Overview

1. develop new operational models for assaying soil and water quality using cutting edge technology and novel algorithms.

2. examining ecosystem resiliency, barriers in data analyses, and information delivery of existing monitoring efforts.

3. health-risk maps for ecosystems and habitat suitability indices (i.e., developing accurate analog and digital maps).

4. poverty assessment using spatial information techniques. 

5. investigate effective approaches for disseminating critical scientific findings to the public and policy makers.