JIDA WANG
1-310-621-0527
E-mail: gdbruins@ucla.edu
Office: A207, Bunche Hall

EDUCATION

Ph.D.(2008-present), GEOGRAPHY, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Los Angeles, CA.

M.S.(2006-2008), ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ENGINEERING, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). Syracuse, NY

B.M.(2002-2006), ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENTS, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology (BIPT). Beijing, China

SUBFIELDS

Remote Sensing, GIS, and environmental studies

NOTES

"there is absolutely no short-cut to any success in the academy..." -Dr. L. Zhang

RESEARCH

Ph.D.:
Lakes, People, and Climate. An integration of Remote Sensing, Geo-spatial Information, hydrological modeling, and environmental economics into hydrosphere studies.

Master of Science:
Developing a Multi-Thread Spatial Autocorrelation (MuTSA) Model: A Case Study of Urban Growth for Denver, Colorado.

Bachelor of Managements:
Construction of an Indicator System of Environmental Assessment in Precision
Agriculture

PUBLICATIONS

Wang, J. and Mounrtakis, G., (accepted 2009). Developing a Multi-Network Urbanization (MuNU) Model: A Case Study of Urban Growth in Denver, Colorado. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. [IN ENGLISH]

Mountrakis, G., Watts, R., Luo, L., and Wang, J., 2009. Developing Collaborative Classifiers using an Expert-based Model. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 75(7): 831-844. [IN ENGLISH]

Wang, J., 2008. Developing a Multi-Thread Spatial Autocorrelation (MuTSA) Model: a Case Study of Urban Growth for Denver, Colorado. ProQuest, UMI Number: 1463733. [IN ENGLISH]

Wang, J. and Chen, Y., 2006. An Eco-Agricultural Design of An-Ding Town, Daxing District, Beijing - an Application of Circular Economy in the Agricultural and Social Layers. Agro-Environment & Development, 23(1): 27-31. [IN CHINESE]

Wang, J., Tang, W., Li, X., Zhou, Y., Zhao, G., Wu, X., and Liu, Y., 2006. Factorial Study on Global Temperature Rising - Impact of Heat Dissipation from Energy Consumption. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 26(3): 515-520. [IN CHINESE]

Shen, X., Yang, Z., Long, F., Wang, J(ida), Wang, J(ing), and Dong, L., 2005. Design and Application of the Model of Employee Satisfaction Degree Correlation-a Survey of Intern Satisfaction Degree of Lichang Victual Company. Sciencepaper[online], Nov. 9, 2005. [IN CHINESE]

GRANTS AND AWARDS

[Selected]
2008-2010, Fellowship, Univeristy of California, Los Angeles;
2008, "Excellence in Academics, Scholarship and Leadership", SUNY-ESF International Students Affairs Committee (ISAC);
2006-2008, Tuition Scholarship, State University of New York, ESF;
2006, Excellent Thesis, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology (BIPT);
2005, Award of URT (Undergraduate Research Training), Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology.

ADVISORS

Ph.D.: Prof. Yongwei Sheng, UCLA
M.S. : Prof. Giorgos E. Mountrakis, SUNY-ESF
B.M. : Prof. Yunhui Chen, BIPT

Other Ph.D. committee members:
Dr. Lawrence C. Smith, UCLA,
Dr. Michael E. Shin, UCLA,
Dr. Steven A. Margulis, UCLA.

Other M.S. committee members:
Dr. Lianjun Zhang, SUNY-ESF,
Prof. Myrna H.P. Hall, SUNY-ESF,
Dr. Jungho Im, SUNY-ESF.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Jida Wang, Yongwei Sheng, and William A.V. Clark, 2009. A Global-scale Analysis of Demographic Dynamics and Fresh Water Availability Stored in Lakes. Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 24.

Jida Wang, Jiashi Wang and Giorgos Mountrakis, 2008. Modeling Land Use Changes in Colorado over a 60-year Period. Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 18.

Yongwei Sheng, Junli Li, Laurence C. Smith, Chintan A. Shah, Evan A. Lyons, and Jida Wang, 2009. A Systematic Assessment of Pan-Arctic Lake Dynamics. Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 25.