Dr.Xie

Director, the Institute for Geospatial Research and Education, and Professor of GIS, Planning and Geography, holds a Ph.D. in Geography/Geographic Information Systems from the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Dr. Xie has been actively involved with research of GIS system development, dynamic urban modeling, and spatial decision support system. Dr. Xie has authored articles, book chapters and technical reports extensively in these research areas. He has also designed and developed several online and desktop decision support software packages, demonstrating profound urban and community planning applications by integrating IT, GIS, and domain-specific models into cohesive and intuitive interfaces. He is recipient of 2004 Distinguished Scholarship Award by American Association of Geographers Regional Development & Planning Specialty Group, One-Hundred Researchers: Distinguished Overseas Scholar Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003, 1999 Distinguished Faculty Scholarly/Creative Activity Award by Eastern Michigan University.

Dr. Xie has served as principal investigators in a dozen of cooperative projects sponsored by US National Science Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of Commerce, and Sate and local agencies. The significant ones include, the WebPolis Consortium – Online Decision Support Systems for Economic Development in Local Governments and Communities, the Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support (FIELDS) System, Online Data View, Virtual Immersion in Science Inquiry Collaboratory, the Lake Erie Information Management System for Lakewide Management Plan (LIMS-LaMP), the Great Lakes – GIS – Online and Internet Mapping, the NEXRAD Application in Watershed Management, and Southeast Michigan Initiative (SEMI) Environmental Information Systems.

Dr. Xie also has a strong interest in studying regional development, urban design and planning, and agricultural development in China. He has published many articles in international journals since late 1980s.

Dr. Xie, moreover in collaboration with USNSF, USACE and USEPA, has directed many GIS technical education projects, training sessions and public seminars to promote the use of information technology among universities, community colleges, high schools, local governments and non-governmental interest groups. Dr. Xie, for example, is Principal Investigator of the VISIT (Virtual Immersion in Science Inquiry for Teachers) Project, a four-year project supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation Teacher Enhancement Program. Dr. Xie is also Interim-PI of the Work/Site Alliance: Community Based GIS Education, a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education Program.

Dr. Xie's CV



	Director, the Institute for Geospatial Research and Education, and Professor of GIS, Planning and Geography, holds a Ph.D. in Geography/Geographic Information Systems from the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Xie has been actively involved with research of GIS system development, dynamic urban modeling, and spatial decision support system. Dr. Xie has authored articles, book chapters and technical reports extensively in these research areas. He has also designed and developed several online and desktop decision support software packages, demonstrating profound urban and community planning applications by integrating IT, GIS, and domain-specific models into cohesive and intuitive interfaces. He is recipient of 2004 Distinguished Scholarship Award by American Association of Geographers Regional Development & Planning Specialty Group, One-Hundred Researchers: Distinguished Overseas Scholar Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003, 1999 Distinguished Faculty Scholarly/Creative Activity Award by Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Xie has served as principal investigators in a dozen of cooperative projects sponsored by US National Science Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of Commerce, and Sate and local agencies. The significant ones include, the WebPolis Consortium – Online Decision Support Systems for Economic Development in Local Governments and Communities, the Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support (FIELDS) System, Online Data View, Virtual Immersion in Science Inquiry Collaboratory, the Lake Erie Information Management System for Lakewide Management Plan (LIMS-LaMP), the Great Lakes – GIS – Online and Internet Mapping, the NEXRAD Application in Watershed Management, and Southeast Michigan Initiative (SEMI) Environmental Information Systems. Dr. Xie also has a strong interest in studying regional development, urban design and planning, and agricultural development in China. He has published many articles in international journals since late 1980s. Dr. Xie, moreover in collaboration with USNSF, USACE and USEPA, has directed many GIS technical education projects, training sessions and public seminars to promote the use of information technology among universities, community colleges, high schools, local governments and non-governmental interest groups. Dr. Xie, for example, is Principal Investigator of the VISIT (Virtual Immersion in Science Inquiry for Teachers) Project, a four-year project supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation Teacher Enhancement Program. Dr. Xie is also Interim-PI of the Work/Site Alliance: Community Based GIS Education, a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education Program. Dr. Xie's CV


				yxie@emich.edu