Department Chair of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences and Associate Professor of Landscape Ecology
University of North Carolina at CharlotteBiodiveristy, Urban Ecology, Urbanization
Sara A. Gagné is the author of Nature at Your Door: Connecting with the Wild and Green in the Urban and Suburban Landscape (Stackpole Books, 2023) and associate professor of landscape ecology and chair in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Gagné’s research, teaching, and writing are dedicated to understanding and communicating how people and nature interact in cities. She lives in Charlotte, where she helps to make urban spaces more welcoming to wildlife.
Executive Director for the Center for Applied GIScience
University of North Carolina at CharlotteComplex Adaptive Systems, Cyberinfrastructure, GIS analyst, GIS model, high-performance computing , Land Use
Wenwu Tang’s primary interests are centered on computational science and geographic information science and include: spatiotemporal analysis and modeling of complex adaptive spatial systems (CASS); application of artificial intelligence and, in particular, machine learning and software agents in the study of CASS; and the use of cyberinfrastructure technology to support the resolution of computationally intensive geospatial problems. One thread of my research is focused on the modeling of adaptive spatial phenomena (e.g., movement of animals or pedestrians, land use and land cover change, and diffusion of disease and information). Another thread of my research is to investigate the utility of advanced cyberinfrastructure technology (including high-performance computing, massive data analysis and handling, and virtual organization) in the resolution of large- and multi-scale spatial problems.