Postdoc Fellow
Bina was a postdoc in both the Hardiman and Fei labs at Purdue. Bina is interested in application of remote sensing data to understand the forest disturbance ecology and management. Her current studies focus on assessment of forest structure and composition at individual- and stand-level and development of a unifying forest disturbance model.
FNR Ph.D
Chris was a Ph.D. student interested in the application of AI in digital forestry. His research focused on the scaling of deep learning in forestry by enhancing model performance through innovative training data strategies.
Postdoc Fellow
Jiaxing was a postdoc in both the Fei and Habib labs at Purdue. She is interested in developing data analytics strategies for deriving forest inventory metrics from multi-platform/multi-scale LiDAR. Her studies focused on tree segmentation from LiDAR data.
EPAS Undergraduate
McKenna was an undergraduate research assistant interested in environmental science communication and the impacts of climate change on forest fires and forest health over time. In her free time, she enjoys reading science fiction and exploring the outdoors with her friends.
Postdoc Fellow, 2021-2025
Dennis was a postdoc in both the Hardiman and Fei labs at Purdue. He is interested in the application of remote sensing in digital forestry and urban ecosystems, in particular how three-dimensional canopy structures influence ecosystem functions.
FNR Undergraduate
Leah was an undergraduate research assistant interested in learning about the different ways that remote sensing can applied to her field of study, wildlife.
FNR Undergraduate
Avery was an undergraduate research assistant interested in environmental science and the impact of climate change on forests. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and painting.
Postdoc Fellow, 2022-2023
Jianmin was a postdoc in both the Hardiman and Fei labs at Purdue. He holds a PhD is Geospatial Science and Engineering. He is interested in monitoring terrestrial ecosystems using remote sensing and understanding their responses to climate changes and anthropogenic activities. He has moved on as a research assistant professor at Purdue University.
FNR Undergraduate
Emily was an Undergraduate research assistant interested habitat management, and how different ecosystems change over time. She helps with research on invasive species mapping and tree species identification based on canopy and bark images.
Research Associate
Rebekah was a research associate funded by the USDA Forest Service and HTIRC at Purdue to create a directory of genetic tree improvement trials to be accessed by the public. She obtained her MS in Biology from Marshall University and is interested in forest and fire ecology.
Postdoc Fellow, 2022-2023
Heidar was a postdoc in both the NRSA and the DPRG labs at Purdue. He is interested in 3D remote sensing applications for forestry and agriculture. He is currently an assistant professor at Oregon State University.
FNR M.S, 2020-2022
Jessie’s research focused on the application of remote sensing, paricularly LiDAR to study forest structure and exotic invasion. She was co-advised by Dr. Elizabeth Flaherty. She is currently working on her PhD degree at University of Tennessee.
Postdoc Fellow, 2020-2022
Sun was a post-doc working in both the Jung and Fei labs at Purdue. He is interested in developing techniques to extract stand-level forest characteristics from statewide LiDAR data for sustainable forest management. Sun is currently working as a research scientist at Purdue’s Phenotyping Center.
Postdoc Fellow, 2017-2021
Liz LaRue worked as a post-doc working in both the Hardiman and Fei labs at Purdue. Her research focused on how forest canopy structure influences invasive species distributions and ecosystem functioning using LiDAR. Dr. Larue is currently an assistant professor at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Postdoc Fellow, 2021-2022
Andy’s research focused on the macroecology and biogeography of forest pathogens and insect pests, in particular how invasive pests impact native trees species and the factors influencing pest-host associations. He is currently a Research Landscape Ecologist at USDA Forest Service.
FNR Undergraduate, 2020-2021
Jamille was an NSF funded REU student working on invasive pest and digital forestry.
Data Analyst
Lydia worked as a data analyst for the digital forestry projects, focusing on geospatial databasing and analysis.
FNR M.S, 2019-2021
Rachel has an educational background in conservation and ecology. She received her B.S. in Biology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. Her passions lie at the intersection of plant and insect science, data manipulation and analysis, and community ecology. Rachel is currently working as a GIS specialist for USDA Forest Service.
ESE PhD, 2015-2020
USDA NIFA National Needs Fellow. Jon worked on species- and community-level responses to climate change, including impacts of climate change on tree phenology and species composition and geographic distribution. Jon is currently a research forester at USDA Forest Service.
Postdoc Fellow, 2018-2020
Sam worked on how environmental correlates, including those related to human activity, affect landscape-level patterns of non-native forest insects and pathogens. Sam is currently an assistant professor at The Ohio State University.
NSF REU Undergraduate, 2019-2020
Jessica was part of the NSF funded stats learning community, who is interested in studying large scale data analysis and presentation.
FNR MF, 2018-2020
Kim worked on socioeconomic aspects of exotic invasion. She was co-advised by Dr. Zhao Ma of the Human Dimensions Lab.
FNR & EEE M.S, 2017-2019
Franklin was a MS student co-advised by Drs. Hardiman and Fei. His research is to understand forest structures using remote sensing technics.
Postdoc Fellow, 2016-2018
Insu studied the impacts of invasive species on soil properties at local, landscape, and regional scales. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor at Purdue University.
Postdoc Fellow, 2017-2018
Anping is interested in macrosystem research in forest ecosystem dynamics and climate change. He is currently a research scientist at Colorado State University.
FNR PhD, 2013-2018
Emily’s research focused on developing and validating ecological niche models for the eastern hellbender at multiple spatial scales. She is currently working as a biometrician in Indiana DNR.
FNR PhD, 2013-2018
NSF PRIDE Fellow. Gabby’s Ph.D. work focused on macroscale invasion patterns and processes. She is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago.
ESE M.s, 2016-2018
Ben was interested in macrosystem ecology. His thesis work was to investigate the influences of landscape settings on plant invasion.
Postdoc
Kelly-Ann was a research associate in the Statistics Department working with both Drs. Hao Zhang and Fei. Kelley-Ann worked on scaling issues with different spatial extent. She is currently a tenure-track faculty member in University of the West Indies.
Stats Undergraduate
Namaluba is interested in mathematics education. In her free time she enjoys listening to music, watching cartoons, and reading non-fiction books.
FNR Undergraduate
Ali was an undergraduate research assistant who interested in GIS and working with big data.
Postdoc Fellow, 2013-2016
Basil studied macrosystems invasion ecology during his postdoc at Purdue. Basil is currently an associate professor at University of Florida.
Visiting Scholar, 2017
Luciano is a Ph.D. candidate at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. He is interested in biogeography, with focus on evolutionary and ecological drivers of plant distribution patterns.
ESE M.S, 2013-2015
Teresa’s research focused on historical spread of invasive plant species at the regional scale. She is currently the Program Head for the Indiana Heritage Data Center for Indiana DNR.
FNR Undergraduate
Keeli was an undergraduate research assistant working on invasive species spatial distribution.
FNR M.S, 2012-2015
Johanna’s research focused on the impact of climate change on the dynamic of forest ecosystem in the eastern U.S. She is currently working as a program coordinator at University of Minnesota.
FNR Undergraduate
Christian was an undergraduate research assistant working on invasive species functional traits. He is currently working as a silvicultural forester with Washington DNR.
Postdoc Fellow, 2013
Amy studied macroscale invasions at both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. She is currently an Associate Professor at George Mason University.
FNR M.S, 2012
Feng conducted hotspot analysis of invasive species in the U.S. to facilitate invasive research and management. Feng is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University.
Postdoc Fellow, 2012-2013
Huang studies forest responses to climate change. He is currently a scientist at the Chinese Academy of Science.
FNR M.S, 2010-2012
Thesis: Spatial prioritization for invasive species management. Abe is currently a Research Associate at the Entomology Department, University of Kentucky.
FNR M.S, 2010-2011
Thesis: Non-invasive hair sampling to estimate population size and density of a black bear population in southeast Kentucky. Sean is currently a Ph.D. student at the Biology Department, University of Kentucky.
FNR M.S, 2009-2011
Thesis: Impact of invasive plant species on ecosystem services. Kevin is currently working as a GIS Specialist for the Kentucky Division of Natural Resources.
Postdoc Fellow, 2009-2011
Dr. Liang is a Physical Geographer with specialties in Remote Sensing and GIS. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Kentucky.
FNR Undergraduate, 2009
Forestry, Philosophy, and Mathematics. Ellery worked under Dr. Songlin Fei and assisting graduate students with data collection and entry.
FNR M.S, 2008-2010
Thesis: Feature based high resolution image classification and invasive species spatial modeling. Michael is currently an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
FNR Undergraduate, 2008
Forestry and Philosophy. Currently working as a technician in Lusaka, Zambia.
FNR M.S, 2008-2010
Thesis title: Exotic Invasive Plants in Kentucky. Ryan is currently working as a Research Associate at Virginia Tech.
FNR M.S, 2008-2010
Thesis title: Genetic Diversity, Structure, and Recolonization Patterns of Kentucky Black Bears. John is currently working on his Ph.D. degree in the University of Kentucky.
Entomology M.S, 2007-2010
Thesis title: Distribution of Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga Canadensis, in Eastern Kentucky and the Susceptibility to Invasion by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Adelges Tsugae. Josh is currently working for ABF.
FNR M.S, 2007-2009
Thesis title: Large mammal habitat modeling and prediction. Andrew is currently working as a wildlife biologist for the Kentucky Division of Fishery and Wildlife.
FNR M.S, 2007-2009
Thesis title: Forest composition and dynamic in the eastern U.S. Peilin is currently working on her Ph.D. degree in the University of Georgia.