Professor and Graduate Program Director in Geography and Environmental Resources Program
School of Earth Systems and Sustainability
Faculty Fellow, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale SIU is officially an R1 research university in 2025
My research centers on the Geoinformatics for Food-Energy-Water (GeoFEW). The specific research topics include Water Resources Planning and Management, GIS Analysis and Modeling, Energy Geography, and Agricultural Land Use. In recent years, I focus on interdisciplinary and emerging technologies, such as geospatial artificial intelligence, social media data mining, social-technical analysis, and UAVs (drone). I have received ~ 3.5 million grants from different agencies, including four grants from the NSF.
I currently serve as a Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, contributing to strategic efforts that strengthen university-wide grant development and research collaborations.
Techniques: Geospatial Analysis, Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, Hydrologic Modeling, Social-Environmental Systems, Land Use Modeling, Social Media Analytics, UAVs (drones)
Professor & Graduate Program Director
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Visiting Scholar
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Assistant Professor
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Integrated Water Management Analyst/Specialist
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NeDNR)
Ph.D. in Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
My collaborative paper recently wins a WRR Editors' Choice award!
