About Me

Education

Ph.D., December 2002, Forestry (GIS and Outdoor Recreation), Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Dissertation titled, Using GIS for Forest Recreation Planning on the Longleaf Ridge Special Area of the Angelina National Forest, East Texas.

M.S., June 1986, Forestry (Silviculture), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Thesis titled, Effects of the Prescribed Burning on Soil Chemical Properties and Seedlings Growth in a Chinese Fir Plantation.

B.S., June 1982, Forestry (Natural Resources Conservation), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

 Employment

April 2009 – present            Associate Professor, GIS in Natural Resources, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

September 2003 – April 2009            Assistant Professor, GIS in Natural Resources, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.  As New Faculty

January 2003 – August 2003            Post Doctorate, GIS and Remote Sensing, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

August 2000 – December 2002            Teaching Assistant, GIS, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

August 1986 – July 2000            Forestry Specialist, Experimental Forest of National Taiwan University, Nantou, Taiwan.

Experience  

 

2003 – 2003            Co-investigator of East Texas Forest Inventory using satellite remote sensing for land classification and change detection, Nacogdoches, Texas.

2003 – 2003            Research Associate of Forestry Resources Institute Regional Geospatial Emergency Service Center for the Shuttle “Columbia” debris recovery, Nacogdoches, Texas.

1998 – 1999            Coordinator of the 1999-2008 Management Plan of the Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

1996 – 1999            Head of the Planning Division, Experimental Forest of National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

1997 – 1998            Co-investigator of the Taiwan Long-Term Ecological Research, Tatachia Experimental Site, Taiwan.

1987 – 1998            Instructor of forestry practicum for the field station of Department of Forestry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

1996 – 1997            Planner of the extension video on forest resources conservation “Eternity of Green”, Experimental Forest of National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

1991 – 1995            Superintendent of the Chitou Tract and the Chitou Forest Recreation Area, Experimental Forest of National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

Honors and Awards  

April 2008,            Teaching Excellence Award, Stephen F. Austin State University

November 2002,            First Prize Winner of the Poster Contest in East Texas GIS/GPS Users Group Second Annual Conference, Nacogdoches, Texas.

December 2000,            Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honor Society, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

August 1999,            Forestry Development Scholarship, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

February 1994,            National Award of Excellence in Tourism Administration, Taipei, Taiwan.

Membership

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Society of American Foresters.

Chinese Forestry Association, Taiwan.

Chinese Association of Outdoor Recreation, Taiwan.

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