John earned his M.S. in Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Currently John is investigating the potential application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for public health issues particularly West Nile Virus habitat in Iowa. He will be working with Iowa public health and also other local governments officials and will develop tools and techniques which will be used to better understand the spatial aspects of the West Nile Virus.

Jane has worked at UNI since 1993 as administrative assistant for the Geographic Alliance of Iowa. (GAI) In January 2006, She was hired for the GeoTREE Center as an administrative assistant. She is coordinating and scheduling the training workshops, travel arrangements, processing all payment documents involving all of the program project accounts, and communicate regularly with core and individual project coordinators regarding the fiscal activity of the grant.

Jonathan received his Computer Science degree from Iowa State University in Ames. Currently he is working as a systems administrator for the GeoTREE lab. He is also responsible for designing and updating the GeoTREE web site.

Matt received his B.S. in Journalism from Iowa State University. He has also earned a B.A. in Geography from UNI, and is currently finishing up his M.A. in Geography also at UNI. Matt is currently using hyperspectral imagery to determine tree species identification on campus and is also learning about LIDAR applications.

Yanli earned his Ph.D. in Forestry with GIS emphasis from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2006. In his Ph.D. he has developed Watershed Forestry Management Information System (WFMIS) to protect water resources. Yanli will be working on implementing a web-based SDSS for TMDL development. He will closely work with Iowa DNR and NASA Ames center.