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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Richard J. Russell Louisiana Studies Professor in
Geography
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6197 ~ Fax: 225-578-4420
E-mail: nlam@lsu.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Western Ontario, 1980.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing
Quantitative Methods
Spatial Analysis
Computer Cartography
Medical Geography
Regional Interest in China
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books:
Lam, N. S.-N. and De Cola, L., eds. 1993. Fractals
in Geography. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. 308p.
Book Chapters and Articles in Refereed Journals:
Lam, N. S.-N. 2001. Spatial analysis for reducing uncertainties
in human health risk assessment. Acta Geographica Sinica (in Chinese)
56(2):239-247.
Emerson, C. W., Lam, N. S.-N., and Quattrochi, D. A. 1999. Multiscale fractal analysis of image texture and pattern. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 65(1):51-61.
Qiu, H.-L., Lam, N. S.-N., Quattrochi, D. A., and Gamon, J. A. 1999. Fractal characterization of hyperspectral imagery. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 65(1):63-71.
Lam, N. S.-N., Quattrochi, D. A., Qiu, H.-L., and Zhao, W. 1998. Environmental assessment and monitoring with image characterization and modeling system using multiscale remote sensing data. Applied Geographic Studies 2(2):77-93.
Lam, N. S.-N. and Liu, K. B. 1996. Use of space-filling curves in generating a national rural sampling frame for HIV/AIDS research. The Professional Geographer 48(3):321-332.
Lam, N. S.-N., Fan, M., and Liu, K. B. 1996. Spatial-temporal spread of the AIDS epidemic: A correlogram analysis of four regions of the United States. Geographical Analysis 28(2):93-107.
Lam, N. S.-N. and Liu, K. B. 1994. Spread of AIDS in rural America, 1982-1990. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 7:485-490.
Lam, N. S.-N. 1986. Geographical patterns of cancer mortality in China. Social Science and Medicine 23(3):241-247.
Lam, N. S.-N. 1983. Spatial interpolation methods: A review. The American Cartographer 10(2):129-149.
SUPPORTED RESEARCH
2001-03. Emerson, C.W., Quattrochi, D. A., and Lam,
N. S.-N. Fractal and geostatistical metadata for monitoring global change using
remote sensing imagery. NASA Intelligent Systems solicitation. $519,761. LSU
portion: $153,391.
1998. Lam, N. S.-N. NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marshall Space Flight Center.
$10,000.
1997. Lam, N. S.-N., Leitner, M., Braud, D., and Jones, F. Geographic information
systems and image processing equipment for the analysis and display of spatial
data: enhancement in the era of information technology. Louisiana Board of Regents.
$150,000.
1995-present. Lam, N. S.-N. Creating a world coverage of third-level political
boundaries. World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, and
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. $30,000 (est.).
1996. Lam, N. S.-N. Parcel mapping of Madison County, Mississippi. Neel-Schaffer,
Inc. $23,577.
1996. Lam, N. S.-N. and Read, J. Land-cover change detection for the Tropics
using remote sensing and geographic information systems. National Science Foundation,
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. $9,995.
1996. Lam, N. S.-N. Cancer statistics review. Louisiana Office of Public Health.
$9,990.
1994-96. Lam, N. S.-N. A geographic information system for the characterization
and modeling of multiscale remote-sensing data using fractals and selected spatial
techniques. Co-investigators: Dale Quattrochi and Hong-lie Qiu. NASA. $219,139
1994-95. Lam, N. S.-N. and Liu, K. B. Development of rural clusters for AIDS
patient sampling. RAND Cooperation. $50,701.
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
1984. The Andrew McNally Award. (To honor the best
paper published by the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1983).
Editorial Boards:
2000-present. Editorial Board, Annals of the American
Association of Geographers
1996-present. Associate Editor, Geographic Information Sciences
1996-present. Editorial Board, Cartography and GIS
1995-present. Editorial Board, Geographical and Environmental Modeling
1992-present. Editorial Board, Geographical Analysis
1996-2000. Editorial Board, Applied Geography Studies
Offices Held in Federal Organizations/Professional
Societies:
1999-2001. Program Director, Geography and Regional Science
Program, NSF
2001. Elected to the Honors Committee, Association of American Geographers
2001. Chair and panel member, NIH Review Panel
2001. Panel member, NASA Review Panel
1998. Mappjng science Committee, National Research Council
1997. Elected to the Board of Directors, University Consortium on Geographic
Information Science (UCGIS)
COURSES TAUGHT
Geographic Information Systems
Advanced Computer Cartography
Environmental Remote Sensing
Advanced GIS Seminar
Quantitative Methods for Geographical Analysis Seminar
For a full copy of Dr. Lam's curriculum vita,
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Louisiana State University
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