Gregory H. Chu  chu.greg@uwlax.edu    

 

 

 

 

Professor and Chair

Department of Geography/Earth Science

1725 State Street

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI  54601

Phone:  608-785-8333

FAX:  608-785-8332

 

Editor, FOCUS on Geography

American Geographical Society

 

Education:

Ph.D., 1986, Geography, University of Hawaii-Manoa

M.S., 1974, Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.S., 1970, Geography, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

 

Professional Employment:

Chair, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, since July 1, 2007

Program Director, Geography and Regional Science, National Science Foundation, August 2003 - August 2005 (on leave from UW-La Crosse)

Professor, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2002-present

Associate Professor, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1998-2002

Assistant Professor, GEO/ESC, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1993-98

Director, Cartographic Laboratory, Dept. of Geography, University of Minnesota, 1981-1993

Visiting Professor, Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring, 1983

Cartographic Advisor to the Indonesian Government, appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), May 1979

Head of Cartographic Unit, Population Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, 1974-81

Director, Cartographic Lab, also Instructor, Geography, University of Kansas, 1973-74

 

Courses normally taught:

GEO        102    Maps and Society (online course)

GEO        110    World Regional Geography (online course)

GEO/ESC 250    Fundamentals of Cartography

GEO/ESC 385    Introduction to GIS

GEO        401    Focus on Geography: A Capstone course

GEO/ESC 455    Advanced Map Design and Production

GEO        485    Advanced GIS

 

Courses taught on occasions:

GEO/ESC 200    Conservation of Global Environments

GEO/ESC 450    Geography Internship

GEO/ESC 476    Geography/Earth Science Topics for Teachers

GEO/ESC 490    Independent Study

GEO/ESC 495    Seminar in Geography/Earth Science

 

Research Interests:

Map Design

Cartographies of China

Multimedia Cartography and Animated Maps

Geography of Agriculture

Precision Farming and Real Time Soil Mapping

Southeast Asia, China

 

Ongoing Projects:

National Science Foundation Grant (0807855): RUI-Integrating Geographic Information Science into a K-12 Curriculum on Climate Change

Powerpoint for NCGE presentation in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Geographic Education - Use of GIS at the K-12 level (annual workshops and presentations)

Currently authoring a middle school World Regional Geography textbook (with online multimedia components) to be published in 2010

Site-specific nutrient applications, a case of precision farming in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Continue editing FOCUS on Geography for the American Geographic Society. The Fall 2009 issue will be a dedicated issue on Tibet.