Throughout the semester, the Department of Geography runs a Colloquium Series thematically tied to research and issues of a geographical nature but intended to attract faculty, staff and students from across the disciplines.
Unless otherwise specified, all Colloquia are at 3:15 pm in Fillmore 170.
All are welcome to join and attend. See the schedule below for further details.
Date | Name and Organization | Title/Interests | Faculty Host |
Feb. 6 | Dr. Andrew Crooks*, Department of Computational and Data Sciences and Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University | "Analyzing and modeling urban systems utilizing computational social science: Opportunities, examples, and challenges" | Dr. Sean Bennett |
Feb. 8 | Dr. Nate Royal**, Quantitative Risk Analyst Lead, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY | "That house you won't have: How your name, race, income, and your mortgage affect urban redevelopment" | Dr. Jared Aldstadt |
Feb. 22 | Dr. Souma Chowdhury***, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo | "Morphological adaptation and collaborative autonomy: Towards UAVs for complex operations" | Dr. Ling Bian |
March. 8 | Mr. Willard Schulmeister***, COO & GIS Specialist, EagleHawk One, Inc., Buffalo, NY | "Application of drones to research and business projects in the field of geography" | Ms. Misa Yasumiishi |
*Co-Sponsored by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis and the College of Arts and Sciences
**Co-Sponsored by the Center for Trade, Environment, and Development
***Co-Sponsored by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
