Dr. Joanne Hall is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her Ph.D. in Geographical Sciences with an emphasis on Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Sciences from the University of Maryland. She also has two MSc. Degrees, one in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from the University of Maryland, and the other in Environmental Geoscience from the University of Bristol, U.K. Dr. Joanne Hall has over 10 years of graduate and post-graduate research and teaching experience. Her current research interests lie in the broad areas of satellite mapping of land-cover and land-use change, with a particular emphasis on active fire and burned area mapping. Specifically, her current research focuses on (1) the improvement of global cropland burned area and emission estimates using remote-sensing techniques, (2) the validation and harmonization of a multi-sensor geostationary active fire product, and (3) the overall optimization and improvement of the MODIS fire products.
Degrees
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Degree TypePhDDegree DetailsGeographical Sciences, University of Maryland, 2017
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Degree TypeMSDegree DetailsAtmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, 2011
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Degree TypeMSDegree DetailsEnvironmental Geoscience, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, 2009
Course Name | Course Title | Semester | Syllabus |
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GEOG301 | Advanced Geographical Environmental Systems | Spring 2019 | |
GEOG306 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Geographic Environmental Sciences | Summer 2018 |
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ProfessionalPeer Reviewed Journal Referee; Proposal Panel Reviewer
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CampusDean’s Graduate Student Advisory Council
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CampusGraduate Student Government Representative
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CampusOrientation Committee; Undergraduate Mentoring Program
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CampusGraduate Committee's Research Faculty representative
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CampusUndergraduate Committee's Research Faculty representative