Yu Sun, Ph.D.
Area(s) of Expertise: Geography & Geospatial Sciences
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Physical Geography
- Introduction to Human Geography
- World Regional Geography
- Environmental Geography
- Special Topics in Geography
- Geographic Information Science/Lab
- Spatial Analysis
- Surveying I
- Internship in GIS
Education
- Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Research/Special Interests
- Quantitative methods and spatial analytics
- Geospatial and engineering technology
- Water resources and watershed modeling
- Human environmental interactions and land change modeling
- Urban, population, and health geography
Publications
Noble, E. J., McManus, J. G., Mead, A. J., Mead, H., Seminack, C., Balco, W., Bennett, T., Crain, N. M., Duckworth, C., Malasek, T., Pearson, J. Z., Rhinehart, P., Ussery, M. E., Sun, Y., Patterson, J. R., and Patterson, D. B. 2020. Enamel isotopes reveal late Pleistocene ecosystem dynamics in southeastern North America. Quaternary Science Reviews 236.
Sun, Y., Tong, S. T. Y., and Yang, Y. J. 2016. Modeling the cost-effectiveness of stormwater best management practices in an urban watershed in Las Vegas Valley. Applied Geography 76: 49-61.
Ranatunga, T., Tong, S. T. Y., Sun, Y., and Yang, Y. J. 2014. A total water management analysis of the Las Vegas Wash watershed, Nevada. Physical Geography 35(3): 220-244.
Sun, Y., Tong, S. T. Y., Fang, M., and Yang, Y. J. 2013. Exploring the effects of population growth on future land use change at the Las Vegas Wash watershed: an integrated approach of geospatial modeling and analytics. Environment, Development and Sustainability 15: 1495-1515.
Tong, S. T. Y., Sun, Y., and Yang, Y. J. 2012. Generating a future land use change scenario with a modified population-coupled Markov cellular automata model. Journal of Environmental Informatics 19(2):108-119.
Tong, S. T. Y., Sun, Y., Ranatunga, T., He, J., and Yang, Y. J. 2011. Predicting plausible impacts of sets of climate and land use change scenarios on water resources. Applied Geography 32: 477-489.
Sun, Y., Tong, S. T. Y., and Yang, Y. J. 2016. Modeling the cost-effectiveness of stormwater best management practices in an urban watershed in Las Vegas Valley. Applied Geography 76: 49-61.
Ranatunga, T., Tong, S. T. Y., Sun, Y., and Yang, Y. J. 2014. A total water management analysis of the Las Vegas Wash watershed, Nevada. Physical Geography 35(3): 220-244.
Sun, Y., Tong, S. T. Y., Fang, M., and Yang, Y. J. 2013. Exploring the effects of population growth on future land use change at the Las Vegas Wash watershed: an integrated approach of geospatial modeling and analytics. Environment, Development and Sustainability 15: 1495-1515.
Tong, S. T. Y., Sun, Y., and Yang, Y. J. 2012. Generating a future land use change scenario with a modified population-coupled Markov cellular automata model. Journal of Environmental Informatics 19(2):108-119.
Tong, S. T. Y., Sun, Y., Ranatunga, T., He, J., and Yang, Y. J. 2011. Predicting plausible impacts of sets of climate and land use change scenarios on water resources. Applied Geography 32: 477-489.
Work Experience
- Professor, University of North Georgia
- Associate Professor, University of North Georgia
- Assistant Professor, University of North Georgia
Personal Information
Dr. Sun enjoys North Georgia Mountains.