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Dr. Xutong Niu, Associate Professor and Chair, received his Ph.D. in Sciences and Surveying Engineering from Ohio State University. He specializes in LiDAR, Photogrammetry, GIS/GPS/RS data processing, coastal change analysis, Living Shoreline suitability modeling and web GIS. Dr. Niu currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of ISPRS Journal of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, a world-leading journal in remote sensing and photogrammetry. He has worked on multiple living shorelines and coastal modeling projects in the Gulf of Mexico region since 2017 and several archaeological site detection projects using LiDAR and remote sensing technologies.

Dr. Steve Ramroop, surveying and geomatics sciences program director, is a Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP). He earned his Ph.D. in New Zealand, M.S. in the Netherlands, and B.S. in Trinidad and Tobago. His research interests include traditional land surveying concepts, knowledge based and machine learning Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GIS data and technology integration/advancement and GIS interoperability.

Dr. Samantha Earnest, lecturer, earned her Ph.D. in geography from Florida State University. She has over 25 years of experience in historic preservation in both the public and private sectors. Her research interests include natural and cultural resource management.

Dr. Min Xu, Assistant Professor, received her Ph.D. in geography from The University of Alabama in 2020. Before joining TROY, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida. Her research interests include environmental remote sensing and GIS with a focus on the water quality issues of inland lakes, rivers, and coastal environments. She has published 23 peer-reviewed journal articles in publications such as Remote Sensing of Environment, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. Recently, she was granted a U.S. Patent for systems and methods for modeling water quality.

Dr. Bill Hazelton, Professor, received his Ph.D. in 4-D GIS from the University of Melbourne in 1992. He is a licensed surveyor in Australia and has taught across the geospatial curriculum in the U.S. His research interests include GIS/LIS, map projections, GPS, geodesy, surveying (especially deformation surveying) and photogrammetry. He helped design the Alabama State Plane Co-ordinate System 2022 and has been involved with field surveys to improve Alabama's geoid. He has published extensively and regularly works with professional organizations to provide continuing professional development for working professionals.