Our new graduate students come to us from a variety of places within the U.S. and internationally (Nanchang, China) holding diverse interests ranging from Brazilian Jiu Jitzu to yoga and pottery. We look forward to seeing what you all accomplish here in the Department of Geography! Welcome! Top row (from left to right): Deanna Nash, Vania Wang, Michael Allen, Su Burtner, Lily Cheng, and Anagha Uppal. Bottom row (from left to right):...
Read MoreJustin Kiel, a UCSB alum who earned his BA in Geography with an Emphasis in Geographic Information Science, now develops maps to help response teams contain wildfires. Kiel, who has been involved with both the Sequoia and Whittier response efforts, is a geographic information systems (GIS) specialist for Veteran’s Emergency Technical Services (VETS). VETS offers emergency incident information to assist state and federal...
Read MoreWe welcome Katie O’Brien to our Department of Geography Staff. As Student Programs Assistant, Katie will provide assistance with coordination of both graduate and undergraduate student programs for the department, as well as provide administrative and editing support as needed. Katie earned her BS in Anthropology and Geography at California Polytechnic State University where she also minored in Women’s and Gender Studies. During...
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