Logan Gall works on spatial data science education & outreach. His focus is on spatial data solutions in industry and applied geospatial sciences.
Steven Manson is combines environmental research, social science approaches, and geographic information science to understand complex human-environment systems.
Robert McMaster works on cartographic generalization and conducts research on GIS and society, in particular, risk assessment and public participation GIS, and helped found the National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS).
Susanna McMaster researches professional GIS education, the history of academic cartography and GIS, and spatial modeling and analysis with a focus on natural resource management.
Ganapathy Narayanaraj integrates field ecology and geospatial technologies to address natural resource conservation and management problems, issues in landscape ecology, and human-environment interactions.
Eric Shook uses big spatial data and high-performance computing to engage in innovative spatial analytics and modeling approaches, particularly in how he joins spatial analysis with substantive research in health and population.
Ying Song develops spatial analytic methods to simulate, visualize, and analyze movement in geographic space, with a major focus on human mobility and accessibility within transportation networks, and attendant economic and environmental impacts.
Di Zhu explores theories and models to bridge geospatial analytics, artificial intelligence, and social sensing. He pursues geographic knowledge discovery, focusing on the human-environment complexities within socioeconomics, population, business, and public health.