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Highlights from the 2008 Annual Association of American Geographers Conference

This year’s annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers was held at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Numerous graduate students and faculty from the Department attended and presented at the large conference with a record-breaking turn-out of over 7,000 total attendees. The Department of Geography at the University of Maryland made their presence known with 22 presenters, a Departmental booth at the main exhibit hall promoting research and academic programs, a job booth seeking highly-qualified applicants for the expansion of the MPS-GIS program and the Human Geography field, and a Departmental reception. Over fifty alumni, prospective students, faculty and graduate students attended the catered reception and enjoyed an evening of “catching-up” with colleagues and learning more about new developments in the Department

Please view below a list of University of Maryland presenters (in bold).

Kelley J. O'Neal - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Burned Area Mapping in Semi-arid Grasslands of the Southwestern United States Using MODIS Data

Jessica McCarty, ABD - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Current and Future Carbon and Air Quality Emissions from Crop Residue Burning in the Contiguous US

Inbal Reshef - University of Maryland College Park
Chris Justice - University of Maryland College Park
Abstract Title: Developing a Strategy for Global Agricultural Monitoring in the framework of Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Timothy Edmund Heleniak - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Migration and Regional Development Russia's Northern Periphery

Kuan Song - University of Maryland
John R.G. Townshend - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: The Imbalanced Training Dataset Pitfall with Supervise Classifications of Remotely Sensed Imagery

Lashale D. Pugh - University of Maryland College Park
Abstract Title: Socio-demographic Characteristics as Risk Factors for West Nile Virus Infection

Jennifer Pomeroy - University of Maryland at College Park
Abstract Title: Examining Suburban Landscape in Frederick, MD 1973-2002 Using Political Ecology Approach

Karen G. Schleeweis - University of Maryland, College Park
Chengquan Huang, Dr. - UMD
Sam Goward, Dr. - UMD
Jeffery Masek, Dr. - NASA/GODDARD Space flight Center
Abstract Title: Assessing Trends and Changes in Spatiotemporal Forest Disturbance Patterns in Southeastern US Forests : 1985-2005.

Evan A Ellicott - University of Maryland - College Park
Eric Vermote - University of Maryland - College Park
Abstract Title: Estimating Global Biomass Burning Aersol Emissions From Fire Intensity
Wenhui Wang- University of Maryland

Shunlin Liang- University of Maryland

Abstract title: Estimating High Spatial Resolution Clear-Sky Land Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation from MODIS Data

Angira Baruah - Dept. of Geography, University of Maryland, College Park
Abstract Title: A comparison of SeaWiFS and MODIS ocean color data for mapping the levels of eutrophication concentration in the Gulf of Mexico

Mary Lindsey, Graduate Research Assistant - University of Maryland, Department of Geography
Rick Mueller - USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Abstract Title: Agricultural Land-Use Classification for California Using AWiFS and MODIS Data
Richard A. Russo - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: A Cultural Assessment of Farmland Preservation Program Success in Maryland

Shannon Franks - University of Maryland - College Park
Jeffrey Masek - NASA GSFC
Steve Covington - USGS
Abstract Title: Large Area Scene Selection Interface (LASSI). The methodology used to select scenes for the Global Land Survey 2005

Chengquan Huang - University of Maryland
Zhiliang Zhu - USDA Forest Service
Hua Shi - SAIC
Samuel N Goward - University of Maryland
John R.G. Townshend - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: An assessment of forest disturbance and regrowth in Mississippi and Alabama using time series stacks of Landsat observations acquired since 1984

Samuel N. Goward - University of Maryland
Darrel L. Williams - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Andrew Macatee - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Cloud Contamination in Landsat Imagery: Current and Future Possible Solutions

In-Young Yeo - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Land Patterns, Physical Indicators, and Stormwater Runoff Control - Lessons from the Integrated Hydrological Land Use Optimization (IHLUO) Model

Jacqueline Waite - Univeristy of Maryland
Abstract Title: Organization Matters in Participatory Watershed Management
Shriram Ilavajhala - University of Maryland
Diane Davies - University of Maryland

Abstract Title: Mobile Alerting of Global Wildfires in Near Real-Time

Diane Davies - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Delivery and uptake of satellite-derived fire information: lessons learned, current and future trends

Tatiana Loboda - University of Maryland - College Park
Abstract Title: Impact of Global Climate Change on Fire Danger in the Russian Far East in the 21st century

Ritvik Sahajpal - University of Maryland College Park
Catherine Dibble, Assistant Professor - University of Maryland College Park
Abstract Title: Restoring Network Performance Following An Interdiction Attack

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