Yingjie is extremely honored to receive the 2024 Emerging Scholar Award from the American Association of Geographer (AAG) Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Specialty Group. This award “honors early- to mid-career scholars who have made significant contributions to education and research initiatives.”
Due to family care responsibilities (his second child was born a few weeks ago), Yingjie couldn’t travel to Hawaii to receive this award. Many thanks to UB PhD student Qingqing Chen who brought back the award plaque for him. Yingjie is extremely grateful for the great support from his mentors, colleagues, and students, and he looks forward to continuing contributing to GIScience, SAM, and beyond!
