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Empowering the next generation of geospatial professionals by fostering a community that promotes innovation, collaboration, and excellence in the field of photogrammetry, remote sensing, and geospatial sciences.

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History

Our ASPRS student chapter began taking shape in April 2024, inspired by the experiences and connections made at GeoWeek2024. A group of passionate students came together, driven by a shared desire to explore and contribute to the geospatial sciences. 

As we await formal approval from the Rocky Mountain Region, we officially launched our operations in February 2025. Since then, we have been actively engaging in activities that align with the ASPRS mission and values, striving to build a vibrant community for students interested in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and related fields.

leadership

Our current leadership team consists of students from the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC). However, we warmly welcome students from all fields who share same interests in geospatial sciences to join us!

The dedicated individuals bring a wealth of knowledge and passion for the field, leveraging their experiences at WyGISC to guide our chapter's activities and initiatives. The leadership is instrumental in fostering a collaborative environment that promotes learning, innovation, and professional growth among our members.

President

Yen-Yi Wu

Contribution

Yen-Yi is a third-year PhD student in Hydrology Science with a keen interest in remote sensing applications. She has played a pivotal role in initiating the student chapter, connecting with other student chapter officers, communicating with ASPRS and the Rocky Mountain Region, brainstorming potential student chapter social and professional events, and securing funding opportunities.

Research interest

Yen-Yi's research explores how climate change and anthropogenic change impact flash flood events through statistical methods, attribution analysis, and machine learning. By analyzing changes in urban watersheds from 1996 to 2023, her work provides insights for locally tailored flood management strategies.

Connect with her

Linkedin | Personal Website | GitHub

Vice President

Devon Borthwick

Contribution

Devon is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Geographic Information Science and Technology, focusing on remote sensing. She is a founding member of the chapter and has been involved since its official creation. Since then, she has stepped into the role of supporting event planning and recruiting interested students.

Research interest

Devon's research focuses on natural hazards and disasters, previously working on methods in rapid flood mapping to remove previous water bodies from flood maps using image differencing. More recently, turning to disaster response mapping and how different analysts' interpretations of damages can vary when creating crowdsourced damage assessment maps following a disaster. 

Connect with her

Linkedin

Secretary

Preetika Kaur

Contribution

Research interest

Preetika's research investigates snowpack dynamics using snow models to analyze the liquid water content in snow. Her dissertation also focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of L-Band InSAR in retrieving snow water equivalent data by employing GEE interactive mapping. This work aims to assist water managers in identifying reliable areas for snow monitoring.

Treasurer

Ivy Kwashie

Contribution

Ivy is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Geospatial Information Science and Technology, with a particular interest in GIS and remote sensing. She is a member of the chapter and has been active since its inception. She has been crucial in supporting the President and Vice-President with their tasks.

Research interest

Ivy’s research explores coastline changes. By incorporating a digital twin, the physical coastline is represented virtually, allowing the simulation and analysis of how climate-induced coastal erosion affects the coastline. Her work helps stakeholders and indigenous people develop resilience adaptations and mitigation strategies for sustainable coastal management.

Connect with her

Linkedin

Communications Director

Korrin Sutherburg

Contribution

Korrin is an undergraduate student with the University of Wyoming's School of Computing, seeking a bachelor's degree in Geospatial Information Science and Technology, with interests in remote sensing, unmanned aerial systems, and 3D spatial data visualization using mixed reality. As Director of Communications they manage the chapter microsite and social media accounts. 

Research interest

Korrin is currently assisting Dr. Ye Zhang, a hydrologist with UW's world-renowned geology department, with gathering vegetation and evapotranspiration data via remote sensing for her research into mountainous aquifers. In addition, Korrin is interested in leveraging mixed reality technology to visualize spatial data in 3 dimensions. Finally, they also have interest in increasing the accuracy of GNSS systems in urban environments using ground-based stations meshed with pre-existing GNSS satellite systems. 

Connect with them

LinkedIn

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Who?

We welcome undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines!

Whether you're an expert or just beginning to explore the field, we encourage anyone with an interest in photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, or related areas to join us. Our chapter is a supportive community where you can learn, grow, and connect with others who share your passion for geospatial sciences.