director of Social and Behavioral Science Applications, Aaron Hipp, created the map to help NC State faculty, staff and students explore more than 50 green spaces on campus.

Nov 1, 2024

Satellite Imagery May Help Protect Coastal Forests from Climate Change

Sea-level rise caused by climate change poses a serious and often unpredictable threat to coastal forests, and new tools are needed to help mitigate damage and allocate conservation resources.

Oct 30, 2024

Hurricanes Can Increase Wildfire Risk, Expert Says

Damaged trees can become a significant fire hazard in dry conditions, according to Faculty Fellow Robert Scheller.

Oct 17, 2024

Study Finds Mutualistic Relationships Changing With Climate

Research led by Center Faculty Fellow Elsa Youngsteadt finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants.

Sep 30, 2024

Urban Growth Projections Offer Key Insights Shaping Conservation Decisions

Experts from the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) share how the Center's research informs and strengthens their conservation prioritization strategies.

Hunt library and view of the sky - Atmospheric Methane Increase Due Primarily to Wetland Flooding - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 25, 2024

Atmospheric Methane Increase During Pandemic Due Primarily to Wetland Flooding

Research led by Center Faculty Fellow Zhen Qu shows that flooded wetlands, not decreased pollution, were key drivers of atmospheric methane increases during the pandemic.

Aug 28, 2024

Center Faculty Fellow Named 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar

Fernando Garcia Menendez will spend the academic year at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he will study the impacts of air pollution from Canadian wildfires and work with Canadian researchers to explore strategies to mitigate them.

Aug 21, 2024

Using Machine Learning to Map Floods

A Ph.D. student at the Center for Geospatial Analytics trained a machine-learning model to create maps that could help identify potentially flood-prone areas in urban settings.