GIS Week at NC State University
🛰️ What is GIS Week?
GIS Week at NC State University is an accessible learning and professional development event series centered around geospatial analytics and spatial data science.
Drawing inspiration from NC State's motto "Think and Do," GIS Week is designed to connect researchers, practitioners and industry partners across varying sectors and disciplines.
🌎 What is GGSO?
The Geospatial Graduate Student Organization (GGSO) is a student organization of NC State University and a state-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit built around providing educational, social, and professional enrichment to Center for Geospatial Analytics -affiliated students.
Our Team
Erin O'Connell
GGSO Co-President
Erin's research focuses on using remote sensing and machine learning to forecast long-distance dispersal of biological invasions.
Isabel Gutierrez
GGSO Co-President
Isabel's research focuses on evaluating the sustainability of golf courses and greenspaces.
Rebecca Composto
GGSO Forum Chair
Rebecca's research focuses on using satellite imagery and crowdsourced information to study urban flooding.
Pratikshya Regmi
GGSO Representative to Graduate Student Association
Pratikshya's research focuses on studying impacts of dynamic soil properties on landscape processes using mapping from UAS and geospatial simulations; contributing to the Growing the GRASS GIS Open Source Ecosystem project by extending its educational materials and tutorials with data and applications from her home country of Nepal.
Christina Perella
GGSO Secretary
Christina's research focuses on the social and ecological impacts of climate and land-use change, with a focus on understanding tradeoffs between community needs and ecosystem health, and the effectiveness of protected areas and wildlife corridors.
Titilayo Tajudeen
GGSO Forum Representative
Titilayo's research focuses on examining dynamics in forest hydrologic systems and the impacts of climate on these changes to enhance environmental sustainability
Emma Mullens
GGSO Distance Education Representative
Emma serves GGSO as the MGIST Distance Education Rep
