Distinguished Lecture by a Faculty

2022 Distinguished Lecture by a Faculty: Dr. Maggi Kelly, Professor of Cooperative Extension

ESPM Distinguished Faculty Lecture, January 27th, 3:30pm via zoom.

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Mapping for Impact in a Dynamic California

Dr. Maggi Kelly is Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist and an expert in spatial data science. She has dedicated her career to redefining the boundaries of mapping-technology and its application to understanding dynamic landscapes. She has applied her technological expertise to crucial problems across the state, such as understanding and documenting wildfires, tracking and predicting forest diseases, improving agriculture and water usage, and climate change. She is faculty director of the UC Berkeley Geospatial Innovation Facility and Director of the ANR Statewide Program in Informatics and Geographic Information Systems (IGIS), and she is  dedicated to bringing cutting-edge mapping technology to the UC network of students, staff, academics, and the public. 

Check out the amazing work of Dr. Kelly at http://kellylab.berkeley.edu/