People

Fernando De Sales, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
Email: fdesales@sdsu.edu

Research interests:

  • Land-atmosphere biophysical interactions and their role on climate
  • Effects of land degradation (wildfires and deforestation) on climate
  • Global warming and sustainability

Ashley Funk
Undergraduate Student - Capstone Project
Department of Geography
Email :afunk9284@sdsu.edu

Research interests:

  • Application of ArcGIS for remote sensing, with a focus on environmental mapping and analysis
  • Enhancing our understanding of landscape transformations due to natural and human influences

E'lysha Guerrero, B.Sc.
Master's Student
Department of Geography
Email: eguerrero3760@sdsu.edu

Research interests:

  • Fire-weather prediction and predictability
  • Synoptic-scale meteorological dynamics of large fires

Ibisia Jack, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
Department of Geography
Email: pjack1220@sdsu.edu

Research interests:

  • Wildfires and their effects on the seasonal climate
  • Climate change impacts on water resources, food security, and health
  • Resilient farming strategies
  • Climate modeling

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Fernanda Portillo, B.Sc.
Master's Student
Department of Geography
Email: fportillo7546@sdsu.edu

Research interests:

  • Heat stress impact on farming and urban communities
  • Climate change impacts on the regional climate
  • Statistical downscaling

Elmer Urbano, B.Sc.
Master's Student
Department of Geography
Email: eurbano2350@sdsu.edu

Research interests:

  • Impact of fire on land-atmosphere interactions, climate, and water resources
  • Influences of vegetation structure and composition on regional climate
  • Remote sensing and modeling of climate

Former Students

Diana Gutierrez
Undergraduate Student

Corrie Monteverde, Ph.D.
Graduate Student

William Nicewonger
Undergraduate Student

Sean Quezada
Undergraduate Student

David Rother, Ph.D.
Graduate Student

Zackary Werner, M.Sc.
Graduate Student