cv
see pdf for full CV
General Information
| Name | Zijun Yang |
| yangz [at] uncw [dot] edu | |
| Address | 1337 Center for Marine Science 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409 |
Education
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2024 Ph.D., Geography
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL) -
2018 Master of Science, Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ann Anbor, MI) -
2016 Bachelor of Science, Geographic Information Systems
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China)
Professional Experience
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2024-present Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences -
2023 - 2024 Graduate Research Fellow
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Geography and GIScience - Machine learning approach for near real-time crop phenology mapping
- Fusion of multi-scale satellite images for field-scale crop characterization
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2019-2023 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Geography and GIScience - Phenology-guided near real-time crop type mapping
- Spatiotemporal fusion of multi-scale remote sensing images
- Remote characterization of vegetation phenology
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2018-2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Geography and GIScience - GEOG 379 – Intro to GIS Systems, Spring 2019
- GEOG 105 – Digital Earth, Fall 2018
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2018 Graduate Student Instuctor
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor School for Environment and Sustainability - EAS 541 – Remote Sensing of Environment
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2015-2016 Undergaduate Research Assistant
Sun Yat-sen University School of Geography and Planning - Spectral unmixing for urban impervious surface identification
- Investigation of urban heat island effects in Guangzhou City using Landsat images
Honors and Awards
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2023 Block Grant Fellowship ($20,000)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
2023 Foster Graduate Fellowship ($2,200)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
2023 Planet Fellowship ($10,000)
Taylor Geospatial Institute -
2022 Schlesinger Travel Grant ($750)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
2021 Best Geography and GIS Poster
2021 SESE Research Review, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
2020 Supplementary Summer Block Grant ($1000)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
2020 Student Honors Paper Competition Award – First Place ($500)
Remote Sensing Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers (AAG) -
2019 Teacher Ranked as Excellent
Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
2014-2016 SYSU Scholarship for Outstanding Students
Sun Yat-Sen University -
2014 SYSU Outstanding Student League Member
Sun Yat-Sen University
Professional Membership
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2020-present American Association of Geographers (AAG)
- Student Co-Director, Remote Sensing Specialty Group
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2022-present American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Certificates
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2018-present FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate