Student/Faculty Spotlight
This Fall We Feature Our Visiting Scholars: Michael Nielsen, Ulrik Mårtensson and Perparim Ameti. And also Professor Darla Munroe, Kendra McSweeney, Desheng Liu and Becky Mansfields Appalachian Ohio Forrest Research Group Web Site:
Michael Meinild Nielsen:
Michael is a visiting PhD student from the Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University in Sweden. He was awarded a fellowship from the Sweden America Foundation for a visit to OSU's Geography department. Michaels research is focused on developing methods for the extraction of meaningful information from remote sensed images based on social science demands. His background is in urban and regional planning and he has been a GIS courses lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University. During his stay at OSU he looks forward to the opportunity to solely focus on his own research and he is excited about the chance to be part of a new research milieu. Michael will collaborate with Prof. Ola Ahlqvist whom with he previously coauthored an article. Michaels goal during this stay is to write an article in which he will explore different types of urban character in Columbus, OH from a satellite image using a new contextual segmentation method that I have been working on.Read More →
News and Events
- Kevin Cox wins AAG Lifetime Achievement Award:
We have just been officially informed by the Association of American Geographers (AAG) that this year's AAG Lifetime Achievement Award goes to our own distinguished colleague and mentor Professor Kevin Cox. There is indeed no better news for OSU Geography than this kind of national level recognition of OSU geographers. This PDF shows the AAG Award Committee's citation for Kevin's accomplishments. Read More → - 16'th Annual Severe Weather Symposium:
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM The Dept. of Geography Meteorology Club invites you to participate in our 16'th Annual Severe Weather Symposium. This year we are back at the Fawcett Center and would like you to RSVP if you plan to come out and join the symposium. Directions, Logistics and Program. Read More → - Geography Ph.D Student awarded OSU Presidential Fellowship:
OSU Graduate School just informed us that one of our Ph.D. students Seung-Ook Lee(advisor: Joel Wainwright) is the recepient of this year's OSU Presidential Fellowship. This fellowship recognizes outstanding scholarship and research ability, plus provides recipients with the opportunity to devote full time to their dissertation research. Read More → - Two Geography Students Chosen for National Geographic Society Internships:
We are pleased to announce that two OSU students affiliated with the Department of Geography have been selected for next fall's (Sept 2012 ) National Geographic Society Internship program. This is wonderful news especially because only approximately 8-10 students are selected nationwide per term (according to the NGS website). Read More →
