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Geography & Environmental Sci
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Professor

Geography & Environmental Sci

Specialty area(s)

GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban Analytics, and Machine Learning. 

Education

2007 - 2011: Ph.D in Geography, University of California Santa Barbara
2005 - 2007: M.Sc in Geography (Speciality: Cartography), University of Calcutta
2002 - 2005: B.Sc in Geography (Honors, Speciality: Cartography), University of Calcutta. Minor in Political Science and Economics

Career

Teaching history

University of Wisconsin La Crosse

  • GEO 102: Maps & Society
  • GEO 200: Conservation of Environment
  • GEO 305: GIS-I
  • GEO 309: Cities: Past, Present, and Future
  • GEO 310: Transportation Equity and Sustainable Communities
  • GEO 405/505: GIS-II
  • GEO 455/555: Webmapping
  • GEO 465/565: Scripting in GIS
  • GEO 401: Geography Capstone
  • GEO 485/585: GIS-III

University of California Santa Barbara (Instructor/TA)

  • Geog 12: Maps and Mapping
  • Geog 126: Maps in Science and Society
  • Geog 128: Analytical and Computer Cartography
  • Geog 184: Cartographic Design and Geographic Visualization
  • Geog 210C: Statistical Methods in Geography
  • Geog 288KC/195KC: GIS Research

Professional history

  • 2022 - Present: Professor, Dept. of Geography and Earth Science, University of Wisconsin La Crosse;
  • 2018 - Present: Affiliate Faculty, River Studies Center, University of Wisconsin La Crosse;
  • 2018 – 2022: Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography and Earth Science, University of Wisconsin La Crosse; 
  • 2014 - Present: Affiliate Faculty, Center of South Asia, University of Wisconsin;
  • 2012 – 2018: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography and Earth Science, University of Wisconsin La Crosse; 
  • 2011 – 2012: Postdoctoral Fellow, Resilience and Adaptive Management Group, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • 2011: Instructor, Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara
  • 2010: Graduate Student Intern, Summer Intern, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Geographic Information Science and Technology Group, Computational Sciences and Engineering Division
  • 2009 – 2011: Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara
  • 2007 – 2009: Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara

Research and publishing

Kudos

awarded

Gargi Chaudhuri, Geography & Environmental Science, received the Distinguished Service Award at Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting 2024 on Friday, April 19, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Submitted on: April 23

published

Gargi Chaudhuri and Shrobona Karkun Sen, both Geography & Environmental Science, co-authored the article "Defining Urban India: Finding order in chaos" in Landscape Ecological Science from India [Special Issue], Current Landscape Ecology Reports published on Nov. 11, 2023 by SpringerLink.

Submitted on: Jan. 17

presented

Gargi Chaudhuri, Geography & Environmental Science, presented "Deep learning and UAV remote sensing" at Women in GIS on Aug. 4 online. Invited to present at Women in GIS's monthly lightening talks. The theme for August's session was on UAV Remote Sensing.

Submitted on: Sept. 6, 2023

published

Gargi Chaudhuri and Niti Mishra, both Geography & Earth Science, co-authored the article "Detection of Aquatic Invasive Plants in Wetlands of the Upper Mississippi River from UAV Imagery Using Transfer Learning" in Remote Sensing published on Jan. 27 by MDPI. Research was supported by funding from WI Space Research Infrastructure grant, CSH Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, Brice Prairie Conservation Association and logistical support from the US Fish & Wildlife.

Submitted on: Jan. 30, 2023

presented

Gargi Chaudhuri and Niti Mishra, both Geography & Earth Science, presented "Detection of aquatic invasive species in wetlands using deep learning technologies and very high-resolution UAV imagery" at Ecological Society of America on Aug. 16 in Montreal, Canada.

Submitted on: Aug. 30, 2022

Memberships & affiliations

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