Source: Deborah Che, 785-532-6727, dche@k-state.edu
Note to editor: Michael Dulin is a graduate of Field Kindley Memorial High School, Coffeyville.
News release prepared by: Megan Wilson, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
K-STATE GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS PRESENT AT RECENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS MEETING
MANHATTAN -- Students from the geography department at Kansas State University presented posters and papers recently at the 103rd annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in San Francisco.
K-State students participating included:
Jeremy Aber, graduate student in geography, Emporia, presented the paper "The Video Arcade in Memoriam: California Extreme and Place Attachment."
From Manhattan: Michael Dulin, senior in geography, presented the paper "Line in the Sand: Boundary as Variable in Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma"; Jincheng Gao, a December 2006 doctoral graduate in geography and now a research associate for the K-State Division of Biology, presented the paper "Canopy Chlorophyll Estimation with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing"; David Koch, graduate student in geography, presented the poster "How Much do Geographers Collaborate?" and the paper "Hantavirus Ecology: Analysis with Individual-based Models"; Sumanth Reddy, graduate student in geography, presented the poster "How Much do Geographers Collaborate?" and the paper "Image, Advertising, and Medical Tourism in India," and was a session chair for the "Medical Tourism and Healthcare Access" session; and Iris Wilson, sophomore in geography, presented the poster "Development of LIDAR-based Topography Information for Gulf Islands National Seashore."
Mitchel Stimers, graduate student in geography, St. George, presented the paper "A GIS Analysis of Temporal and Spatial Regions of Peak Tornado Activity in the United States"; and Rhett Mohler, graduate student in geography, Wakeeney, presented the paper "Line in the Sand: Boundary as Variable in Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma."
From Illinois: Jacob Sowers, graduate student in geography, Morrison, presented the paper "Desert but Not Deserted" and the poster "How Much do Geographers Collaborate?" Sowers also served as the sessions chair for the "Regional Identities: Western Cultures" session.
From Minnesota: Anne Donovan, graduate student in geography, Mankato, and an instructor at Hale Library, presented the paper "Tentacles? Testicles! A Sampling of Perceptions on Uneatable Food Items Among Undergraduate Students" and the poster "How Much do Geographers Collaborate?"
From Missouri: Matthew Gerike, graduate student in geography, Columbia, presented the paper "Line in the Sand: Boundary as Variable in Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma."
From Ohio: Christopher Laingen, graduate student in geography, Columbus, presented the poster "How Much Do Geographers Collaborate?"
From South Dakota: Patrick Abbott, graduate student in geography, Brandon, presented the paper "United Caliphates of Europe: A Geographical Look at Sharia Microstates" and served on the "Podcasting, Blogging, and the New Media in Geography" panel.
From Virginia: Thomas Vought, graduate student in geography, Purcellville, presented the paper "Line in the Sand: Boundary as Variable in Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma."