Dear all, It is my pleasure to announce that Adam Alsamadisi will defend his PhD dissertation this Friday, May 8, 2020, at 10:30 am over Zoom. The title of his dissertation is “The Nexus of Biogeography and GIScience: Utilizing Emerging Big Data Sources and Multiscale Analysis for Species Distribution Models.” Adam’s committee consists of Drs. Sally Horn, Qiusheng Wu, Mona Papes (EEB), and myself as chair/major professor. The defense/dissertation oral examination will begin with Adam giving a presentation/summary discussion of the dissertation followed by a few minutes of questions and/or comments from the public in attendance. We then move into a committee-only meeting in which Adam completes his defense. If you are interested in attending Adam’s dissertation presentation and general Q&A, please use the Zoom link below (using the password provided-geography). Note that the event will start sharply at 10:30 am and I would ask that you join the Zoom meeting in time to avoid causing distraction. Topic: Adam Alsamadisi's dissertation defense Time: May 8, 2020 10:25 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/6880495728 Password: geography Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +13017158592,6880495728# or +13126266799,6880495728# Or Telephone: Dial: +1 301 715 8592 (US Toll) +1 312 626 6799 (US Toll) +1 646 876 9923 (US Toll) +1 253 215 8782 (US Toll) +1 346 248 7799 (US Toll) +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 688 049 5728 International numbers available: https://tennessee.zoom.us/u/dTaN9NoC Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 162.255.37.11 (US West) or 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 688 049 5728 Password: 325902 SIP: [log in to unmask] Password: 325902 Best wishes, Liem Tran ________________________________________ Liem Tran, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Geography Civil & Environmental Engineering (Adjunct) University of Tennessee at Knoxville Tel: 865-974-6034; Fax: 865-974-6025 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________________