Zhanchao is an incoming master of urban planning student at the University of Pennsylvania Witzman School of Design. He graduated from Binghamton University- SUNY in May 2024. In March 2024, Zhanchao was selected as a recipient of the 2024 SUNY Chancellor Awards for Student Excellence (CASE), the highest honor for SUNY students who successfully integrate SUNY excellence into student life, including scholarship, research development, leadership, and community services.

Department of Geography and GIS & Remote Sensing Core Facility Student Poster Competition, Binghamton University

• First Place - Undergraduate * 2 , November 18th, 2022, November 17th, 2023
• People’s Choice Award (Undergraduate), November 18th, 2022

Paul F. Gorman '73 Memorial Scholarship, Binghamton University

• Awarded annually to a student with a declared major in geography and a GPA of 2.8 or higher, Fall 2023

Undergraduate Research Award

• Funding for Undergraduate honor thesis on Evaluating the accessbility and environmental protection in Nature Preserve

International Achivement Awards

• Awarded for international students who are excellent in research or participate in study abroad programs.

• Yang, Z. (2023, November 17). Accessibility or environmental conservation? Evaluating the relationship between environmental protection and Hiking Trails Accessibility via Lidar & Remote Sensing. The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). https://orb.binghamton.edu/gisday/5
• Yang.Z.*, and Newberry.J. 2023. Accessibility or Environmental Conservation? Evaluating the relationship between Environmental Protection and Hiking Trails Accessibility via LiDAR & Remote Sensing. Applied Geography Conference, AGX 2023: Student Poster Competition, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 25-28, 2023.
• Yang, Z., O'Day, S., McCann, P., & Lu, I. (2022, November 18). Tracking the spread of invasive species in the Binghamton University Natural Preserve. The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). https://orb.binghamton.edu/gisday/4/

• University of Pennsyvania; Master of Arts, City and Regional planning 2024-2026(Expected)
• Binghamton University, SUNY; Bechelor of Arts, 2020-2024

• Reykjavik University; Study abroad program, summer 2022; Iceland
• East China University of Science and Technology; Visiting student, summer 2021; China

• Laboratory (GIS): ArcGIS Pro(Proficient), ArcGIS Online(Proficient), QGIS(Intermediate), ENVI(Beginner), PIX4D bundle(Intermediate), Drone2map(Proficient)
• Laboratory Techniques (GIS): LiDAR data processing, Raster and Vector geoprocessing, Field data collection, Remote Sensing, Geospatial analysis, Qualitative analysis with GIS, Cartography
• Surveying technique: Iphone LiDAR sensor, UAV(drone), GPS/GNSS(Survey Control Point), PIX4D
• Computer: Windows and Mac OS, Microsoft, HTML(Intermediate), Python(Proficient), R (Beginner)
• Language: Chinese (native), English (Full professional proficiency)

• Accessibility or Environmental Conservation? Evaluating relationship between Environmental Protection and Hiking Trails Accessibility via LiDAR & UAV
• Global study Capstone
• Tracking the Spread of Invasive Species in the Binghamton University Nature Preserve
• Carbon Capture by Enhanced Greenhouse Production
• Case study of the Three Gorges Dam
• City of Binghamton plan addressing climate change

• geomapdemo

  1. The Interactive Map function has been added
  2. Chart model used for analysis
  3. More functions will be added soon

• geosmapdemo

• geogsbing

• AAG- American Association of Geographers, undergraduate Member since 2021
• Cartography and Geographic Information Society, student member
• APA- American Planning Association, student member, NYU (New York Upstate) chapter
• YPN- Esri Young Professionals Network, member
• LEED, Green Associate certificate
• Smart City Certificate, Binghamton University

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