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YitongJiang
TeachingAssistantatIndianaStateUniversity
TerreHaute,Indiana

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IndianaStateUniversity,CenterforUrbanandEnvironmentalChange

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IndianaStateUniversity,CenterforUrbanandEnvironmentalChange,TheUniversityofToledo

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Summary

InterdisciplinaryGeographerandGeospatialScientistwithresearchinterestsinhumannature
systems,climatechange,naturaldisasters,urbanstudies,publichealth,sustainability,andenergy
conservationandtransformation.
Experiencedinlabandfieldresearch.
Presentedresearchatinternationalandnationalconferences,workshops,andsymposiums.
Instructorofundergraduatesintheclassroom,inthefield,andinlaboratories.
Createdandimplementedteachingstrategiesforhandsonlearning.
Taughtbothlecturesandlaboratories.
Activeincommunityoutreacheducationalactivities.

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StudentatIvyTechCommunity
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StudentatIndianaStateUniversity

Publications

Estimatinglandsurfacetemperatureusingathermalsharpeningtechnique
basedontherelationshipbetweenLSTandvegetationcover.
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IEEEGeoscienceandRemoteSensingLetters
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March2013
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Vegetationcoverbasedthermalsharpeningtechniqueshavemostlybeendevelopedandtestedin
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agriculturalareas.Overlookingtheimpactofsoilmoistureonsurfacetemperaturesisacommon
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probleminthesealgorithms.ThisletterdevelopedavegetationthermalsharpeningmethodfortheCity
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ofIndianapolis,Indiana,USA,andestimatedlandsurfacetemperaturebydisaggregatedLandsat
Thematic... more
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IdentifyingtheApplicationofSewageSludge:AnApplicationofRemote
SensingTechnologyonMonitoringSoilAmendments
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2013
i
Applicationofsewagesludgetoagriculturalfieldsisusedbyfarmerston
improvethesoilconditionsphysically,chemically,andorganically.However,
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theapplicationhaspotentialrisktopublichealthandtheenvironment,
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sewagesludge.Thelocationofallapplicationsofsewagesludgeisnot
knownbecausesomerecords... more

DownscalingGOESlandsurfacetemperatureforassessingheatwavehealth
risks
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IEEEGeoscienceandRemoteSensingLetters
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April3,2015
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Recentyearshavewitnessedanemergingconcernofthehealthimpactofheatwaves.Acommon
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approachtoinvestigateheatwavesistoresorttothegeostationarythermalinfraredimagery,suchas
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thosefromtheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite(GOES)andMeteosatSecond
)
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Generation.However,coarsespatialresolutionsofgeostationaryimagescannotmeettheneedof
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Assessingtheimpactsofurbanizationassociatedlanduse/coverchangeon
landsurfacetemperatureandsoilmoisture:acasestudyintheMidwestern
UnitedStates
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Urbanizationassociatedlanduseandlandcover(LULC)changesleadtomodificationsofsurface
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microclimaticandhydrologicalconditions,includingtheformationofurbanheatislandsandchangesin
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urbanizationinducedLULCchangesinIndianapolis,USA,from2001to2006.Thebiophysical... more

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IndianaStateUniversity
DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD),SpatialandEarthSciences
20112015
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ChinaAgriculturalUniversity
Bachelor'sdegree,LandResourcesManagement
20032007
Inmymajor,Ilearnedtwoaspectsoflands:naturalresourcesandproperties.Inanagricultural
universityinChina,Ilearnedagriculturallandisverylimitedintherapidurbanizationprocess.
ActivitiesandSocieties:JournalistUnion,TraditionalChineseMusicBand

Experience

TeachingAssistant/LabInstructor
IndianaStateUniversity
August2011Present(4years4months) | IndianaStateUniversity
ENVI110LIntroductiontoEarthandEnvironmentalScience.IndianaStateUniversity.Dr.Jennifer
Latimer,supervisingfaculty.Fall2011present.
oOneCreditHour.OnetoTwosectionseachsemester,30studentspersection.
o10labs,onefieldtrip,andoneproject.
otopicsincludepopulationgrowth,scientificmethod,streamprocesses,waterquality,fossils
paleoenvironmentsandrelativeages,atmosphericcirculationandoceandensitycurrents,environmental
healthandsoils,paleoclimatology,ecologicalandcarbonfootprint,waveerosion,androcksand
minerals.

StudentDirectorforCommunicationandOutreach
CenterforUrbanandEnvironmentalChange
August2012Present(3years4months) | TerreHaute,IndianaArea
MaintainandupdatethewebsiteofCUEChttp://www.indstate.edu/cuec/

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FieldTripLeader
IndianaStateUniversity
August2011Present(4years4months) | TerreHaute,IndianaArea
SoilsamplingandtestingatISUcommunitygarden.ENVI110L.Fall2014.
oDesignedfieldtriponsoilqualityexaminationinfutureexpandingareaofISUcommunitygarden.
oGuidedthestudentsgroupstochoosetopicssuchassoilcolor,soiltexture,pH,Lead,Arsenic,
Nitrogen,Phosphorus,Potassiumconcentrations.
oImplementedthedatasharingandprocessingplan.
VigoCountyRiverscapeWetlandsReservefieldtrip.ENVI110L.Eachsemester,Fall2011Spring2014
oGuidedstudentstoformhypothesesandtestingmethods.
oLedagroupofundergraduatestudentinthecollectionsoilsamplestoconductgeochemicalanalysis
forenvironmentalimpacts.
oLedagrouptoparticipateotheractivities,includingdendrochronologytreecoresamplecollection,lake
organismsobservation,invasivespeciesexploration,andgarbagecollection.
ISURecyclingCenterTour.ENVI110L.EachSemester,Fall2011fall2012.
oLedthestudentstotwosections:introducingtheimportanceofrecycling,andtourtheclassification,
preprocessing,andbindingpractices.

GuestLecturer
IndianaStateUniversity
December2014December2014(1month) | IndianaStateUniversity
GEOG667RemoteSensing:ResearchSeminarinGeographicalApplications.Fall2014.
Estimatingsoilmoistureinurbanareausingremotesensing.

LeadDiscussant
IndianaStateUniversity
August2013December2014(1year5months) | TerreHaute,IndianaArea
oGEOG680UrbanRegionalAnalysisI.IndianaStateUniversity.Fall2014.
Wateringstrategy,collectiveaction,andneighborhoodplantedtreesinIndianapolis,IN,U.S.
oGEOG667RemoteSensing:ResearchSeminarinGeographicalApplications.IndianaState
University.Fall2014.
Leaflessroughnessofcomplextreemorphologyusingterrestriallidar.
oGEOG700SeminarinPhysicalGeographyandENVI597SeminarinAdvancedTopics.IndianaState
University.Fall2013.

LabWriter
IndianaStateUniversity
August2013May2014(10months) | IndianaStateUniversity
Fora600graduatelevel,6credithourremotesensingandGISclass.Dr.SteveAldrich,supervising
faculty.Fall2013Spring2014.
oWrotefourremotesensinglabs.
oTopicsincludeimageinterpretation,photogrammetry,georectification,spectraandmultispectraldata.

WorkshopInstructor
CenterforUrbanandEnvironmentalChange
May2013May2013(1month) | Indianapolis,IndianaArea
oPresentedsoilamendmentandpublichealth:sewagesludgeapplicationandmonitoringinagricultural
fieldsinthesuburbanToledo,Ohio.
oDiscussedwithChinesedelegateof17membersfromnaturalresourcesdepartmentsofmunicipal
governmentsinGuangxiProvinceofsouthernChinaonproceduresofwastewatertreatmentinthe
UnitedStatesandinChina.

ResearchAssistant
TheUniversityofToledo
August2007July2011(4years)
USDAproject:MonitoringAgricultureSewageSludgeApplication
oIdentifiedthesewagesludgeapplicationfieldsbyusingRemoteSensing,GISandstatistics.
oAerosolsamplinginsewagesludgeapplicationfieldsandresidentialareasOregon,OH.
oVisitedWastewaterTreatmentPlant,OregonOH.

Interpreter
ConfuciusInstituteatTheUniversityofToledo
December2010December2010(1month) | OregonandSylvania,OH
HighschoolstourforprincipalsandsuperintendentsfromWuhan,China,inOregonandSylvania,OH.

Grader
TheUniversityofToledo
August2010December2010(5months) | Toledo,OhioArea
GradedhomeworkinSingleVariableCalculusIandCalculusforBusinesswithApplicationsII.

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GuestLecturer
UniversityofToledo
October2010October2010(1month) | UniversityofToledo
GEPL1010HumanGeography.October2010.
Detectingsewagesludgeapplicationonagriculturalfields.

JournalistandVicePresidentatCAUJournalistUnion
ChinaAgriculturalUniversity
20042006(2years) | BeijingCity,China
Published58newsonChinaAgriculturalUniversityNewsCenter
Inchargeofauthor'sremuneration

Honors&Awards

BenjaminMoultonAward
DepartmentofEarthandEnvironmentalSystems
April2013
Thisawardwasestablishedin1983tohonorDr.BenMoulton'sretirementonMay6,1983.HeJoined
ISUin1961andwasappointedchairpersonin1964.OpenTo:Graduate.SelectionCriteria:Awardwill
beconsideredbasedonevidenceofpotentialresearchskills.

AltrusaInternationalScholarship
AltrusaInternational
May2013
AltrusaInternationalisaninternationalnonprofitorganizationfocusedoncommunityservice.Itwas
foundedin1917asachainofnationalclubsforbusinessandprofessionalwomen.AltrusaInternational
ofTerreHauteisitsbranchinthisdistrict.
Thepurposeofthisscholarshipistoassistfinanciallyainternationalgraduatestudentwiththedesirefor
highereducation.Scholarshipawardsarebasedontheapplicant'seducational... more

BenjaminMoultonAward
DepartmentofEarthandEnvironmentalSystems
2014
Thisawardwasestablishedin1983tohonorDr.BenMoulton'sretirementonMay6,1983.HeJoined
ISUin1961andwasappointedchairpersonin1964.OpenTo:Graduate.SelectionCriteria:Awardwill
beconsideredbasedonevidenceofpotentialresearchskills.

ASPRSStudentTravelAward
ASPRSWesternGreatLakesRegion
March2011
ASPRSWesternGreatLakesRegionselectedthreestudentsaccordingtothequalityofourresearch
andsupportedourpresentationattheannualmeetingin2011.

VolunteerExperience&Causes

StudentAssistant
ASPRS
March2013 | ScienceandTechnology
Iservedasastudentassistantatthe2013AnnualConferenceatBaltimore,MA,fromMarch23to
March28.

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CertificateinGISandAppliedGeographics
TheUniversityofToledo
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