People

The Applied Geomatics Research Laboratory comprises of graduate students, research associates and collaborators, and undergraduate thesis students. Our team members come from various national and interdisciplinary backgrounds, who collectively examine a variety of applications within the geospatial sciences.

Laboratory Director:

Dr. Su-Yin Tan
University of Waterloo
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in Geomatics & AGRL Director
School of Planning and
Department of Geography & Environmental Management
Faculty of Environment
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International Space University
Dean & Vice President of Academics & Research (2023-24)
Global Faculty Member and Governing Member
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Graduate Students: (listed by year)

Renan Cai
PhD candidate, Geography
(F2021-present )
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Research: Spatial statistics and spatiotemporal modelling techniques for investigating the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of urban neighbourhoods, as well as their underlying drivers and outcomes. Research interests include Bayesian spatiotemporal modelling methods, neighbourhood change, gentrification, studentification, public transit development, and crime patterns.

Lingfei Ye
PhD candidate, Geography
(F2022-present)
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Research: GIS and remote sensing, spatial data analysis, and Web GIS applications, with a focus on integrating GIS techniques, 3D city models, LiDAR data, and interactive WebGIS platforms to support building-level resource analysis for sustainable planning and data-driven decision making.

Mengtan Zhou
MSc candidate, Geography
(F2025-present )
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Research: Climate resilience in Tanzania’s coffee agroforestry systems through an integrated spatial analysis framework that links climate, topography, and yield outcomes. This research combines climatic variables from satellite data, and regional coffee yield statistics to model current and future coffee suitability under changing temperature and rainfall regimes.

Mark Allemang
MSc candidate, Geography
(F2025-present )
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Undergraduate Thesis Students: (listed by year)

Please contact Dr. Su-Yin Tan if you are an undergraduate student interested in undergraduate thesis supervision.

Research Associates & Collaborators:

James McCarthy
Director
Environment Technology & Instructional Support (ETIS)
Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
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Carina Xue Luo
Geospatial Data Analyst, University of Windsor
(UW MSc 2011, F2009-W2011 )
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Alumni / Past Members:

Stephanie Vong
MSc student
(UW MSc 2024, F2021-2024 )

Samantha Hao-Yiu Chu
MSc student
(UW MSc 2021, F2018-2021 )

Kristen de Kroon
MSc student
(UW MSc 2020, F2017-2020 )

Calvin Kwok
MES student, Geography
(UW MES 2018, F2017-F2018 )

Tianyu Ren
MSc student
(UW MSc 2023, F2019-2023 )

Fu Li
MES student
(UW MES 2024, F2023-2024 )

Johnella Bradshaw
MSc student, Sustainability Management
(co-supervised with Prof. Simron Singh, SEED)
(UW MES 2020, F2018-2020 )

Anne Crecelius
MES student, Geography
(UW MES 2019, F2017-W2019 )

Robert Symmes
MES student, Sustainability Management
(co-supervised with Prof. Simron Singh, SEED)
(UW MES 2018, F2016-F2018 )

Li Ce (Shawn) Wang
MSc student
(F2015-2017 )

Hongjing Chen
MSc student
(F2015-2016 )

Seung Beom (Bill) Hamm
MSc student
(UW MSc 2016, F2013-2016 )

Recipient of the Faculty of Environment's Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Award (Fall 2016)