Pat Halpin

Dr. Halpin's research interest is in landscape ecology, GIS and remote sensing, and conservation management. His research activities include spatial analysis of environment and vegetation patterns; Geographic Information Systems analysis; ecological applications of remote sensing; and terrestrial and marine protected area management. Dr. Halpin has conducted research on the international impacts of global climate change in montane environments. Dr. Halpin is currently a principle investigator in research projects sponsored by the NASA, NSF, and TNC. These projects involve the spatial analysis of environmental change in urban environments, spatial analysis of forest structure, and conservation applications of GIS. Dr. Halpin has a special interest in the application of GIS and spatial analyses to environmental problem solving in terrestrial and marine research and management problems.