Gregory H. Chu chu.greg@uwlax.edu
Professor Emeritus
Department of Geography/Earth Science
1725 State Street
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-785-8333
Education:
Ph.D., 1986, Geography, University of Hawaii-Manoa
M.S., 1974, Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S., 1970, Geography, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Professional Employment:
Professor Emeritus, since December 2010
Professor, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2002-2010 (serving as chair from 2007 to 2010)
Program Director, Geography and Regional Science, National Science Foundation, August 2003 - August 2005 (on leave from UW-La Crosse)
Editor, 2002-2009, FOCUS on Geography, a full color journal published by the American Geographical Society.
Associate Professor, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1998-2002
Assistant Professor, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1993-98
Director, Cartographic Laboratory, Dept. of Geography, University of Minnesota, 1981-1993
Visiting Professor, Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring, 1983
Cartographic Advisor to the Indonesian Government, appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), May 1979
Head of Cartographic Unit, Population Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, 1974-81
Director, Cartographic Lab, also Instructor, Geography, University of Kansas, 1973-74
Courses normally taught:
GEO 102 Maps and Society (online course)
GEO 110 World Regional Geography (online course)
GEO/ESC 250 Fundamentals of Cartography
GEO/ESC 385 Introduction to GIS
GEO 401 Focus on Geography: A Capstone course
GEO/ESC 455 Advanced Map Design and Production
GEO 485 Advanced GIS
Courses taught on occasions:
GEO/ESC 200 Conservation of Global Environments
GEO/ESC 450 Geography Internship
GEO/ESC 476 Geography/Earth Science Topics for Teachers
GEO/ESC 490 Independent Study
GEO/ESC 495 Seminar in Geography/Earth Science
Research Interests:
Map Design
Cartographies of China
Multimedia Cartography and Animated Maps
Geography of Agriculture
Precision Farming and Real Time Soil Mapping
Southeast Asia, China
Ongoing Projects:
Site-specific nutrient applications, a case of precision farming in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
National Science Foundation Grant (0807855): RUI-Integrating Geographic Information Science into a K-12 Curriculum on Climate Change
Powerpoint for 2009 NCGE presentation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Powerpoint for 2010 NCGE presentation in Savannah, GA, poster for a lesson plan.
Geographic Education - Use of GIS at the K-12 level (annual workshops and presentations)
Most recent publication is a middle school World Regional Geography textbook titled MyWorldGeography (with online multimedia components), published in 2010 by Pearson Education. More information is available from Pearson's Press Release.
Powerpoint for Pearson's Virtual Conference on October 26, 2010
AAG ALIGNED Project: Half-hour Powerpoint presentation given to culturally-diverse students from Rufus King High School (Milwaukee) and other High Schools in Milwaukee and La Crosse.