People

Faculty

Lu Liang

PhD, Ecosystem Science, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 2015

MS, Geographic Information System, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010

BS, Geographic Information System, Beijing Normal University, 2007

Ph.D. students

John South

B.A., Purdue University, 1974

MBA, University of Dallas, 1997

MGIS, Pennsylvania State University, 2019

Research interests: Imagery Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Object-based Image Analysis, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Imagery Acquisition, Desertification

M.S. students

Ronney Phillips

M.S., Geography, UNT

B.S., Geography, UNT

Research interests: geography education, air quality, vaccine hesitance

Awardee of AAG Internship, 2020

Featured in Geography October Student Spotlight

Ronney's undergraduate research project report In storymap

Ronney's storymap on vaccine hesitance

Noah Ray

M.S., Geography, UNT (2021-)

B.S., Environmental and Ecosystems Science, Washington State University, 2021

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Research interests: machine learning, air quality

Noah won 3rd place in the student competition of SouthWest American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) conference!

UnderGraduate students

Michael Biancardi

BS at University of North Texas, Department of Computer Science



Kyra Shank

BS at University of North Texas, Department of Geography



Alumni

Jacob Daniels

M.S., Electrical Engineering, UNT (Research Assistant in Geography)

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of North Texas, 2021

Research interests: machine learning, air quality

Cody Hooten

BS at University of North Texas

Awardee of UNT Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2019

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Jonathan Cupit

BS at University of North Texas

Student awardee of TexasView Grant, 2020

Awardee of UNT Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2020

Intern at the NCTCOG in Air Quality Management and Operations, summer 2021

Sean Hickey

BS, Texas A&M College Station, 2013

Awardee of Geospatial Technology Scholarship from Geography Department

Post-graduate career: Dallas Independent School District.

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Research interests: low-cost sensor calibration, machine learning, GIS

Bishwa Sapkota

PhD at Texas A&M University

MS. Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, 2018

BS, Forestry, Tribhuwan University, Nepal, 2016

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Laura Davila (professional degree)

BS, Texas A&M College Station, 2017


Read about Laura's success story here.

Ronan Hart

MS, Utah State University, 2020

BS, Southern Methodist University, 2014

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Research interests: mobile air quality monitoring, geospatial analysis

Publication: Hart R, Liang L, Dong PL. (2020) Monitoring, mapping, and modeling spatial–temporal patterns of PM2.5 for improved understanding of air pollution dynamics using portable sensing technologies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(14), 4914.


Kanan Davel

MS. University of North Texas, USA , 2022 - Geography

B.S. School of Science, Gujarat University, India 2014 – Environmental Science

Research interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Disaster/ Emergency Management