Fall 2025 MSEM Graduate Capstones
Last week, three of our MSEM students presented their Master’s Projects. These capstones represent the culmination of their time at…
Fall 2025 Session B Highlights
We can’t believe Session A is already over! Students wrapped up their coursework the second week of October: those in…
Professor Fernanda Lopez Ornelas and the Geospatial Analysis Lab (GsAL)
Professor Fernanda Lopez Ornelas loves maps. As the Geospatial Analysis Lab (GsAL) Manager, it kind of comes with the territory,…
Faculty Research: Assistant Professor Paul Nesbit Maps the Future of Farmland
Led by Assistant Professor Paul Nesbit, USF researchers at the Geospatial Analysis Lab are hard at work answering a seemingly…
Meet our Newest Professors: Charlotte Smith, Preethi Balaji, & Xavier Fernandez!
We are thrilled to introduce our newest professors in the MS in Environmental Management (MSEM) program at USF: Professors Charlotte…
“Building Open and Transparent GeoAI Frameworks for Scalable Environmental Solutions” A conversation with Professor David Saah
GsAL Director Professor David Saah, PhD, is a renowned expert in a variety of fields, including ecosystem and landscape ecology,…
ESRI User Conference 2024 with Professors David Saah, Paul Nesbit, and Fernanda Lopez Ornelas of the USF Geospatial Analysis Lab (GsAL)
One of the things we often hear from MSEM students and alums is how much they enjoy and value classes…
Special Topics Coming to MSEM this Fall
When MSEM students return to the USF campus this Fall, we’ll be offering three Special Topics courses in addition to…
Continuing Student Guy Gutterman on Working at the EPA and Studying in the MSEM Program
Guy Gutterman, a continuing MSEM student starting his second year in the program this Fall, has been working for the…
Master’s Project Spotlight: Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Humboldt Bay with Nicholas Rowlands
Tidal wetland restoration is an area of increasing focus for climate change mitigation – especially on the west coast of…