Dr. Jiaguo Qi (pronounced Chee) is Director of the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, and Professor at Michigan State University’s Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences. Dr. Qi also serves as a Project Scientist for NASA’s MAIRS (Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Studies) program. Research Interests Biophysical and social systems Land-use land-cover change […]

Dr. Snapp is the Associate Director of Global Change Science and is both a Professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences and Chair of specializations in Ecological Food and Farming Systems (EFFS) and Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems at Michigan State University. She has pioneered improved soil management, including multipurpose crops with […]

Dr. Chen is a Professor of Geography at Michigan State University and a fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 2011) and  Ecological Society of America (ESA, 2014). He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for two book series: 1) Landscape Ecology (Springer); and 2) Ecosystem Science and Application –ESA (HEP & De […]

Dr. Fan is an associate professor of urban and regional planning in the School of Planning, Design, and Construction and the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations. In the past, Dr. Fan has served as a consultant/economist for UNU-WIDER and ADB. She has also served as a consultant/economist for United Nations University – World […]

Dr. Li is an Assistant Professor currently researching at the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations at Michigan State University. She applies remote sensing, GIS, and agricultural land suitability/marginal land mapping to determine land use/cover changes and quality of life. Research Interests land use/cover and changes urban population estimation quality of life assessment Involvement […]