Dr. Yingjie Hu was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Early/Mid-Career Research Award from the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS). This award is “given to an individual who has made a particularly outstanding research contribution to geographic information science.” The contribution can be “a single contribution or a series of research works that are seminal and have significant impacts on Geographic Information Science community.” This is an international award that is given to “researchers in the Early/Mid-Career level that is 15 years or less after the terminal degree or within 15 years of accumulated professional service, worldwide are eligible for the award.”
Yingjie is extremely honored to receive this award. He really appreciates the great encouragement from the UCGIS community and is grateful for the support of his mentors, colleagues, and students. He looks forward to continuing contributing to GIScience research, education, and community service.