Current Research Projects

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Climatological Variations in Isentropic Surfaces (National Science Foundation)
Randall Cerveny, President's Professor, Principal Investigator

Arizona Drought Monitoring Sensitivity and Verification Analyses: Hydrologic Verification of Arizona Drought Monitoring Techniques (University of Arizona Water Sustainability Program – Technology and Research Initiative Fund)
Andrew Ellis, Associate Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

World Weather/Climate Extremes Archive (World Meteorological Organization)
Randall Cerveny, President's Professor, WMO Commission for Climatology Rapporteur

Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) (National Science Foundation)
Patricia Gober, Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Sensitivity Analysis of Water Resources to Multiple Stressors in Lower Colorado River Basin of the United State (Decision Center for a Desert City)
Netra Chhetri, Assistant Professor, Senior Investigator

Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate (National Science Foundation)
Netra Chhetri, Assistant Professor, Senior Investigator

Sensitivity Analysis of Arizona State Drought Status Determination (Arizona Water Institute)
Nancy Selover , Academic Associate, Principal Investigator

Implementing the Hydroclimatic Index in Short and Long Term Drought Forecasting within the Colorado River Basin (United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation)
Andrew Ellis, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator

Implementing the Hydroclimatic Index in Drought Monitoring and Forecasting within Arizona and the Colorado River Basin (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA))
Andrew Ellis, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator

Comparative Civic and Place Engagement in Three Latino Enclave Neighborhoods in Transition (National Science Foundation)
Daniel Arreola and Christopher Lukinbeal, Professor and Assistant Professor, Co-Principal Investigators

Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon (National Endowment for the Humanities)
Yolonda Youngs, Ph.D. student, Research Associate

The Persistence of Biodiversity in Southern California under Future Land-Use Scenarios (National Science Foundation)
Janet Franklin, Professor (effective Fall 2009), Principal Investigator

Verde River Ecological Flows Study Phase II: Integrated Research for Refining Flow-Ecology Response Models (Arizona Water Institute)
Mark Schmeeckle, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator

Interaction Between Turbulence Structures and Suspended Sediments in Rivers (National Science Foundation CAREER)
Mark Schmeeckle, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator

Water and Energy Sustainability with Rapid Growth in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region (Arizona Water Institute)
Martin J. (Mike) Pasqualetti, Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Modelling Tsunami Effects on Mangrove Ecosystems and the role they play in saving lives and properties (National Science Foundation)
Soe Myint, Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator

Mediterranean Landscape Dynamics (National Science Foundation)
Patricia Fall, Professor, Co-Director

Collaborative Research: Using the Rock Art Stability Index to Engage Community College Students in Field-Based Interdisciplinary Research (National Science Foundation)
Ron Dorn, Professor, Principal Investigator

Track II, Down to Earth Science (National Science Foundation)
Ron Dorn, Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Mediated Geographies: Critical Pedagogy and Geographic Education (Arizona Board of Education)
Christopher Lukinbeal, Assistant Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Improving Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Regional Geospatial Analysis (American Heart Association)
Dr. Alan Murray, Professor, Principal Investigator at ASU

Spatial Analytical Framework for Examining Sex Offender Residency Risk Issues Over Space and Time (National Science Foundation)
Alan Murray and Sergio Rey, Professors, Co-Principal Investigators at ASU

Collaborative Research: Mitigating Disaster and Terrorism Impacts to Critical Infrastructure (National Science Foundation)
Alan Murray, Professor, Principal Investigator at ASU

Advancing watershed N management at the local level: Incorporating stream reach ecosystem N sinks into an environmental spatial decision support system (University of Rhode Island, United States Department of Agriculture)
Elizabeth Wentz, Associate Professor

A Socio-Cultural Geospatial Analysis and Modeling Framework in Support of Stability Operations and Infrastructure Applications (U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory)
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor, Principal Investigator

SEI(GEO): Visual Geo-Analystics (National Science Foundation)
Elizabeth Wentz, Associate Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Modeling time, space, and behavior: Combining ABM & GIS to create typologies of playgroup dynamics in preschool children (National Science Foundation – Human and Social Dynamics)
Paul Torrens, Associate Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

An Exploration of Frequency-based Multi-scale Multi-decomposition Techniques for Effective Urban Mapping (National Science Foundation)
Soe Myint, Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator

Geospatial Factors and Impacts: Measurement and Use (National Institute of Health)
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Risk Analysis and Perception in Earthquake Decision Making (National Science Foundation - Mid American Earthquake Center)
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis of Cancer Data (National Cancer Institute)
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Hedonic Models of Location Decisions with Applications to Geospatial Microdata (National Science Foundation)
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Spatial Linkages and Urban Economic Development (Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce)
Sergio Rey and Luc Anselin, Professor and Foundation Professor, Principal Investigators

The Book of Codes: Anthology of Urban Design Determinants (National Endowment for the Arts )
Emily Talen, Professor, Project Director

Exploring the dynamics of individual pedestrian and crowd behavior in dense urban settings: a computational approach (National Science Foundation CAREER)
Paul Torrens, AssociateProfessor, Principal Investigator

Equity and Efficiency in Local Government Revenue Generation: A Spatially Explicit Analysis (The World Bank)
Luc Anselin, Foundation Professor, Co-Principal Investigator

Untangling the Variability in Urban Ecological Processes: Socio-Ecological Drivers of Residential Landscape Management and Ecosystem Responses (National Science Foundation)
Kelli Larson, Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator on LTER Social Science Supplement Grant

Environmental and economic impacts of material used in future urban development (Science Foundation Arizona)
Paul Torrens, Assistant Professor, Co-Principal Investigator