Post Tagged with: "James Lein"

Five Arts & Sciences Faculty Get Emeriti Status

Five Arts & Sciences Faculty Get Emeriti Status

The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved emeriti status for five faculty members upon their retirement from Ohio University Christine A. Gidycz, 31 years of service, Professor Emerita of Psychology David L. Kidder, 30 years of service, Associate Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences James Lein, 31 years of service, Professor […]

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June 21, 2019 at 12:17 pmNews

Lein Retires After 31 Years

Dr. James Lein

Dr. James Lein, Professor of Geography, is retiring after 31 years of quality teaching, research and service contributions to the Geography Department. “Jim’s main areas of expertise are the geospatial techniques, especially remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), quantitative methods, environmental hazards, and environmental impact analysis,” says Dr. Dorothy […]

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May 4, 2019 at 10:05 amResearch

Lein Presents on Sustainable Land Cover, Named to 3 Editorial Boards

Dr. James Lein

Dr. James Lein, Professor of Geography, presented a paper at the 41st Annual Applied Geography Conference in October and was appointed to three editorial boards this year. His paper was on “Exploring Machine Learning Strategies to Predict Sustainable Land Cover Arrangements in an Urban Setting.” Abstract: There have been several […]

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November 9, 2018 at 8:35 amResearch

Lein, Alum Publish on Fingerprinting Anthropogenic Waste Heat Using Satellite Data

Dr. James Lein

Dr. James Lein, Professor of Geography, published an article with Ohio University alum Xin Hong on “Fingerprinting Anthropogenic ‘Waste’ Heat Across an Urban Landscape Using Earth Observational Satellite Data” in Advances in Environment and Pollution Research. Xin earned an M.A. in Geography from the College of Arts & Sciences in […]

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October 17, 2017 at 12:25 pmResearch

Lein’s New Book Addresses ‘Futures Research and Environmental Sustainability’

Dr. James Lein

Dr. James Lein, Professor of Geography at Ohio University, has a new book, Futures Research and Environmental Sustainability: Theory and Method, due out in December. The new book: Brings together material not previous integrated into a single work Offers a detailed and complete treatment of the subjects Emphasizes useful information and […]

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June 20, 2016 at 7:11 pmResearch

Geography Gets a Drone for GIS Program

Tim Grubb flies the new Geography drone.

The Geography Department is now the proud owner of a drone—a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced Quadcopter with 2.7K Go-Pro Camera and 3-Axis Gimbal. The camera will be a great resource for classroom applications, as well as faculty and student research projects. Dr. Jim Lein is starting things off with a […]

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December 10, 2015 at 2:48 pmNews

Undergrad Tracks Rebuilding after Joplin Tornado

Ashley Maupin. Photo by Andrea Gibson/Ohio University.

By Jacob Zuckerman On Sunday, May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado touched down in Joplin, MS. Fueled by the wrath of winds in excess of 200 mph and spanning ¾ of a mile wide, the tornado blew across a 6-mile trajectory before dissipating, rendering it one of the deadliest and […]

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April 27, 2015 at 7:49 pmResearch