U-geography 2002-2009: What a performance!

In preparation for a periodic review of our graduate program, the faculty and staff have been assembling department scholarship performance measures for the period 2002-2009.  The numbers are stunning, especially given our relatively modest size (12 regular faculty):

• Extramural research funding 2002 to 2009: approximately $17 million (total awards)

• Faculty publications 2002-2009: 130 peer-reviewed papers, 11 books (authored or edited), 80 book chapters or other publications

• Faculty career recognition
  • Social and Behavioral Science College Superior Research Award – Harvey Miller (2004), Bing Xu (2006), Philip Dennison (2007)
  • University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Young Scholars Award – Tom Cova (2003)
  • AAG Regional Development and Planning specialty group Distinguished Scholarship award – Dennis Wei (2006) 
  • Association of American Geographers (AAG) Transportation Geography specialty group Edward L. Ullman award – Harvey Miller (2009)

• Graduate fellowships and awards
  • University of Utah Graduate Research Fellowship – Andrea Dion (2002), Jeffrey VanLooy (2006)
  • NASA Earth & Space Science fellowships – Elias Deeb (2006), Annie Bryant and Evan Burgess (2009)
  • AAG Geographic Information Science specialty group student paper competition first place paper awards - Scott Bridwell  (2005), Edward Pultar (2007)   Note: the only two masters’ students to win in the history of the competition!
  • AAG Cryosphere specialty group R. S. Tarr  student paper competition poster award - Elias Deeb (2005)
  • AAG Hazards specialty group Jeanne X. Kasperson award - Laura Siebeneck (2008)
  • Geographic Information Science 2008 international conference Best Poster award – Tetsuo Kobayashi (2008)

• Undergraduate fellowships and awards
  • NASA Earth Science Internship – Alex Hogle (2003)
  • National Geographic Internship – Kristen Hoschouer (2002)
  • University of Utah Young Alumni Outstanding Senior Award – Tom Zumbado (2009)
  • University of Utah Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Research Assistantship – Edward Pultar (2005)