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 Remote Sensing

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

Song Lyrics and Tik Tok Comment Analysis

HTML page showing the workflow in order to analyze the sentiment (positive/negative) of song lyrics and Tik Tok comments.

Course: EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
RStudio Sentiment Analysis Song lyrics Tik Tok

Analysing Urban Development Data within Salt Lake City, Utah

HTML page showing the workflow exploring the variable space related to different urbanization and demographic metrics

Course: EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
RStudio Bayesian Analysis Variable Space

Facebook Marketplace El Camino Exploration

Write-up and infographic exploring Chevrolet El Camino listings on Facebook Marketplace and attribute data.

Course: EAS 548 Intro to Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
ArcGIS Web Scraping Facebook Marketplace

Nature-Based Solutions in South Carolina Shiny App

Shiny App webpage showing a map of South Carolina and the past, present, and future Nature-Based Soltions and various attributes.

Course: EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization • Format: Webpage (HTML)
Shiny Environmental Mapping Scientific Communication

Personal Projects

Independent work blending environmental science, coding, and making.