11:15am-12:05pm: Speakers/Lightning talk (in-person/online) (Foster Auditorium) (102 Paterno Library) (Zoom registration)

11:15-11:20: Welcome and Introductions 

11:20-11:25: Finan Turnage-Barney, masters student, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. “Developing and Validating a Hydrologically Sensitive Area Map to Guide Forest Harvesting Practices” 

11:25-11:30: Michael Cattell, undergraduate student, Department of Geography, and GeoGraphics Lab; Erica King, Instructional Designer, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, “Mapping Pennsylvania’s Literary & Cultural Heritage”  

11:30-11:35: Sooyoung Lim, doctoral student, Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab (GIBD), Department of Geography. “Spatial optimization using GAT-based hybrid framework for dockless e-scooter parking zone” 

11:35-11:40: Ruixiang Liu, doctoral student, Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab (GIBD), Department of Geography. “RTGDC: a real-time ingestion and processing approach in geospatial data cube for digital twin of earth” 

11:40-11:45: Temitope Akinboyewa, doctoral student, Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab (GIBD), Department of Geography. “Enhancing health measure estimation using place visitation big data at the census tract level” 

11:45-11:50: Taylor Blose, GIS Officer – Borough of State College, “The Evolving Role of GIS in the Borough of State College”

11:50-11:55: Harry Crissy, Economic Resource Development Agent, Penn State Extension, “Food System Insights Using Geospatial Data”

1:30pm-3:00pm: Speakers/Lightning talks (in-person/online)(Foster Auditorium) (102 Paterno Library) (Zoom registration)

1:30-1:35: Welcome and Introduction 

1:35-1:45: Ava Blansfield, undergraduate student, Department of Geography and Maps and Geospatial Assistant, Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information. “The Evolution of the Campus Map: 1874 to 2025”  

1:45-1:55: Michael Coupland, undergraduate student, Department of Geography and Maps and Geospatial Assistant, Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information, “Application Design for Navigating Historical Aerial Imagery” 

1:55-2:05: Bradley Doorn, Assistant Teaching Professor, Online Geospatial Program, Department of Geography. “Earth Observations from Remote Sensing: New Technology and Impacts on Geospatial Education” 

2:05-2:15: M. Naser Lessani, doctoral student, Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab (GIBD), Department of Geography. “Multiscale similarity and geographically weighted regression”   

2:15-2:25: Ali Khosravi Kazazi, doctoral student, Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab (GIBD), Department of Geography. “Bridging Theory and Behavior for Healthcare Accessibility Modeling” 

2:25-2:35: Dr. Zhenlong Li, Associate Professor, Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab (GIBD), Department of Geography. “Autonomous GIS: the next-generation AI-powered GIS” 

2:35-2:45: Dr. Rebecca Bussard, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Geosciences, “Measuring Ground Subsidence Across the Blue and White Golf Course and Exploring Potential Causes”  

2:45-2:55: Jia Arora, undergraduate student, Department of Computer Science, and Research Support Intern at the Pasto Agricultural Museum; Rita Graef, Director, Collection Curator and Museum Educator of the Pasto Agricultural Museum and Armsby Respiration Calorimeter, College of Agricultural Sciences. “Land & Legacy – a StoryMap project”  

 

3:00pm-4:30pm: Reception in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information (1 Pattee Library)

Join us for this networking opportunity to visit the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information.

6:30-8:30pm: Games and Resume Review in the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information (1 Pattee Library)

Join us for geography-themed trivia and an opportunity for resume reviews. Resume reviews are provided by affiliates of the Ryan Family Student Center.