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Donna Peuquet

Donna J. Peuquet

My research interests are in the areas of geographic knowledge representation, knowledge discovery, spatio-temporal data models, spatial cognition, AI approaches to knowledge representation, geocomputation, and GIS design.

Since the early 1990's, my work has centered on the representation of time and temporal dynamics, including database, visual and cognitive representation and how these interrelate. Arguing that the human user and the computer must be viewed as components of a single system, my  book, Representations of Space and Time, explores an integrated perspective, including philosophical, cognitive and technical aspects. See www.geovista.psu.edu/STNexus for some of this work. 

In a similar vein, I investigate approaches for developing advanced tools for deriving insight from large and diverse collections of space-time information. 

I am also interested in the impacts of environment, and most particularly environmental pollution, on disease. This relates to my work on the representation and analysis of complex space-time processes.


Contact Dr. Peuquet via Email: peuquet@psu.edu.

Background


Recent Publications

Awards

2008: Wilson Outstanding Research Award, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
2000-2001: Guggenheim Fellowship


Teaching

Geography 160: Mapping our Changing World

Geography 363: Geographic Information Systems

Geography 463: Geographic Information Management

Geography 518: Graduate Seminar in Representations of Spatiotemporal Knowledge


Advisees

Current Students:
Ritesh Agrawal, Ph.D.

Recent Doctoral Students:
Chaoching Yu, 2005: Researcher, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Diansheng Guo, 2003: Assistant Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina
Jeremy Mennis,  2001: Associate Professor of Geography, Temple University
Liujian Qian, 2000: Developer, Spatial Data Products, Oracle Corporation

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