Graduate Paper Competition Winners
   
2009 Competition Winners

1. Zhanay "Jay" Sagintayev, Western Michigan University
    
GIS Applications for the Assessment and Development of Renewable Groundwater Resources in Afghanistan and Packistan.

2. Ray Johnson, Central Michigan University
    
Object Oriented Classification Differentiating Plantation from Natural Growth Pine Forests.

3. Erika Espeland, Central Michigan University
    
Using Digital Elevation Models to Rectify Landsat Imagery.

 
2008 Competition Winners
1. Maxwell Field, Central Michigan University
     Common Loon Habitat Modeling in Northern Lower Michigan
     Using Binary Logistic Regression

2. Heather Stricker, Central Michigan University
     Monitoring Wolf Recovery in Michigan's Northern Lower
     Peninsula

3. Andrew McAninch, Michigan State University
     The Tasseled Cap Transformation for the IKONOS Satellite and its
     Utility

 
2007 Competition Winners

1. Scott Harding, Michigan State University
    
Improving Geocoding Accuracy in Network Analysis

2. Jeff Reicherts, Western Michigan University
    
Cartographic Modeling for Site Selection: Determining Land Suitability for Biosolids Applications

3. Brad Blumer and Tara LaLonde, Michigan State University
    
Comparison of 10m NED and LiDAR DEM Error in the Context of Critical Dune Management

4. Pariwate Varnakovida, Michigan State University
    
Spatial Pattern Analysis of Settlement Locations Using Logistic Regression

 
2006 Competition Winners

1. Iryna Dronova, University of Michigan
    
The Successional Replacement of Aspen Species in Forest Ecosystems

2. Pariwate Varnakovida, Michigan State University
    
Evaluating Michigan's Cancer Healthcare Facilities Accesses: A Travel Time Analysis for Decision Support

3. Ed Hartwick, Michigan State University
    
The Impact of Environmental and Aesthetic Factors on Riverine Property Values

 
2005 Competition Winners - Not Finished

1. Iryna Dronova, University of Michigan
    
The Successional Replacement of Aspen Species in Forest Ecosystems

2. Pariwate Varnakovida, Michigan State University
    
Evaluating Michigan's Cancer Healthcare Facilities Accesses: A Travel Time Analysis for Decision Support

3. Ed Hartwick, Michigan State University
    
The Impact of Environmental and Aesthetic Factors on Riverine Property Values