Faculty and Staff

Nov 17, 2025

Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.

Over the past forty years, parts of the northeast have lost almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures below freezing, while portions of some states in the Gulf and Southwest have gained almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures that cause heat stress.

Oct 21, 2025

A Decade of Envisioning Research

CGA researchers and students have won awards nearly every year of the Envisioning Research image contest. This year, Faculty Fellow Josh Gray won 1st Place in the Faculty/Staff Graphics category, with his image of declining sea ice in the Arctic, combining Sentinel-1 radar satellite images over three years.

Sep 22, 2025

Mini-Pitches Create Healthier Communities by Offering Safe, Accessible Recreation Spaces

Two faculty fellows, Aaron Hipp and Tania Allen, were part of a team that found mini-pitches play a crucial role in increasing physical activity and community engagement in underserved communities.

Aug 25, 2025

SE CASC Releases 2017-2024 Center Report

Researchers from the Center for Geospatial Analytics feature heavily in the report from the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC), with more than 20 journal articles and reports and 11 Global Change Fellows since 2017.

Jul 30, 2025

Research Improves Accuracy of Climate Models – Particularly for Compound Extreme Events

The advance should provide policymakers with improved climate projections that can be used to inform policy and planning decisions. Faculty Fellows Sankar Arumugam and Brian Reich are co-authors.

Apr 28, 2025

Youngsteadt to Study Urban Bee Movement With Support From Kriz Endowment

The Faculty Fellow plans to learn new ecological modeling approaches to develop spatial models of bee movement during her sabbatical at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany.

Daniela Jones of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering discussed using AI to improve the planning and management of sweetpotato production.

Apr 24, 2025

Center Faculty Fellows Navigate AI at the 2025 University Research Symposium

Three Center fellows - Daniela Jones, Raju Vatsavai, and Paul Liu - shared how they use AI in their research to the largest audience in the history of on-campus research symposia.

Apr 11, 2025

Celebrating Our Community: Sixth Annual CGA Awards

On April 8, the Center for Geospatial Analytics celebrated its sixth awards ceremony, honoring achievements by our exceptional students, faculty and staff.

Mar 4, 2025

USDA Partnership Gives Students Experience Applying AI and Data Analytics to Agriculture

Brennen Farrell, an undergraduate in computer science, is learning more about machine learning and statistics through his internship, mentored by CGA Senior Researcher Dr. Chris Jones.

Feb 18, 2025

Two Center Faculty Fellows Named 24-25 University Scholars

Dr. Justin Baker and Dr. Mirela Tulbure were among 20 early- and mid-career faculty to receive the designation in recognition of their outstanding contributions through teaching, scholarship and service.