Defense Presentation Title:The Role of Bridgehead Effects on the Global Spatiotemporal Spread of Invasive Insects Advisor: Dr. Ross Meentemeyer, Ph.D. Graduate Program Director and Director, Center for Geospatial Analytics
The MGIST Digital Symposium is an opportunity for our graduating professional master’s students to present their Capstone projects to the geospatial community at NC State and beyond. This includes student peers, alumni, faculty and staff from across the university, and our community and industry partners. This is a tremendous professional development and networking opportunity for our…
From Software Distribution to Species Distribution: an Engineer’s Journey into Marine Spatial Ecology Speaker: Mr. Jason Roberts, Research Associate, Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University Hosted by: Dr. DelWayne Bohnenstiehl, Professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and CGA Faculty Fellow Summary: Species distribution models increasingly drive regulatory and policy decisions for…
Speaker - Riffat Malik, Visiting Fulbright Scholar at University of Rhode Island (URI), host - Ethan Hyland. In 1216 Jordan Addition and Zoom. Seminar Title - Unveiling the Invisible Threat: Environmental Contaminants in the Lesser Himalayan Region of Pakistan (Fulbright OLF)
Spatiotemporal Impacts of Urban Rail Systems on Residential and Commercial Areas Speaker: Dr. Eleni Bardaka, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), and CGA Faculty Fellow Introduction by: Dr. Ashly Cabas, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), and CGA Faculty Fellow Summary: Forthcoming. About the speaker: Forthcoming.
Speaker - Amy Fagan, Western Carolina University (host - Micki Recchuiti). Zoom only. Seminar Title - There and back again: A lunar exploration tale
Speaker - Tracey Peake, NCState News Services, is our guest department seminar speaker this coming Monday, March 3. The seminar will be in 1216 Jordan Addition and on Zoom at 330PM (hosted by the MEAS Seminar Committee). Seminar Title - Communicating Your Science to the Public Abstract - Gain hands-on experience in explaining your research without using jargon.…
Defense Presentation Title: The Geography of Participation: A Geospatial Analysis of Socio-spatial Gaps in US Participatory Science Advisor: Dr. Caren Cooper, faculty fellow and professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Popular participatory science projects generate big data that advances scientific research, informs natural resource management and policy, and produces outcomes benefiting participants. Hundreds of…
Monitoring Dryland Ecosystem Function with Multi-Source and Multi-Scale Remote Sensing Speaker: Dr. Matt Dannenberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, University of Iowa Hosted by: Dr. Chris Jones, Senior Research Staff and Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics, NC State Summary: Drylands make up ~40% of Earth’s land surface and are home to…
Defense Presentation Title: Advancing Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Disaster Management: Applications of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Data-Scarce Bangladesh Advisor: Dr. Mirela Tulbure, faculty fellow and professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Timely, accurate, and high-resolution flood maps are essential for estimating the impact of flooding on agriculture and infrastructure. In Bangladesh,…