Alumni News: Jonathan Burkham, PhD ’12
Jonathan Burkham is pleased to say that he has made a fairly seamless transition to an Assistant Professorship at UW-Whitewater.
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UWM Geography Welcomes Audrey Kobayashi and Harold M. Rose
For our first spring 2014 Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture, we were honored not only to welcome distinguished geographer Audrey Kobayashi, but also to have present in our audience UWM Geography Professor Emeritus, Harold M. Rose.
Alumni: Jessica Helgesen, BA ’12
After Jessica Helgesen graduated, she searched for positions related to environmental geography, planning, and community engagement that incorporated the opportunity to use her Spanish language skills.
Student News: Katie Williams
Katie Williams studies ecosystem approaches to environmental restoration in three “toxic hotspots” designated as Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
Alumni: Patrick Gaertner, BA ’84
Patrick Gaertner is currently a principal consultant with the Lucidity Consulting Group, Dallas, but lives in Melbourne Beach, Florida.
Student News: Wenliang Li
Wenliang Li studies large-scale urban impervious surfaces distribution (such as Wisconsin) and the corresponding environmental effects.
Tropical Fieldwork Team (Geog 654): Belize 2014
A Tropical Fieldwork team (Geog 654) was in Belize from February 15 through March 4, studying (eco)tourism in the karst of the western Cayo District.
Student News: Peter Armstrong
Peter Armstrong is researching how influential urban institutions such as universities can better endorse bicycle commuting.
Student News: Stephen Appel
Stephen Appel has research interests in GIScience and Remote Sensing and their applications in conservation of natural resources, biogeography, and recently, phenology.
Student News: Haijian Liu
Haijian Liu is interested in detecting tree species based on discrete LiDAR points alone and the fusion of LiDAR data and Hyperspectral data.