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Geography and Geospatial Sciences

(in conjunction with the department of geosciences and
the eric jonsson school of engineering and computer science)

Faculty

Carlos L Aiken, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Professor. Areas: Geophysicist and expert in GPS (Global Positioning Systems); specializes in potential field techniques and digital spatial data acquisition.FO 2.224 | 972-883-2450 |
Brian J Berry, Ph.D., University of Washington
Dean. Areas: The world's most frequently cited geographer and a founding member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Before joining UTD he was Williams Professor of City and Regional Planning at Harvard University, and also directed the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis which provided the research foundation on which modern GIS is built.GR 3.104 | 972-883-4988 |
Ronald Briggs, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professor. Areas: Geographer, directed computing and telecommunications for the University for 13 years before returning to his academic specialty in GIS.GR 3.212 | 972-883-6877 |
John F Ferguson, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Associate Prof & Program Head. Areas: Geophysicist with interests in GPS, signal processing, and spatial data analysis.FO 2.204 | 972-883-2410 |
Daniel A Griffith, Ph.D., University of Toronto
Ashbel Smith Professor. Areas: Quantitative geographer with expertise in spatial statistics, epidemiological and environmental assessment using GIS.GR 2.812 | 972-883-4950 |
Karen L Hayslett-McCall, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Assistant Professor. Areas: Criminologist and former patrol officer, specializes in the application of GIS to support policing.GR 3.210 | 972-883-4767 |
Latifur R Khan, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Associate Professor. Areas: Computer scientist with research interests in database and multimedia information management.ECSS 3.228 | 972-883-4137 |
Stuart B Murchison, Ph.D., University of Utah
Clinical Associate Professor. Areas: He has worked in the GIS and Remote Sensing fields for 20 years as Manager of the Enterprise GIS for the City of Dallas, Interim CIO for the City of Dallas, Manager of GIS for the Dallas Central Appraisal District and Manager of GIS and RS for Carter & Burgess, Inc.GR 3.130 | 972-883-6726 |
James C Murdoch, Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Professor and Director. Areas: Economists, specializes in econometric and spatial analysis applied to environmental and urban issues.GR 2.806 | 972-883-4989 |
Fang Qiu, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Associate Professor. Areas: Focuses on GIS and Remote Sensing modeling for urban and environmental applications.GR 3.203 | 972-883-4134 |
Hsingmean Sha, Ph.D., Princeton University
Professor. Areas: Computer scientist specializing in high performance computing systems.ECSS 3.226 | 972-883-4193 |
Robert J Stern, Ph.D., University of California-San Diego
Professor. Areas: Geologist, specializes in remote sensing applications.FO 3.620 | 972-883-2442 |
Michael R Tiefelsdorf, Ph.D., Wilfred Laurier University
Associate Professor. Areas: Geographer,specializes in spatial analysis and statistics, with emphasis on medical/epidemilogical applications, demography and migration.GR 3.120 | 972-883-4954 |
Weili Wu, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor. Areas: Computer scientist specializing in spatial database design.ECSS 3.229 | 972-883-2194 |
Kang Zhang, Ph.D., University of Brighton (UK)
Professor. Areas: Computer scientist with interests in software engineering, visual design and data mining.ECSS 3.227 | 972-883-6351 |
  • Updated: February 21, 2007