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The personnel who
provide support to the Landuse/Land Cover Change
Research Thrust are as follows:
A
detailed job description for each is attached to this e-mail. To follow is a
discussion of the research support that each of the above personnel provides.
GRADUATE
ASSISTANT
The student
selected for this position works directly with the
Research Thrust Lead. He or she is required to work a
minimum of 10 hours per week in the CCZARS Computer Lab
located in the P.B.S. Pinchback Engineering Building
during the semester. In addition, the Graduate Assistant
is required to take the Introduction to GIS course
offered by Dr. Fulbert Namwamba, who works for the Urban
Forestry Program. The Graduate Assistant also provides
GIS Technology support to students who are enrolled in
Dr. Lionel D. Lyles¡¦ Principles of Geography course.
After undergraduate students are taught GIS, Dr. Lyles
assign them research projects. The Graduate Assistant
provides technical research support to these students
when they go to the Computer Lab to work on their
assigned research projects. Also, the Graduate Assistant
provides academic support to Dr. Lyles¡¦ GIS unit, which
he teaches each semester as part of his undergraduate
course.
Moreover,
the Graduate Assistant is expected to support the
Research Lead with the completion of specific research
projects related to Landuse/Land Cover Change. Such
tasks as preparing data for analysis and processing map
output are some of the tasks the Graduate Assistant
performs. Finally, the Graduate Assistant, during the
course of his or her training, identifies a research
topic to work on to complete a thesis, leading to the
completion of a Masters Degree program.
Todate, one
Graduate Assistant has been awarded his Masters Degree,
and a second one is currently nearing the completion of
a Masters Program.
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATE ( UNDERGRADUATE )
The Research
Associate serves in this position as a CCZARS Scholar.
Two CCZARS Scholars are assigned to work with the
Landuse/Land Cover Change component. Each CCZARS Scholar
is required to take the Introduction to GIS course; they
also provide data management and manipulation support.
In addition, they work with the Research Thrust Lead on
various on-going research projects related to Louisiana
Coastal erosion. The CCZARS Scholars are also urged to
use their CCZARS training to further their advancement
in their chosen fields of study.
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