GIS Manager
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Theodros Woldeyohannes is the GIS Manager of the Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC) at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Mr. Woldeyohannes is also completing his PhD in geography at the Department of Geography and Environmental studies, and has affiliations with the UNM METALS Superfund Research Program, New Mexico INSPIRES Center, and the UNM Center for Native Environmental Health Equity Research. He also received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2020. Mr. Woldeyohannes considers himself a GIScientist and geospatial data scientist, with an interest in applying geospatial technologies for addressing environmental health issues and understanding the spatial patterns behind exposure and human-environment interactions. He also has expertise in environmental sampling and exposure modeling, such as assessing exposure to particulate air pollution from forest fires, mining operations, and other sources in at-risk communities. Some of Mr. Woldeyohannes’s recent work includes assessment of fires in the American waste management stream using remote sensing and Internet of Things (IoT) ground sensors, use of IoT ground sensors for community air quality monitoring, and understanding individual-scale exposure through mixed-methodologies.
