Sanjay Pyare, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Geography BS Program Coordinator
Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences
796-6406 (Fax)
Education:
Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology 1999, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Doctoral Dissertation: Interrelationships among northern flying squirrels, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and conifers in old-growth forest habitat of the Sierra Nevada
B.A. Biology (Studio Art Minor), Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Senior Thesis: Habitat Use by Eastern Chipmunks
Research:
- GIS-supported landscape assessments
- Ground-truthing GIS and remotely sensed resources
- Landscape connectivity, habitat modeling, animal dispersal/movement
- Aquatic-terrestrial-marine interactions
- Hands-on/experiential education
- Supporting information needs of resource managers
Publications:
Selected PublicationsCourses Taught:
Lower Division:
- ENVS 110 – Intro to ArcGIS
- ENVS 111 – Intro to Differential GPS
- ENVS 293 – ST: Mobile GIS Technology Applications
- ENVS 2xx – Biogeography of Southeast Alaska
Upper Division:
- ENVS 310 –Intro to GIS
- ENVS 393 – Advanced GIS
- ENVS 4xx –Landscape Ecology
- ENVS 403 –Remote Sensing
- ENVS 493 –ST:Special Projects in GIS and Remote Sensing