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Nabuwembo, M.G.(2025). Seminar in GIS: Introduction to Google Earth Engine (GEOS 59703). “Cloud geoprocessing using Google Earth Engine to identify agricultural adaptation in Malawi.” Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas

Smith, H.W.Heffernan, C.J., Ashworth, A.J., Bullock, D., Nalley, L.L., Tullis, J., Owens, P.R. Harvesting Insights: Machine learning to predict U.S. maize and soybean yields. Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences Departmental Seminar. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, February 3, 2025.

Smith, H.W. Ashworth, A.J., Bullock, D., Kharel, T.P., Nalley, L.L., Owens, P.R. Where can we grow? Machine learning to predict the future of U.S. corn. Three Minute Thesis Competition Final Round. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, November 23, 2024.

Williams, D., Guest Lecturer. 2025. Seminar in GIS: Introduction to Google Earth Engine (GEOS 59703). Time-series tick suitability mapping using big data and cloud computing. Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas.

Williams, D. Guest Lecturer. 2025. Epidemiology Public Health (PBHL 56103). Geographic Information Systems and Public Health. Department of Human Health and Performance, University of Arkansas.

Abrego Bonilla, J. Poster: “Impact of ENSO Phases on Precipitation and Tornado Dynamics,” AAG Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, 2025.

Abrego Bonilla, J. Poster: “Mapping Panama’s Water Budget Dynamics,” AAG Annual Meeting, Hawaii (Virtual), 2024.

Dotse Bampoe, G. Arkansas State Climate Information and Services Workshop, Friday, October 25, 2024 Auditorium, Engineering and Information Technology Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Gasmi, Farah and Aly, Mohamed (2024). High-Resolution Flood Mapping in Northwest Arkansas Using Lidar and Google Earth Engine. Presented at Geological Society of America 2024 Annual Meeting. Anaheim, CA

Khatiwada, K. R., Tang R., Moon J.B., Stinchcomb, G. E., El Masri B., Runkle B.; Towards a generalized model to represent the complexities of methane flux processes in forested wetlands, In American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting, 9-13 December 2024, Washington, D.C. USA

Khatiwada, K. R., Tang R., Moon J.B., Stinchcomb, G. E., El Masri B., Runkle B.; Understanding the role of environmental drivers in determining methane flux in forested wetlands, In American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) State Section meeting, 4 October 2024, Fayetteville, AR, USA

Mantooth, M. “An analytical evaluation of an American resource periphery: Maine, 1970-2020.” American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Detroit Michigan; March 24-28, 2025

Nabuwembo, M.G, (2024). "Measuring Agricultural Adaptation using Remote Sensing: A Study of Pigeon pea in Malawi." Graduate Society of Women Engineers Poster Competition Winner, 2nd Place Fayetteville

Peter, B.G., Nabuwembo, M.G., (2024). "Measuring Agricultural Adaptation using Remote Sensing: A Study of Pigeon pea in Malawi." American Geophysical Union-AGU, Washington DC, USA             

Nabuwembo, M.G., (2024). "Measuring Agricultural Adaptation using Remote Sensing: A Study of Pigeon pea in Malawi." National Association of Black Geoscientists, Atlanta, Georgia, USA             

Nabuwembo, M.G., (2024). “A Machine Learning Approach to Studying the Cooling Effects of Urban Green Spaces (UGS) in Southeast US”, Boulder, Colorado, USA   

Ruegsegger, A. ⱡ, O’Callahan, A., Naithani, K., & Ogle, J. “Patterns and Drivers of Floristic Quality and Plant Diversity in the Beaver Lake watershed.” Arkansas Water Resource Center. Annual Conference, Fayetteville, AR. July 16-17, 2024. Poster.           

Rosenburg, D.” Heavy Metal Never Dies: 9,800 Years of Metal Pollution from Laguna Sausacocha,” Peru. 51st Annual Midwest Conference on Andean & Amazonian Archaeology & Ethnohistory. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 7, 2025.

Vahid Belarghou, Rasool and Aly, Mohamed (2024). Assessing the Impact of Urbanization on Land Surface Temperature and Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics in Arkansas: A 20-Year Spatiotemporal Analysis Using Machine Learning & Google Earth Engine. Presented at Geological Society of America 2024 Annual Meeting. Anaheim, CA

Williams, D., “Temperature-Based Tick Suitability in Arkansas.” Presented at Conserving the Natural State Forum, September 2024.

Williams, D., “Temperature-Based Tick Suitability in Arkansas.” Presented at International Medical Geography Symposium, July 2024.