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Celebrating Student Achievements 2022–2023

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D.

NC State graduation

Dec 14, 2023

Congrats to Our December 2023 Graduates!

This semester, we celebrate the NC State graduation of 38 members of the Center for Geospatial Analytics community. Congratulations to all of our doctoral, professional master’s and graduate certificate students on their success!
Close-up of Xiaojie Gao - Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Dec 6, 2023

Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao

Gao will graduate in December 2023 with a Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics. He is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University.
Felipe Sanchez presenting - When in Rome: Presenting at the GeoVet 2023 Conference in Italy - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

When in Rome: Presenting at the GeoVet 2023 Conference in Italy

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Felipe Sanchez is developing approaches to identify the locations of livestock farms using aerial imagery and artificial intelligence, to improve disease monitoring and surveillance.
Large group of abstract people icons - Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say, Now What? - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say. Now What?

NC State researchers including Faculty Fellow Caren Cooper and Ph.D. student Deja Perkins want to broaden engagement in large-scale citizen science projects by providing practitioners with the knowledge, awareness and resources to support inclusion, equity and accessibility.
Group photo in front of Oregon - Presenting Urban Forest Fragmentation Research at the Ecological Society of America Meeting in Portland, OR - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 14, 2023

Presenting Urban Forest Fragmentation Research at the Ecological Society of America Meeting in Portland, OR

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon McAvoy's research reveals how ecosystem services provided by urban trees and socioeconomic disadvantages are spatially connected.
Andrew Shannon presenting - Exploring New Landscapes and Discussing Landscape Models at ESA 2023 - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 12, 2023

Exploring New Landscapes and Discussing Landscape Models at ESA 2023

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Andrew Shannon is developing species-specific relationships between trees and disturbance events like drought and wildfire, to predict how forests will respond to future conditions.
Ph.D. student group photo - "I Use Geospatial Analytics To..." Part VI - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 8, 2023

“I Use Geospatial Analytics To…” Part VI

Curious about what our newest Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students work on for their dissertations? Check out how they and their advisors use geospatial analytics to impact a range of fields.
people pose for a group photo outside a building - Center Researchers Attend GRASS GIS Community Meeting in Czech Republic - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 28, 2023

Center Researchers Attend GRASS GIS Community Meeting in Czech Republic

In June, five Center researchers gathered with other GRASS GIS developers and users in Prague to celebrate the open-source software's 40th anniversary. Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Caitlin Haedrich shares her experience.
Jenna with monitor and code - Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 3, 2023

Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding

This summer, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Jenna Abrahamson interned with the Pacific Northwest National Lab's terrestrial and aquatic integration team.
Red flowers around the Belltower - Celebrating Student Achievements 2022-2023 - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jul 6, 2023

Celebrating Student Achievements 2022–2023

This past year, our talented students won prestigious awards and fellowships, hosted professional development activities, published scholarly articles and found innovative ways to support each other. Learn more about what they have been up to.