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The Memorial Belltower at North Carolina State University on a spring day

Apr 12, 2017

Center Graduate Students Inducted into Forestry Honor Society

Four students from the Center for Geospatial Analytics were recently inducted into Xi Sigma Pi, the Forestry Honor Society, during the local chapter’s 77th annual banquet held at the NC…
Megan Amanatides and Christiana Ades before going out for fieldwork in the Sacramento San-Joaquin Delta in California.

Apr 12, 2017

Center Master’s Students Recognized for Their Work in Remote Sensing

Two center graduate students were recently awarded valuable scholarships recognizing their research and academic excellence. Megan Amanatides has won the 2017 Scholarship Award from the North Carolina Association for Environmental Professionals…
A photo of Jason Matney

Mar 22, 2017

Ph.D. Student Jason Matney Accepted to 2017 UCGIS Summer School

Center Ph.D. student Jason Matney (Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources) has been accepted to attend a select training program in CyberGIS held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign…
Paul Schrum holding his newly granted patent at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics

Mar 9, 2017

MGIST Student Paul Schrum Awarded Patent to Improve Roadway Design

Professional Engineer and Center for Geospatial Analytics graduate student Paul Schrum recently patented an innovative approach to roadway design that will make developing and visualizing roadway plans a lot more…
A photo of a student helping construct a new home for Habitat for Humanity.

Jan 4, 2017

NC State Caldwell Fellows Use GIS to Help Habitat for Humanity

Training in Geospatial Information Science (GIS) from the Center for Geospatial Analytics is empowering NC State undergrads to help Habitat for Humanity of Wake County provide more affordable housing in…
A photo of an NC State University student holding sweet potatoes

Dec 19, 2016

Solving Problems around the World, One Map at a Time

Master’s Capstone Projects Pair Service Learning and Geospatial Science The Center for Geospatial Analytics is celebrating this season the Fall 2016 graduation of 19 professional master’s students in Geospatial Information…
A photo of Ashwin Shashidharan standing with his advisors, Ross Meentemeyer and Raju Vatsavai, and holding an award at the ACM SIGSPATIAL Conference

Nov 7, 2016

Ph.D. Student Ashwin Shashidharan Wins Student Research Competition at International Conference

Ashwin Shashidharan (Dept. of Computer Science) won first place in the Student Research Competition at the 24th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems in San Francisco, CA.
A photo of Anna Petrasova

Oct 17, 2016

Anna Petrasova Awarded Travel Grant to Present at International Conference

At the end of October, center Ph.D. student Anna Petrasova will head to the 24th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographical Information Systems in San Francisco, CA, recipient…
Photos showing Lindsey Smart and Scott Beck conducting fieldwork

Oct 4, 2016

Center Ph.D. students score spots in selective course for spatial modeling

Lindsey Smart and Scott Beck have landed two of the available 22 seats at the “Introduction to Spatial Agent-Based Modeling” short course to be offered at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis…
A photo of Derek Van Berkel

Sep 27, 2016

Center Postdoc Derek Van Berkel Wins Professional Development Award to Lead Session at International Conference

Center postdoctoral researcher Dr. Derek Van Berkel is a resident expert in sustainability and geospatial modeling. NC State’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs recently recognized his work with a 2016 Professional…