University Projects and Assignments

Selected coursework, labs, and independent studies from the University of Michigan.

Forest Management Plan – Camp Al-Gon-Quian

Comprehensive management plan for 77 acres of YMCA forest at Burt Lake, addressing climate change, invasive species, wildfire risk, and opportunities for outdoor education.

Course: EAS 447 Forest Management • Format: Final Report (PDF)
Forest Management Restoration Michigan

Biomass Analysis Using Family-Level Tree Identification

Estimated above-ground biomass in Saginaw Forest by combining PyCrown canopy segmentation, NAIP image classification, and family-level allometric equations.

Course: EAS 516 Remote Sensing • Format: Final Report (PDF)
Remote Sensing Biomass Saginaw Forest

Biomass Analysis of Saginaw Forest – Presentation

Slide deck summarizing canopy detection, supervised image classification, and biomass estimation workflow for Saginaw Forest.

Course: EAS 516 Remote Sensing • Format: Presentation (PDF)
Presentation Canopy Analysis NAIP

Predicting Growth in Michigan Tree Species

Bayesian hierarchical model linking DBH, temperature, and precipitation to annual ring-width growth for multiple species at Stinchfield Woods and Radrick Forest.

Course: EAS 549 Forest Modeling • Format: Final Report (PDF)
Bayesian Modeling Tree Rings Climate

Predicting Growth in Michigan Tree Species

Slide deck summarizing the Bayesian hierarchical model linking DBH, temperature, and precipitation to annual ring-width growth for multiple species at Stinchfield Woods and Radrick Forest.

Course: EAS 549 Forest Modeling • Format: Final Presentation (PDF)
Bayesian Modeling Tree Rings Climate

Interactive Forest Management Case Study (LearnGala)

Web-based teaching case hosted on LearnGala that translates my graduate forest management and climate resilience work into an interactive narrative for students.

Platform: LearnGala • Format: Interactive Website
Case Study Teaching Forests

Bordering Countries Map

HTML page showing the steps I took to collect data, clean it, and create a map based on the number of bordering countries per country.

Course: EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
RStudio World data

Burt Lake Lidar Data (Camp AGQ)

HTML page showing the steps in order to create 3D maps of the Burt Lake area. Maps include a digital terrain model, hillshade model, and 3D renderings.

Course: EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
RStudio World data

Tracking Collar Time-Series Data

HTML page showing the steps in order to create a 3D represenation of GPS data taken from my Cat's tracking collar over time.

Course: EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
RStudio Time-series data Space-time Cube

Personal Projects

Independent work blending environmental science, coding, and making.