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
Lecturer in Geomatics & AGRL Director
Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Environment
Department of Geography & Environmental Management
University of Waterloo

Chair, Space Applications Department (2012-present)
Academic Council Member (2014-present)
Faculty Member
International Space University
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Graduate Students: (listed by year)

Anne Crecelius
MES candidate, Geography
(F2017-present )
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Research: Prescribed fire in Ohio Oak Openings: Fire needs assessment and prioritization of prescribed burning using GIS-multicriteria decision analysis.

Calvin Kwok
MES candidate, Geography
(F2017-present )
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Research: An analysis and assessment of the Great Lakes Marine Monitoring Network in support of weather forecasting.

Kristen de Kroon
MSc candidate, Geography
(F2017-present )
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Research: Incorporating GIS methods with material stock-flow-service nexus in the small island country of Grenada.

Veniamin Bondaruk
MSc candidate, Geography
(S2017-present)
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Research: GIS and spatial analysis of the geographical distribution of crime occurrences in Vancouver, B.C.

Robert Symmes
MES candidate, Sustainability Management
(F2016-present, supervised by Prof. Simron Singh, SEED )
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Research: Industrial ecology, material stocks and flows, and sustainability management in Grenada.

Undergraduate Thesis Students: (listed by year)

Samantha Hao-Yiu Chu
BSc candidate, Environmental Science
(F2017-present )

Sheryl Chau
BES candidate, Geography
(S2017-present )

Research Associates & Collaborators:

James McCarthy
Informatics Instructional Coordinator, Mapping, Analysis & Design (MAD)
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Carina Xue Luo
Geospatial Data Analyst, University of Windsor
(UW MSc 2011, F2009-W2011 )
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Seung Beom (Bill) Hamm
MSc student
(UW MSc 2016, F2013-2016 )
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Recipient of the Faculty of Environment's Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Award (Fall 2016)