More grad school?

The interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Geospatial Analytics at the Center for Geospatial Analytics (geospatial.ncsu.edu) at North Carolina State University is now accepting applications for Fall 2022 enrollment. We expect to admit a cohort of twelve students, all with fully funded graduate research assistantships with $25,000 salary, benefits, and tuition support, renewable for up to four years.

The application deadline is February 1, 2022.

The Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State is an internationally recognized hub for interdisciplinary data scientists pushing the boundaries of spatial data science to advance discovery and inform real-world decision-making. Ph.D. students receive multidisciplinary advising and the opportunity to work with over thirty faculty fellows with diverse expertise from a dozen departments across NC State. 

Faculty at the Center develop and apply innovative techniques to advance new research frontiers (geospatial.ncsu.edu/research). For example, we develop new ways of gathering and processing large datasets, forecasting future conditions based on "what-if" scenarios, and putting forecasts into the hands of the people who need them most to collaboratively explore alternative futures of planning and change. Our work involves deep collaboration with government, industry, and community partners to address interdisciplinary environmental and societal challenges.

Applicants are encouraged to reach out to faculty with similar research interests but are not required to secure an advisor prior to admission. Students with quantitative and computational backgrounds in geography, informatics, or remote sensing are strongly encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants interested in pushing the boundaries of geospatial analytics and technology from a variety of perspectives, including design, cognitive science, natural resources and the environment, computer science, engineering, social and behavioral sciences, and more. We are especially committed to increasing the representation of students that have been historically excluded from participation in U.S. higher education.

Additional details and complete application instructions are available at go.ncsu.edu/geospatial-phd. Interested students are encouraged to contact Rachel Kasten, Graduate Services Coordinator (rachelkasten@ncsu.edu or 919-515-2800), with any questions. 

Different scenarios for the fall

Inside Higher Ed has come up with 15 different scenarios for the Fall semester. And, having already posted those, they are now exploring each with a deeper dive (e.g., The Late Start). For planners, scenarios are an important first step in addressing uncertainty.

MLA Open House November 2nd

If you know someone thinking about graduate school in landscape architecture, the Rutgers Open House on November 2 is a must. It is a chance to meet faculty and students, see the facilities and hear about the classes and experiences. Current undergraduates and working professionals are welcome.

The poster below has details.

Open House

Considering a Masters in Landscape Architecture (MLA)?
Visit our MLA Open House on November 5th at Blake Hall.

Rutgers is a place for all students.

Rutgers LA Alumni

Hey all you Rutgers alum! 

Please let Gail (mckenzie@SEBS.Rutgers.edu) know if you are planning to attend the ASLA Annual Meeting in Chicago.  We are eager to celebrate the awards received by Kate John-Alder and her students, as well as Steven Handel and his team at Restoration Ecology.  To see their awards, visit our website: http://landarch.rutgers.edu/aslaawards.html.  If enough of us are going to Chicago, we will want to plan a special Rutgers event. 

And, as always, Rutgers faculty, students, and alumni will join together at the alumni reception/tailgate event.  Thank you!

Academic writing tips

Since some of our students are struggling with writing (we all are, right?), I thought this might be a great time to share this post from the London School of Economics on 30 tips for better academic writing.

Great grad school poster/image

Dissertation defense

PhD Dissertation Defense
Deborah Greenwood, Feb 24, 10:30 AM
Cook Office Building Room 226

Understanding Agricultural Tranformations:
The Urbanization and Feminization of Agriculture in the United States

Open Houses and such

If you are interested in Geodesign you might want to check out the Philadelphia U. open house on November 1 where you can check out their program. Details here.

If you are interested in a Masters in Landscape Architecture you should try Rutgers' Open House on Saturday November 8th. 

Exciting class for Spring 2014

If you have already taken an ecology class and are ready for more, check out Myla Aronson's Urban Ecology 11:704:487.

Course Description

Urban landscapes are rapidly expanding globally and over 50% of the human population now lives in urban areas. Because the majority of human settlements are in areas of high biodiversity, the rapid urbanization of the world has profound effects on global biodiversity.

 

Urban Ecology is a seminar course, with a mix of lecture and discussion, where we will focus on the processes determining patterns of abundance and distribution of organisms in urban ecosystems, the

interactions among organisms in the urban environment, the interactions between humans (and  societies) and nature in urban environments, and some aspects of urban planning as it relates to

ecology and the environment. 

 

Pre-requisites: Principles of Ecology (11:704:351), or Plant Ecology (11:704:332), or equivalent.

No pre-requisites for graduate students.

Con-graduations to our new alums!

Graduation weekend was great. While our first MLA graduate last year, our first full class of MLA I students graduated this weekend. Looking great guys!

The SEBS ceremony had a great turnout from students and faculty...and sunshine.

Admissions process still open!

Recruiting thoughts

As Acting Graduate Director, I have been talking to potential students about Rutgers' graduate program in landscape architecture and have been trying to explain, specific to their situation, why this is the best landscape architecture program in the northeast or in the US. Clearly one of the most important things is that both the BSLA and MLA program are situated within Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences making one of the best schools for linking ecology and landscape architecture.

Our students are getting international recognition for landscape architectural design and landscape architecture in tropical or neo-tropical environments.

For others, our strong record of finding funding for students in landscape architecture is important.

What else stands out?

Grad Progam Open House

Join us at our MLA Open House to Explore the Possibilities of Advanced Graduate Education!

IGERT RAs at Iowa

The University of Iowa's Geoinformatics for Environmental and Energy Modeling and Prediction IGERT Program is looking for Research Assistants. If you are looking at grad programs, you might add this to your list.

Dangermond Fellowship deadline is Feb 15th

The Dangermond Fellowship


Award: Up to three (3) $10,000 fellowships awarded each year to graduate students in the United States. Recipients are also awarded ESRI software, technical training access, and travel costs to conferences.
Deadline: February 15

The Landscape Architecture Foundation, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), and the American Society of Landscape Architects jointly sponsor the Dangermond Fellowship, a national fellowship for graduate students of landscape architecture. The purpose of the fellowship is to promote and facilitate the integration of art, science, method, and technology in the study and profession of landscape architecture, and encourage the use of geographic information systems (GIS) as a framework for exploring integrated approaches to landscape assessment and intervention.

Students wishing to apply for a fellowship can apply as individuals or as members of interdisciplinary project teams. Individual applicants are required to be graduate students studying landscape architecture. All members of a project team are required to be graduate students with at least one member majoring in landscape architecture. The applicants are to be supported by one or more faculty advisors. The principal advisor should be a faculty member in the department of landscape architecture. Employees of ESRI and their relatives are not eligible for the fellowship.

Selection criteria will include the creative use of geographic information systems (GIS) as a framework for exploring integrated approaches to landscape assessment (analysis) and intervention (planning, design and management).

In addition to the General Submission Guidelines this fellowship requires the following:

Requirements:
1. A written proposal for the work to be undertaken (limit 3 pages) containing the following:
• an objective, outcome and method
• transferability of the proposed work
• deliverables
• level of institutional support (faculty, facilities, etc.)
2. A cover letter from the principal faculty advisor indicating his/her faculty position and confirming department approval and adherence to the overall goals of the fellowship
3. A specific delineation of the roles of each team member and faculty advisor(s)
4.

A one-page biographical sketch of the faculty advisor(s)
5. Two letters of recommendation for individual or team efforts from faculty members not involved in project.

One week left!

Are you coming?

Suburbanization and amphibians: designed ecological solutions

Ecology & Evolution Graduate Program Ph.D. Defense Seminar

Alexander Felson

"Suburbanization and amphibians: designed ecological solutions"

1:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009
Alampi Room, Marine and Coastal Sciences

Mr. Felson's committee consists of:
Dr. Steward T.A. Pickett, Advisor
Dr. Steven Handel
Dr. Peter Morin
Dr. Kristina Hill
University of Virginia

Open House for the new MLA Program

Open House for New Landscape Architecture Program

New for Fall 2010, Rutgers is offering a Master's in Landscape Architecture (MLA) program. If you or any of your students are interested in making a difference in the environment through graduate study, visit the MLA Open House on Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to noon in Blake Hall, George H. Cook Campus. Email Pam Stewart or call 732-932-9317 to attend. Individuals with undergraduate degrees in all fields are welcome. For details about this new degree program, visit the website.

Rutgers newest graduate program

A note from the chair:

On Monday, September 14, the New Jersey Presidents' Council Executive Board approved our proposal for a Master of Landscape Architecture program. Starting this program has been a goal of our Department for many years and we plan to accept our first class of students for the Fall semester of 2010.

Many people have made this possible. Executive Vice President Phil Furmanski, SEBS Executive Dean Robert Goodman, SEBS Dean of Academic Programs Jerry Kukor, GSNB Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Harvey Waterman, and Senior Academic Planning Associate Jim Burkley have all been steady, persistent, and strategic in helping this goal become a reality. The current and past faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture have all offered help and advice.

Now we must get down to the hard work of recruiting, accepting, and teaching. Prof. Dean Cardasis has shepherded the proposal through committees for the past year and is our first Graduate Program Director. I know he will benefit from the collective knowledge and support of this community.

I am personally eager to participate in writing this new chapter in the history of the Department of Landscape Architecture.

Best regards,
JeanMarie Hartman, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture