Education |
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| 2003 - 2009 | PhD, Geography | |
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | |
| Advisor: Steven M. Manson and Robert B. McMaster, | ||
| Committee Chair: John S. Adams, "Outside" Member: David M. Levinson | ||
| Affilication: Human-Environment GIS, Minnesota Population Center | ||
| 1994 - 2001 | MS, Spatial Information System, Geology | |
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BS, Environmental Geology, Minor in Economics | |
| Peking University, Beijing | ||
| Advisor: Prof. Pan, Mao | ||
| Affilication: GeoSpatial Information System Lab | ||
Professional Experience |
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| 2014 - Now | Assistant Professor | |
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Department of Environmental Studies | |
| Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (GIS Lab) | ||
| University of Illinois at Springfield | ||
| One University Plaza. Springfield, IL 62703 | ||
| 2012 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Associate | |
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Institue on the Environment | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | ||
| Advisor and supervisors: Jonathan Foley, Jamie Gerber, and Paul West | ||
| Affilication: Global Landscapes Initiative | ||
| 2012 - Now | Research Fellow | |
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School of Natural Resources & Environment | |
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | ||
| Supervisor: Dan G. Brown | ||
| Affilication: SLUCE 2 Project | ||
| 2010 - 2011 | Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Planning | |
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Faculty of Environment | |
| University of Waterloo, Canada | ||
| Supervisor: Dawn C. Parker | ||
| Affilication: WICI, SLUCE 2 Project | ||
| 2001 - 2003 | GIS Developer | |
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Beijing 21STC/21AT Ltd., China | |
| Responsibility: GIS System Design and Coding, Infrastructure GIS, WebGIS, and Integration of GIS/GPS/Tele-Communication | ||
