John Bisgrove
jbisgrov@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Quackenbush
• Area of Study: ERE Forest Engineering

Siqi Li
sli151@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD/MPS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Quackenbush
• Area of Study: ERE Geospatial Information Science & Engineering
• Undergraduate Institution: Northeast Forestry University
• Previous Graduate Study: Northeast Forestry University

Personal Statement
I mainly focus on remote sensing application in forestry which is the key topic of my dissertation. Light detection and ranging (lidar) detects both horizontal and vertical information with high accuracy. However, it is also limited due to high cost, massive data storage as well as less coverage. I have been working on improving forest aboveground biomass estimation by integrating passive remote sensing data and active lidar data. By taking advantage of both passive and active remote sensing data, I can help improve the accuracy of predicting forest aboveground biomass and other related variables such as tree height and volume compared to using only one single data source.

Ge Pu
gpu100@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Quackenbush
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institution: Drexel University (Environmental Engineering)
• Previous Graduate Study: Drexel University (Environmental Engineering)

Personal Statement
I am interested in solving problems associated with water resources and climate change. During my undergraduate and master's, I got tremendous amount of exposure in modeling and monitoring green infrastructures and stormwater management. At ESF, my research focus on the overlap between remote sensing and water resources. My long term goal is to develop spatial analysis tools for solving water resource problems in a changing climate.

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Research Interests
Remote Sensing Technology, Sustainable Water Resource Development, Climate Resilience, Green Infrastructure Monitoring and Modeling, Renewable Energy and Development

Favorite Quote
".....We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard......" -----John F. Kennedy

Past Presentations

- 2017 Google Earth Engine User Summit. Moutain View, CA. [oral presentation]

- 2017 NYWEA Spring Technical Conference and Exhibition. Rochester, NY. [oral presentation]

- 2017 SUNY-ESF Spotlight on Student Research. Syracuse, NY. [poster presentation]

- 2017 GIS/SIG. Rochester, NY. [oral presentation]

- 2017 ASPRS IGTF 2017. Baltimore, MD. [oral presentation]

- 2015 American Water Resource Association (AWRA) Summer Specialty Conference: Climate Change Adaptation. New Orleans, LA. [oral presentation]

- 2015 American Physics Society March Meeting. Baltimore, MD. [poster presentation]

- 2015 8th Annual Student Conference on Global Challenges for the Global Science. Philadelphia, PA. [oral presentation]

- 2014 EWRI World Environment & Water Resources Congress. Portland, OR. [poster presentation] (See Poster #974)

Jin Xu
jxu145@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Quackenbush
• Area of Study: Geospatial Information Science & Engineering
• Undergraduate Institution: Nanjing Forestry University
• Previous Graduate Study: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences