Research Interests: Remote Sensing - AI / Machine Learning - Landscape Ecology - Vegetation Mapping - Invasive Species - Galápagos Islands
Education and Professional Development
PhD Candidate in Geography at Penn State University, PA, USA.
BSc in Environmental Sciences and MSc in Hydrology from the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Research Experience
(2022 - Present) Research appointments in GIS, remote sensing, UAV applications, and Latin American Studies at Penn State University, PA, USA.
(2017 - 2022) Spatial Analyst in the vegetation mapping project at the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Publications and Awards
Publications: Carrión-Klier et al., 2022 and Hunt et al., 2023
Awards: CLAG Field Study Award, E. Willard Miller Award, Marilyn L. Fogel Student Research Fund in Biogeosciences
Symposia and Research Talks
AAG 2024 & 2026, AGU 2023, The Island Systems Integration Consortium (ISIC), World Summit on Island Sustainability by the Galápagos Science Center (GSC), Symposium Science in Galápagos (I-III) by the Galápagos National Park Directorate (GNPD).
Teaching, Outreach and Local Policy
Instructor and Teaching Assistant for Global Parks and Sustainability, GIS, Environment and Society, at Penn State University, PA, USA.
Community outreach activities through the Charles Darwin Foundation annual open-house events and development of educational programs focused on mapping and orientation skills for middle-school students.
Media Presence
Through digital media channels, I have published aspects of my work in blog articles and videos and I have been interviewed for TV, radio and newspaper stories.