Current Research Projects
Post-Hurricane Sandy Salt Marsh Change Detection and Development of Salt Marsh Change Detection Protocol for the Northeast Coastal Parks
Post-Hurricane Sandy Salt Marsh Change Detection and Development of Salt Marsh Change Detection Protocol for the Northeast Coastal Parks
A Decision Support System for Monitoring, Reporting and Forecasting Ecological Conditions of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
“A Decision Support System for Monitoring, Reporting and Forecasting Ecological Conditions of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail”, funded by NASA Applied Science Program (2009-2015, Wang as PI). [ATDSS User Manual]
Managing Multiple Ecosystem Services from Agricultural and Forest Landscape in the Rural-urban Fringe in Southern New England
“Managing Multiple Ecosystem Services from Agricultural and Forest Landscape in the Rural-urban Fringe in Southern New England” (2009-2012, Wang as a Co-PI with Uchida as PI).
Recent Concluded Research Projects
Investigation of Fuel Load in the State of Rhode Island
funded by Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (Wang as PI).
Geographic Information for Sustainable Development – Tanzania/Kenya Coastal Zone Change Analysis
funded by USAID (2001-2003, Wang as a Co-PI)).
Rhode Island Statewide Land Cover Change from 1972 to 2002 and the Impact of Urban Sprawl on Forest Ecosystems
funded by Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station (2000 – 2003, Wang as PI).
Investigation of Aerodynamic and Radiometric Land Surface Temperatures
funded by NASA Land Surface Hydrology Program (1999 – 2002, Wang as a Co-PI).
Tracking Natural Community Fragmentation and Changes in Land Use and Land Cover: A case study of Chicago Wilderness
funded by NASA MTPE Program (1997 – 1999, Wang as a Co-PI).
Multiple Innovative Models in Regional Land Cover Change Studies
This project is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant No. NAG58829) (NASA). Check for the project background (NASA Research Announcement NRA 98-OES-10), and the award selections
Increasing Urban Impervious Surface in Rhode Island and the Environmental Impacts
funded by Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station (2005 – 2007, Wang as PI).