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Apr 2009 |
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Dr. Bingjing Liang (CUEC fellow) has accepted tenure-track position
in the Geography and Geology Department
at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania |
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Mar 2009 |
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Mr. Xuefei Hu won the second place in AAG Remote Sensing Specialty
Group 2009 student honors paper competition. His paper is entitled:
Impervious Surface Extraction from IKONOS Imagery Using and
Object-Based Approach. |
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Jan 2009 |
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Professor Qihao Weng has been appointed as Associate Editor of the
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
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Oct 2008 |
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Professor Xiaohua Tong visited Indiana State University on October
16th, 2008.
Dr. Tong is a full professor and deputy chairperson at Department
of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai,
China. He is currently visiting professor at University of
California - Santa Barbara with Prof. Michael Goodchild. During his
visit Dr. Tong delivered a talk on: "Modeling and Processing
Uncertainties in Geospatial Data and Analysis: Recent Developments."
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Aug 2008 |
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Ms. Bingqing Liang of CUEC was appointed as a faculty at Department
of Geography, Western Illinois University. |
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July 2008 |
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Dr. Weng attended the XXI ISPRS Congress, Beijing, July 3-11, 2008,
where he gave an oral presentation on remote sensing data
requirements for urban impervious surface mapping, and also chaired
the Working Group VIII/1 - Human Settlement and Impact Analysis. pic |
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July 2008 |
Dr. Weng delivered a keynote address at 2008 International
Workshop on Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Applications,
Beijing, June 30- July 2, 2008. This event is co-sponsored by
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society.
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June 2008 |
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The researchers from CUEC (Dr. Weng, Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar and
Xuefei Hu) participated and presented their research at the
ASPRS WGL/EGL Joint Summer Meeting which
was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 13. Dr. Weng was the
program chair for this event. |
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May 2008 |
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Dr. Qihao Weng was awarded a senior fellowship from NASA. |
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Apr - May 2008 |
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The researchers from CUEC (Dr. Weng, Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar,
Xuefei Hu, Bingqing Liang, Minjuan Cheng and Jing Han) participated
and presented their work at the 74 ASPRS
annual meeting held at Portland, Oregon. |
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Apr 2008 |
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Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar (CUEC researcher)
won First Place honors,\ in 12th Annual Undergraduate-Graduate Research Showcase
hosted by Indiana State University, under the category
Physical Science/Technology/Engineering: Oral Presentation
($150 award), for his presentation titled "Space-Time Analysis of Urban Heat Island". |
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Mar 2008 |
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Ms. Guying Li successfully defended her PhD dissertation. She is now
currently working as a researcher at Auburn University, Alabama. |
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Mar 2008 |
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Dr. Dengsheng Lu, Research Fellow, School of Forestry and Wildlife
Sciences, Auburn University, gave a presentation at Department
of Geography on "Effects of urbanization on the net primary
productivity in Southeastern China". The talk was sponsored by CUEC |
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Mar 2008 |
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Indiana State University Office of Information Technology has
awarded our project, "Developing a virtual urban remote sensing
laboratory", with $3,000 under the category of "Emerging
Technologies". Principle Investigator: Dr. Qihao Weng, Co-Principle Investigator: Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar |
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Mar 2008 |
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Each year, students compete for top recognition (and cash prizes!)
in the IndianaMap Student Poster Competition, held in conjunction
with their annual conference. This year the second and third prizes
were given to CUEC researchers. 2ND PLACE - Jing Han, Dr. Qihao
Weng - Indiana State University and 3RD PLACE - Minjuan Cheng, Dr. Qihao Weng - Indiana State
University |
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Feb 2008 |
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Dr. Hua Liu (CUEC fellow) has accepted a tenure track assistant
professor position at Old Dominion University |
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Feb 2008 |
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The ISU student chapter of ASPRS is officially formed and granted
recognition by ASPRS. The current ASPRS student chapter office is
situated within the CUEC, 177 Science Building, ISU. President:
Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar, Vice President: Xuefei Hu and Secretary: Jim Pace |
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Jan 2008 |
Cooper, B. S., B. H. Williams, X. Hu, Q. Weng, and M. J. Angilletta
presented a paper titled "Life in the big city: thermal tolerance of
isopods in an urban heat island" at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology. San Antonio, Texas. |
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Jan 2008 |
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Dr. Weng
is selected as ISPRS TCVIII/WG1
secretary by the ISPRS office and is now a part of their workgroup. |
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Nov 2007 |
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Dr. Weng was selected
as the Member
of Editorial Board, Sensors (remote sensing
section), ISSN: 1424-8220 , Impact factor: 1.373 (2006 ) for
term 2007-2008 and Editorial Advisory Board Member, The
Open Geography Journal , Bentham Science Publishers,
ISSN: 1874-9232 ,2007. |
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Nov
19-22 2007:
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Dr. Weng
was invited for and made the following lectures / presentations: |
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2007: "Deriving Urban Heat Island
Parameters from Satellite Remote Sensing Data",
Beijing Meteorological Bureau,
Beijing, China, Nov. 22 , 2007.
2007: "Research
Progress in Urban Remote Sensing",
Chinese Academy of
Surveying and Mapping
, Beijing, China, Nov. 21 , 2007.
2007: "An
Integrated Remote Sensing-GIS Approach to the Relationship among
Urban Development, Heat Island, and Air Pollution",
Institute of Satellite Meteorology, National Satellite
Meteorological Center, Beijing, China, Nov. 20, 2007.
2007: "Urban Remote Sensing
and Digital Cities",
China-US Workshop on Earth
Observation and Digital Earth
, Beijing, China, Nov.
19, 200 7.
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Nov 2007: |
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Dr. Weng was
invited as a Guest Research Scientist by Beijing Meteorological
Bureau, Regional Climate Center, November 2007 |
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Aug 09-10 2007: |
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Dr. Huba Cai,
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Western
Michigan University visited the Center for Urban and
Environmental Change (CUEC) to discuss with his grant mentor Dr.
Weng regarding possible research topics and collaborative
research
(pics).
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Aug 04-07
2007: |
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Mr. Charles Man Sing Wong, a Fulbright Scholar, and Research
Associate/PhD candidate, Department of Land Surveying and
Geo-Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University visited CUEC
to discuss his research in the field of urban heat island and
know about the research being carried out by the CUEC on the
similar area.(pics).
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July 02
2007: |
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Dr.Dev
Niyogi - Assistant Professor and Indiana State Climatologist
along with his doctoral students Ms. Hsin-I Chang and Mr. Ming
Lei visited CUEC lab to discuss the integration of Urban Heat
Models and parameters within the regional climate modeling
(pics).
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Summer
2007: |
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Ms. Hua Liu
researcher at the CUEC completed her PhD defense and takes a
teaching position at Old Dominion University (advisor Dr.
Qihao Weng, committee members included Dr, Brian Ceh, Prof. Paul
Mausel (emeritus faculty) and Dr. James H. Speer)
(pics).
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May 2007:
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Dr. Qihao
Weng was elected as the Director of ASPRS (American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing), Western Great Lake Region,
which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and
Upper Michigan. |
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May 09-11
2007
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During the
ASPRS Conference Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar, Xuefei Hu and Hua Liu
presented on topics "Space-Time analysis of urban heat islands
using MODIS data", "Extracting impervious surface using spectral
mixture analysis with multi-temporal ASTER images" and
"Influences of land surface temperatures and landscape patterns
on the West Nile virus propagations in two Midwest counties"
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Mar
29 2007 |
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Dr. Weng was
invited to give a lecture on Urban Landscape Pattern, Land
Surface Temperature, and Urban Heat Island: A Remote Sensing
Approach to the Relationship at Yale School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies.
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Mar 2007:
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Dr. Qihao
Weng signed a contract with Taylor & Francis publishing house
for being the series editor for Remote Sensing Application
series. The following books would be published as a part of the
same:
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Remote Sensing of Impervious Surfaces, Qihao Weng,
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Multispectral Image Analysis Using the Object-Oriented Paradigm,
Kumar Nabulur,
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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Principles and
Applications, Marcus Borengasser,
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Remote Sensing of Land
Use/Land Cover: Principles and Applications, Chandra P. Giri and
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Global Mapping of Human Settlement: Experiences, Data Sets,
and Prospects, Paola Gamba and Martin Herold.
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Mar 2007
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"Ant's
adjustability to temperature may have clue to manage global
warming",
Earthtimes.org: publishes news reports and the latest
information relating to the human environment and such
interrelated concerns of the international community |
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Mar 12 2007 |
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Dr. Weng gave a presentation on Impervious Surface Mapping
with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing, Indiana Geographic
Information Council.
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Feb 2007 |
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"City
ants take the heat",
Scenta: Global warming information - effects & causes of global
warming
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Feb 2007 |
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"Subdivisions
Replace Trees in Major U.S. Cities Adding to Urban Hot Spots".
a report by physorg.com
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Feb 2007 |
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"Urban
ants handle heat better",
a repot by Live Science
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Feb 2007: |
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Dr. Guofan
Shao from Purdue gave a talk on "Use & misuse of digital remote
sensing data for land use mapping". This program was sponsored
by CUEC and Department of Geography, Geology and Anthropology (GGA),
Indiana State University.
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Oct 2006
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"Sometimes
hot growth is not a good thing: study to explore how to cut
cooling expenses", Goliath: Business knowledge on
demand
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Oct 20
2006 |
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Dr. Weng was
appointed as a guest Professor at State key laboratory of
information engineering in surveying, mapping & remote sensing (LIESMARS),
Wuhan University, China for the period 2006-2010.
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Oct 13
2006 |
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Dr. Weng was
invited for giving a lecture on The Impact of Urbanization on
Land Surface Temperatures - A Remote Sensing Approach by the
Department of Geography, Northern Illinois University
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Oct. 03,
2006: |
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Project aims to keep cities cooler
in summer heat, Tribune Star, Section D:
School Zone.
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Aug 2006:
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Mr. Cooper
was awarded the undergraduate fellowship by the Lilly Endowment
"Fulfilling the promise: pathways to pre-eminence" for his
research topic "Biological consequences of Urban Land use in
Indiana". Principal advisors were Dr. Weng and Dr. Angilletta.
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July 17, 2006: |
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Dr. Weng signed a memorandum of understanding of CUEC and Key
Lab of Radiometric Calibration and Validation for Environmental
Satellites, China Administration of Meteorology to collaborate
on urban environmental effects and urban heat islands research.
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Summer 2006: |
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Dr. Qihao Weng during his
trip to China was invited by several Universities as a guest
speaker to talk on issues related to Urban Heat Island and other
urban environmental problems.
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Thermal
Remote Sensing for Urban Areas, Fujian Province Association
of Remote Sensing, Fuzhou, China, July 6, 2006.
- Remote
Sensing of Impervious Surfaces and Applications, Beijing
Normal University, China, June 19, 2006.
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Deriving Urban Heat Island Parameters from Satellite Remote
Sensing Data, Institute of Satellite Meteorology, National
Satellite Meteorological Center, Beijing, China, June 16,
2006.
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Satellite Detected Urban Heat Island Effect - A Fractal
Analysis, National Geomatics Center of China, Beijing,
China, June 15, 2006.
- Thermal
Remote Sensing for Urban Areas, Institute of Remote Sensing
Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China,
June 14, 2006.
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Urbanization and Its Environmental Effects, Institute of
Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, June 14, 2006.
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May 06 2006
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Dr. Qihao Weng
was awarded the prestigious Theodore Dreiser Distinguished
Research/ Creativity award by Indiana State University. |
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Feb 2006: |
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Study
looking to keep cities cool, Indiana State University
Magazine, Vol. 8, Number 3,page 7 |
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Nov. 21,
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Project aims
to keep cities cooler in summer heat, Hometown, page 10.
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Nov. 16,
2005: |
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ISU project
aimed at keeping Indy, other cities cooler in summer, Indiana
State Connection, Vol. 6, Number 3, page 8. |
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Nov. 7,
2005:
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Sometimes hot growth is not a good
thing - Study to explore how to cut cooling expense,
Indianapolis Business Journal, Section: INSIDE, Page
Number: 5.
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Oct. 24,
2005: |
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ISU
Studies Effects of Warmer Temperatures in Urban Areas,
Inside Indiana Business, a statewide
electronic newspaper. |
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Summer
2005:
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Dr. Qihao
Weng was offered a post of guest Professor in Beijing Normal
University for the period 2005-2007. |
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