Graduate Students
Our students are bright, success-oriented achievers who bring a broad mixture of skills, experiences, and interests. Some begin with little or no background in GIS. Others are already working in the field. MGIS students have undergraduate degrees from a variety of disciplinary areas including the humanities, social sciences, and natural/physical sciences. Some of our students founded the GIS Student Organization (GISSO), which sponsors a GIS Day event in the fall and a job and career fair in the spring.
| Name | Previous Degree & Specialty |
|---|---|
| Andrew Arlt Fall 2023 Full-time |
Gustavus Adolphus College, BA Biology Habitat restoration and mitigation/climate change, GIS education |
| Carson Backhus Fall 2024 Part-time |
Grinnell College, BA History and French GIS and history, geovisualization |
| Emily Bender Fall 2023 Full-time |
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, BA Psychology Environmental science, geospatial analysis and modeling |
| Laure Briol Fall 2023 Full-time |
Gustavus Adolphus College, BA Geography Transportation and public health GIS, geospatial analysis and modeling |
| Shana Crosson Spring 2022 Part-time |
Carleton College, BA History GIS education using geospatial technology |
| Max Forsman Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of Minnesota - Duluth, BS Biology GIS and urban sustainability and planning |
| Logan Gall Fall 2023 Full-time |
University of Minnesota, BS Data Science Spatial data science, geovisualization |
| Eric Gibson Spring 2023 Full-time |
University of South Florida, BGeosciences Environmental Science & Policy Spatial modeling; geovisualization; environmental conservation applications |
| Ellie Gunderson Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of Minnesota - Morris, BA Mathematics Geospatial analysis and modeling, geovisualization |
| Christian Hagenswold Fall 2024 Full-time |
Trinity University, BA Environmental Studies Geospatial analysis and remote sensing, natural resource management |
| Chris Heins Fall 2024 Part-time |
University of Minnesota, BS Environmental Sciences, Polcy and Management Geoengineering and storm water management, spatial data science |
| Amad Jalloh Fall 2024 Full-time |
Gustavus Adolphus College, BS Geography Geospatial analysis, GIS application to social activism and justice |
| Vanessa Jimenez Fall 2024 Full-time |
Brigham Young University (Idaho), BA History Geospatial modeling and analysis, GIS application to public history and social justice |
| Tim Johnson Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of Minnesota, BGEO Geoengineering Spatial data science, GIS and geology/transportation |
| Isabel Keefe Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of Minnesota, BS Earth Science Geospatial modeling and analysis, natural resource management |
| Greg Kohler Fall 2023 Full-time |
University of Minnesota, BS Urban Studies Urban planning, public works, geospatial analysis and modeling |
| Ben Landers Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of Western Ontario, BA Environmental Health/Geography Geospatial technologies and environmental sustainability |
| Tzu-Yu Ma Fall 2022 Full-time |
Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, Taiwan, BEng Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Natural disaster management; geovisualization and spatial analysis |
| Kyle Olson Spring 2023 Part-time |
University of Minnesota, BA Political Science Spatial data science; spatial modeling and analysis |
| Evan Rock Fall 2024 Full-time |
Carleton College, BA Geology Spatial modeling and analysis, education, makerspaces |
| Aleksei Rozanov Fall 2024 Full-time |
Ural Federal University - Russia, BS Hydrometeorology; ITMO University, MS Big Data and Machine Learning Geospatial AI, spatial data science, GIS application to natural systems/renewable energy |
| Leah Rumon Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of St. Thomas, BA Geography and GIS Geospatial modeling and analysis, geovisualization |
| Lucy Sageser Spring 2023 Full-time |
Macalester College, BA Geography Urban and social justice applications; geovisualization; spatial analysis |
| Nicole Schiller Fall 2022 Full-time |
University of Minnesota, BS Biology GIS and precision agriculture/natural resource management |
| Eli Schlossberg Fall 2024 Full-time |
University of Wisconsin, BS Mathematics; University of Minnesota, MS Mathematics GIS development, spatial data science, natural resource management |
| Kyle Smith Spring 2023 Full-time |
University of California-Irvine, BA Political Science; California Polytechnic-Pomona, Masters of Urban and Regional Planning Spatial modeling and analysis; urban planning applications |
| Cleo Young Fall 2024 Full-time |
Macalester College, BA Political Science Geospatial modeling and analysis, GIS application to natural systems/renewable energy |