Principal Investigator (PI)
Pinki Mondal
Dr. Mondal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware and a Resident Faculty at the UD Data Science Institute. She is an interdisciplinary scientist interested in the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems with training in environmental remote sensing and Geographic Information Science (GIS). She is particularly interested in developing geospatial methods for landscape-level monitoring and assessments. Her research interests span over a diverse set of environmental issues, including: agriculture, climate, diet, and nutrition. Her current research focuses on climate change impacts and adaptation in the developing countries.
Prior to joining UD, she was a Senior Research Associate at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University and an Adjunct Professor in the Spitzer School of Architecture at City University of New York - City College. She has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the DeFries Lab at Columbia University, New York and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has a Ph.D. in Land Change Science from the University of Florida (Go Gators!!).
Email: mondalp@udel.edu; Twitter: @environmondal; Google Scholar
Dr. Mondal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware and a Resident Faculty at the UD Data Science Institute. She is an interdisciplinary scientist interested in the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems with training in environmental remote sensing and Geographic Information Science (GIS). She is particularly interested in developing geospatial methods for landscape-level monitoring and assessments. Her research interests span over a diverse set of environmental issues, including: agriculture, climate, diet, and nutrition. Her current research focuses on climate change impacts and adaptation in the developing countries.
Prior to joining UD, she was a Senior Research Associate at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University and an Adjunct Professor in the Spitzer School of Architecture at City University of New York - City College. She has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the DeFries Lab at Columbia University, New York and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has a Ph.D. in Land Change Science from the University of Florida (Go Gators!!).
Email: mondalp@udel.edu; Twitter: @environmondal; Google Scholar
Graduate Students
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Abdul Qadir
Abdul joined EASEL lab in Fall 2018. He has keen interests in applying geospatial tools for solving real world problems and assisting decision makers. He was working in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) prior to joining UD. In the past, he has worked closely with more than 20 central and state government organizations in India. He received his Bachelor in Physical Sciences with specialization in Remote Sensing from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST). His research interest includes agriculture and disaster management using advanced geospatial tools such as SAR/UAV remote sensing, Machine learning algorithms and extensive field surveys. His research is focused on understanding how nature- and humans-induced phenomena are affecting the small farm-holders in India and the implications of changing climatic conditions on global food security and agricultural sustainability. E-mail: abdulqa@udel.edu |
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Matthew Walter
Matt joined EASEL lab in Fall 2018. He has a BA in Environmental Studies with concentration in Environmental Planning and minor in Public Policy. In his academic career so far, he has been a part of research teams that have studied human interaction with the built environment. As such he has developed an interest in researching urban planning. Specifically, he is interested in how sustainable planning can be used to benefit both people and the environment. He believes that GIS and remote sensing are effective tools in analyzing the effects of urbanization and plans to fully utilize them in attaining his research goals. E-mail: mswalter@udel.edu |
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Vishruta Yawatkar
Vishruta joined EASEL lab in Fall 2019. Her previous research projects involved work on topics like animal behavior, bioacoustics, and molecular phylogeny. These projects gave her opportunities to study large data sets and learn about different techniques for analysis of image, video, acoustic as well as genetic data. She is particularly interested in implementing data science techniques to do interdisciplinary research. As an EASEL lab member, she is working on an NSF-funded EPSCoR project on water security in Delaware using remote sensing and GIS tools and techniques. E-mail: vyawatka@udel.edu |
Undergraduate Researchers
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Jessica Clark
Jessica is an environmental science major with a concentration in energy and the environment. She grew up in Maryland, but she is interested in traveling around the world to learn more about renewable energy. She has an interest in studying how sustainable energy can have a positive impact on our Earth. She is currently studying the state of food security of Indian small-scale farmers, and will continue this throughout the summer of 2019. E-mail: jnclark@udel.edu Nicole Flowerhill
Nicole is an environmental science and economics major with a minor in political science. She grew up in Delaware and is interested in research related to environmental economics as well as oceanographic and geological studies. In the past, she studied ADCP data near the Jiulong estuary and collected CTD data near Xiamen, Fujian, China, and will now study the state of food security of Indian small-scale farmers. E-mail: nflower@udel.edu Callie McFadden
Callie is an environmental science major with a concentration in ecoscience and a wildlife ecology and conservation major. She grew up in New Jersey but is interested in studying environmental science in different parts of the country and beyond. She is interested in studying the connection between human-based environmental science issues and wildlife conservation, as well as global climate change and its effects. She is currently studying climatic impacts on Indian smallholder agriculture. E-mail: calliemc@udel.edu |