Nina S.-N. Lam

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

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