ACADEMIC
PENNSTATE/EMS/GEOG
The Penn State Department of Geography provides education in geography and GIScience for graduates and undergraduates. The department also publishes a newsletter each semester (Winter/Spring & Summer/Fall) for alumni, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends. Research interests of the faculty in physical geography are in the fields of climatology, biogeography, geomorphology, landscape and restoration ecology, and coastal and inland hazards. The Penn State Department of Geography encourages faculty and grad student collaboration on topics such as: synoptic climatology and climate dynamics (climate variation), satellite climatology, climate modeling and climate downscaling, surface water modeling and relationships with atmospheric circulation, crop modeling and prediction for climate scenarios, and society-climate interactions. Research in human geography spans across many disciplines and interests, including economics, politics, transportation, land use, development, planning, sociology, urban issues, history, cultures, gender, and medicine. Research in Nature-Society Geography at Penn State centers on issues concerning global change, energy, recreation, water, environmental studies, resources, cultural ecology, and regional geography. Research in Geographic Information Sciences at Penn State includes topics concerning GIS, cartography, quantitative methods, representation, qualitative methods, remote sensing, visualization, spatial cognition, and education. Website: http://www.geog.psu.edu/ [Summary provided by Penn State University.]