David Weiss

PhD Student

Contact Info

davidweiss@ku.edu

122 Takeru Higuchi Hall, West Campus

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Biography —

In addition to pursuing a PhD in Geography, David is an Assistant Researcher for the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program at the Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research. He works with remote sensing data, GIS, and modelling tools for environmental and ecological applications, including those in land-cover and land use-change analysis, hydrology, and agriculture. He has experience in Clean Water Act permitting and assessment with the Army Corps of Engineers, where he was first introduced to the utility and potential of remote sensing technology. David has also worked in design review for energy efficiency of large buildings.

Education —

B.A. in Environmental Studies, Macalester College, 2017

M.A. in Sustainability, Wake Forest University, 2020

Research —

Advisor: Dr. Xingong Li

David’s primary research interests include applications of GIS and Remote Sensing to the following areas in addition to geospatial methods development and GIS programming.

• Land cover and land use change

• Flood modelling and mapping

• Water quality

• Wetlands

• Agriculture

• Environmental and ecological modelling

Other interests:

• Light pollution

• Ecohydrology and biogeochemistry

• Environmental remediation and restoration

• Land development and sprawl

• Geospatial technology for facilitating environmental sustainability and energy efficiency

• Cartography, data visualization, and effective science communication

Teaching —

Lab Instructor (2022-2024):

Geography 558: Intermediate GIS, Geography 316: Methods of Analyzing Geographical Data, Geography 311: Cartography and Geovisualization, Geography 105: Introductory Physical Geography Lab