Yu Sun, Ph.D.
Area(s) of Expertise: Geography/GIS, Spatial Analysis
Courses Taught
- GEOG 1111K Introduction to Physical Geography
- GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG 1102 World Regional Geography
- GEOG 4000K Environmental Geography
- GEOG 2903 Special Topics in Geography
- GISC 2011/L Geographic Information Science/Lab
- GISC 4470K Spatial Analysis
- GISC 4983 Internship in GIS
- ENVE 2221K Surveying I
Education
- Ph.D., Geography, University of Cincinnati
- M.A., Geography/GIS, University of Cincinnati
Research/Special Interests
- Water resource management and watershed modeling
- Human environmental interactions
- Land use/cover change
- Urban and regional planning
- Population dynamics and public health
- Land surveying and mapping
Publications
Sun, Y., S. T. Y. Tong, and Y. J. Yang. 2016. Modeling the cost-effectiveness of stormwater best management practices in an urban watershed in Las Vegas Valley. Applied Geography 76: 49-61
Ranatunga, T., S. T. Y. Tong, Y. Sun, and Y. J. Yang. 2014. A total water management analysis of the Las Vegas Wash watershed, Nevada. Physical Geography 35(3): 220-244
Sun, Y., S. T. Y. Tong, M. Fang, and Y. J. Yang. 2013. Exploring the effects of population growth on future land use change at the Las Vegas Wash watershed: an integrated approach of geospatial modeling and analytics. Environment, Development and Sustainability 15: 1495-1515
Tong, S. T. Y., Y. Sun, and Y. J. Yang. 2012. Generating a future land use change scenario with a modified population-coupled Markov cellular automata model. Journal of Environmental Informatics 19(2):108-119
Tong, S. T. Y., Y. Sun, T. Ranatunga, J. He, and Y. J. Yang. 2011. Predicting plausible impacts of sets of climate and land use change scenarios on water resources. Applied Geography 32: 477-489
Ranatunga, T., S. T. Y. Tong, Y. Sun, and Y. J. Yang. 2014. A total water management analysis of the Las Vegas Wash watershed, Nevada. Physical Geography 35(3): 220-244
Sun, Y., S. T. Y. Tong, M. Fang, and Y. J. Yang. 2013. Exploring the effects of population growth on future land use change at the Las Vegas Wash watershed: an integrated approach of geospatial modeling and analytics. Environment, Development and Sustainability 15: 1495-1515
Tong, S. T. Y., Y. Sun, and Y. J. Yang. 2012. Generating a future land use change scenario with a modified population-coupled Markov cellular automata model. Journal of Environmental Informatics 19(2):108-119
Tong, S. T. Y., Y. Sun, T. Ranatunga, J. He, and Y. J. Yang. 2011. Predicting plausible impacts of sets of climate and land use change scenarios on water resources. Applied Geography 32: 477-489
Work Experience
- Associate Professor, University of North Georgia
- Assistant Professor, University of North Georgia
- Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati
Personal Information
Dr. Sun enjoys North Georgia mountains