Highlights of the Academic Year
Fall 2018 graduate students at the reception held on August 24, 2018
Faculty Scholarly Activity
Academic Achievements and Highlights
- 43 refereed journal papers (34 in Journal Citation Reports); 2.2/Faculty
- Average 5-yr impact factor = 4.11
- Nature Climate Change (21.11), Remote Sensing of Environment (7.65), Progress in Human Geography (6.73), The Science of the Total Environment (5.10), American Journal of Public Health (4.88), Remote Sensing (4.75), Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (4.75)
- 17 papers (40%) included 22 current and former students, post-doctoral associates, and visiting scientists as co-authors
- 2 edited books
- 6 book chapters
- Journals ranked > 75th by discipline:
- Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
- American Journal of Public Health
- Applied Geography
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Current Anthropology
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- Ecohydrology
- Ecological Indicators
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Geomorphology
- International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
- Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres
- Nature Climate Change
- Progress in Human Geography
- Remote Sensing
- Remote Sensing of Environment
- Sustainability Science
- The Science of the Total Environment
- Transaction in GIS
- Water Resources Research
- Edited Volumes
- B. Christophers, R. Lave, J. Peck and M. Werner, editors, in press, The Doreen Massey Reader, Agenda, London.
- M. Werner, J. Peck, R. Lave and B. Christophers, editors, in press, Doreen Massey: Critical Dialogues, Agenda, London
- Funding
- ~$8M Continuing support (NSF, NIH, NASA, Industry)
- ~$1M in new support
- ~$120K in seed funding from the University at Buffalo
- Major editorial positions (5)
- L. Bian, Annals of the American Association of Geographers
- D.S. Mackay, Water Resources Research
- J. Poon, Environment and Planning A
- M. Werner, Antipode
- M. Werner, Series Co-Editor of Economic Transformations, Agenda Publishing
- Editorial boards (11 members on 37 boards)
- J. Aldstadt (1), S. Bagchi-Sen (6), L. Bian (7), T. Bittner (2), D.S. Mackay (1), J. Poon (8), C. Renschler (1), P. Rogerson (3), L. Wang (2), M. Werner (4), E-H. Yoo (2)
- Noteworthy Achievements
- S. Bagchi-Sen, Guest Co-Editor, special issue of the Journal of the Knowledge Economy
- A. Cooke, T. Hamilton, and M. Werner, Guest Co-Editors, special issue of the journal Competition & Change
- T. Hamilton serves as a U.S. ambassador and J. Poon serves as Vice-Chair for the Regional Studies Association International (UK)
- J. Poon received the Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education for 2018 from the Council of International Studies and Programs, UB
- E. Yoo serves on the Board of Directors for the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
Curricula
- Undergraduate degrees conferred 1997-2018
- Graduate degrees conferred 1997-2018
Student Success
- Abrahams/Woldenberg Field Scholarship: Chenyang Wei (G)
- Charles H.V. Ebert Physical Geography Scholarship: Misa Yasumiishi (G)
- Hugh W. Calkins Applied GIS Award: Sara Peterson (G)
- McConnell/MacPherson Award in International Trade: Nadine Kennedy (UG)
- UB Outstanding Senior: Nadine Kennedy (UG)
Recent Ph.D Awardees
| Year | Name | Advisor | Dissertation Title | Current Position |
| 2017 | Ziyu Chen | Trina Hamilton | Corporate social responsibility disclosures by Chinese manufacturing companies listed on the Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange | Post-doctoral Researcher, China Merchants Group Ltd |
| 2017 | Wenjie Ji | Le Wang | Spatiotemporal response of invasive plant to biocontrol: Beetle-induced Tamarisk (Tamarix SPP.) defoliation along the Lower Rio Grande | Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University |
| 2018 | Wei Yin | Jessie Poon | From brawn to brain: Human capital in the Rustbelt and Sunbelt | Research Support and Data Services Librarian, Columbia University |
Academic Achievements and Highlights
- 45 refereed journal papers
- Average 5-yr impact factor = 3.74
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (10.41), New Phytologist (7.86), Remote Sensing of Environment (7.65), Global Ecology and Biogeography (7.53), Plant, Cell & Environment (6.56), International Archives of the Photogrammetry (6.46), Research Policy (6.27), Economic Geography (6.09)
- 20 papers included 24 current and former students, post-doctoral associates, and visiting scientists as co-authors
- 1 edited book
- 11 book chapters
- Major editorial positions (3)
- D.S. Mackay, Water Resources Research
- J. Poon, Environment and Planning A
- M. Werner, Antipode \
- Editorial boards (10 members on 32 boards)
- J. Aldstadt (1), S. Bagchi-Sen (5), L. Bian (5), T. Bittner (2), G. Jacquez (2), J. Poon (7), P. Rogerson (3), L. Wang (2), M. Werner (4), E.-H. Yoo (1)
- Keynote addresses (2)
- G. Jacquez, M. Stephens
- Noteworthy Achievements
- S. Bagchi-Sen was elected Fellow, The Academy of Social Sciences, National Academy of Academics, Learned Societies and Practitioners in the Social Sciences (UK)
- L. Bian was reappointed as Director of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
- T. Hamilton was elected a Regional Studies Association Ambassador for the United States
- J. Poon is Chair of Regional Studies Association International (UK)
- M. Stephens served as a “Scholar on the Road” for CAS
- L. Wang serves as Chair of the Remote Sensing Specialty Group of the AAG
- E. Yoo was elected to the Board of Directors, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
Curricula
- Undergraduate degrees
- Graduate degrees
UB-SIM International Trade BA
- ~75 majors, 15 recent graduates
- 2016/17 Faculty: Jared Aldstadt, Geoffrey Jacquez, Jessie Poon
- 2016/17 Adjuncts/Students: Marissa Bell, Scott Ptak, Gordon Tan
Student Successes
- Abrahams/Woldenberg Field Scholarship: Xiaonan Tai (G)
- Charles H.V. Ebert Physical Geography Scholarship: Jonathan Militelo (UG), Joel Siedman (UG), Qiian Lynn Yap (UG), Wenjie Ji (G), Chenyang Wei (G)
- Hugh W. Calkins Applied GIS Award: Jesse Rubenstein (G)
- McConnell/MacPherson Award in International Trade: Eric Heusinger (UG)
- UB Three Minute Thesis Award: Xiaonan Tai (nominee, G)
- UB Outstanding Senior: Jena Jendrowski (UG)
- Student Honors Paper, Remote Sensing Specialty Group, AAG: Dameng Yin (3rd place, G)
Recent PhD Awardees
| Date | Name | Advisor | Current Position |
| Sum 2016 | Jorge Bajo Sanchez | Renschler | Assistant Professor, Erie Conty Community College |
| Sum 2016 | Peng Gao | Bian | Researcher, UB |
| Sum 2016 | Michael Habberfield | Larsen | Biologist, US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Sum 2016 | Philip R. Savoy | Mackay | Research Fellow, Duke University |
| Win 2016 | Susan Sujung Kum | Aldstadt and Metcalf | Post-doctoral Researcher, Center for Asian American Health, New York University |
| Spr 2017 | Chunyuan Diao | Wang | Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign |
Academic Achievements and Highlights
- 48 refereed journal papers
- Average impact factor = 3.30
- Nature Climate Change (17.2), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (9.4), PLOS Biology (8.7), Ecological Monographs (8.0), Methods in Ecology and Evolution (6.3), Remote Sensing of Environment (5.9)
- 2 monographs
- Marion Werner. (2015). Global Displacements: The Making of Uneven Development in the Caribbean. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Russell Weaver, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, Jason Knight, and Amy E. Frazier. (2016). Shrinking Cities: Understanding urban decline in the United States. Routledge.
- 1 edited book
- 4 book chapters
- 8 conference proceedings
Curricula
- Total Degrees Awarded
- Undergraduate Degrees
- Graduate Degrees
Student Successes
- Charles H.V. Ebert Physical Geography Scholarship: Michael Gallisdorfer, Michael Habberfield, Jonathan Pleban, David Spiering, Xiaonan Tai
- Abrahams-Woldenberg Field Scholarship: Misa Yasumiishi
- CAS Dissertation Fellowship: Seth Cavello
- Wenjie Ji, 1st Place, Student Honor Paper Competition, Remote Sensing Specialty Group, AAG 2016
- Steve Tulowiecki, Best publication by a member of the AAG Biogeography Specialty Group in 2015
- Shiran Zhong, Best Research Proposal Award at National NCGIA Conference
- A. Zhu, Best Masters Presentation, AAG Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group
Recent PhD Awardees
| Date | Name | Advisor | Current Position |
| Sum 2015 | Tonya Lewis | Bennett | Risk Governance & Regulatory Affairs, M&T Bank |
| Sum 2015 | Fernando J Rios | Renschler | Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University |
| Sum 2015 | Chen Shi | Wang | Assistant Professor, Capital Normal University |
| Fall 2015 | Scott T. Ptak | Bagchi-Sen | Adjunct, UB and UB-SIM |
| Spr 2016 | Cara R. Kochenash | Poon | Special Investigator, CACI International Inc |
| Spr 2016 | Teuku Arckyansyah Meraxa | Poon | Risk Manager, American Express |
| Sum 2016 | Jorge Bajo Sanchez | Renschler | Assistant Professor, Erie County Community College |
| Sum 2016 | Peng Gao | Bian | Researcher, UB |
| Sum 2016 | Michael Habberfield | Larsen | Adjunct, UB |
| Sum 2016 | Philip R. Savoy | Mackay | Research Fellow, Duke University |
Academic Achievements and Highlights
- Refereed Journal Articles and Refereed Proceedings: 35 Published, 13 Accepted (15 faculty involved)
- Book Chapters: 5 Published, 2 Accepted (5 faculty involved)
- Sean Bennett received SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen received the Graduate Mentoring Award from the Graduate School, UB
Degree Programs
- The BA in International Trade is now offered in Singapore at the University at Buffalo-Singapore Institute of Management (UB-SIM) campus.
Events
- Visit and seminar presentation for the Vince Ebert Lecture Series by Helga Leitner and Eric Sheppard (former AAG President), UCLA
Students
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| UG Majors | 84 | 74 | 86 | 88 | 113 | 101 |
| Graduate | 97 | 93 | 106 | 119 | 111 | 119 |
Graduation Figures
| 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/2014 | |
| B.A. | 57 | 38 | 41 | 57 | 77 | |
| M.A./M.S. | 11 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Ph.D. | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 80 | 70 | 58 | 96 | 105 |
Graduate Students
- Abraham-Woldenberg Field Scholarship: Jonathan Pleban
- Hugh Calkins Applied GIS Award: Peng Gao
- CAS Dissertation Fellowship: Elizabeth Felski and M. Habberfield
- Humanities Institute & New York Council of Humanities Fellowship: Tonya Lewis
- Graduate Teaching awards, UB Graduate School: Samuel Copeland
Faculty
- Four faculty members tenured and promoted to the rank of associate professor
- Three new faculty hired to start 2014 Fall
Research
National Center for Geographic Information Analysis (NCGIA)
LESAM: Geospatial Project Management Tool (GeoProMT) v 1.0 was released to a world-wide audience as part of the NSF-Funded CyberInfrastructure VHub; GeoProMT will be the platform for an international benchmarking exercise of computational models to real-case scenarios for volcanic hazard assessment.
Chunyuan Diao, Amy Frazier, Wenjie Ji, and Xiaonan Tai, Ph.D. students, traveled to north-central China with Professor Le Wang during the summer of 2011 to study the environmental characteristics of saltcedar.
Alumni
Dr. Randy Bertolas (PhD 1995), was recently elected to a third consecutive term as chair of the Department of History, Politics, and Geography at Wayne State College in the rolling hills of northeast Nebraska.
Dr. André Roy (PhD 1982) became Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University Montreal, QC in August 2014.