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Prof. Nina Lam receives major grant to set up a new spatial lab at LSU

GIS at Louisiana State University is thriving, thanks in part, to the dedicated efforts of Dr. Nina Lam, incoming UCGIS president, and R. J. Russell Distinguished Professor of Geography.

Prof. Lam studies environmental change, particularly the complex relationships between the physical environment and human health. Her scientific research has her mapping cancer clusters in China, investigating the spread of AIDS in rural America, and examining urban climate change. Dr. Nina Lam has been nationally and internationally recognized for her scholarship and research in using advanced GIS and remote sensing techniques to solve societal problems. She has served as the Program Director of the Geography and Regional Science Program at the National Science Foundation. In 2004, at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Dr. Nina Lam received the 2004 AAG Remote Sensing Specialty Group Outstanding Contributions Award for her contributions to the field of remote sensing and to the geographic community through her research, teaching, and outreach.

In 2004, her research group received a $100,000 grant, as part of the Louisiana Legislature’s commitment to strengthening the states IT infrastructure in order to foster economic development. The new Spatial Laboratory contains 27 computer stations and a multimedia instructional station and is a boon for students committed to learning GIS.

Useful Links
LSU UCGIS Portfolio
http://www.ucgis.lsu.edu/

LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology
http://www.ga.lsu.edu/ 

Computer Aided Design and Geographic Information Systems (CADGIS) Research Lab
http://www.cadgis.lsu.edu/

LSU Computer Mapping Sciences Lab
http://www.cms.lsu.edu/ 
 

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