
Space | Time | Rock | Data
Email: yeshantulsa@hotmail.com
Address: A456 Weeks Hall, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison
PhD in Geoscience, minor in Computer Science, Exp. 2022
University of Tulsa
MS in Geoscience, 2018
University of Michigan
BS in Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2015
Penn State University
GIS, 2011 - 13
Experiences
Co-Founder and Web Developer
GISphere, Since 2019
EarthCube Research Assistant
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Since 2018
Geophysics Research Internship
Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015
GIS Analyst and 3D Modeler
University of Michigan, 2013 - 14
Teaching
GEOL 4083: GIS for geologists
University of Tulsa, Temporary Instructor, Spring 2018
UC 270: Social Justice
University of Michigan, Student project supervisor and course assistant, Fall 2014 and Winter 2015
GEOG 363: GIScience
Penn State University, Teaching Assistant Intern, Fall 2012
Tech Skills
Programming
Python, JavaScript, R, SQL, C++, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, (limited: Java, VBA, Swift)
GIS Software
ArcGIS (Desktop, Pro, Online), QGIS, ENVI, GeoDa, PostGIS
Other Software
Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Petrel, Petra, IsoplotR, KINGDOM, Abaqus, COMSOL, MATLAB, Mathematica
Framework
Vue.js, Node.js, React
Database
MySQL, MongoDB, Esri Geodatabase, MS Access, PostgreSQL, LipD
Frontend, GUI, and Web Mapping
HTML/CSS, Leaflet, D3.js, Mapbox, OpenLayers, Esri Storymap, Kepler.gl, Tkinter, Shiny
Deep Learning
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras
CS Courseworks
Data structure, algorithm, human-computer interaction, machine learning, artificial neural networks, object-oriented programming, numerical methods, database, data science
Honor and Award
University Honors
University of Michigan, 2013 - 2015 (2 times)
Recognition of Global Excellence
University of Michigan, 2014
Erickson Fund in Geography
Penn State University, 2013
Dean's List
Penn State University, 2012 - 2013 (3 times)
Summer Exchange Program Academic Award
Nanjing University, 2012
Extra-Curricular Activities
Expert at data science help desk
EGU, AGU, and GSA virtual conference, 2020 - 21
GIS Day Map Design Contest - Won 1st Place
Esri China (now GeoScene), 2019
Geology/Geography Question Setter
Guangzhou Popular Science Knowledge Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students, 2019
"Awesome Geology" Outreach Competition - 3rd Place
China Geology Survey, China University of Geoscience, and China Mining Newspaper, 2018
President of AAPG University of Tulsa Chapter
Awarded the L. Austin Weeks Grant, 2017 - 18
Imperial Barrel Award Competition
AAPG, 2017
Presentations and Invited Outreach Talks
From 4.6 billion years to 24 hours: an overview of the earth history
Harbin Institute of Technology (remote), 2021
Designing a printed map in ArcGIS
Esri China (now GeoScene), 2020 [online lecture at ArcGIS Developer Summit]
Finite Element Method simulation on geometries of buckling folds embedded in heterogeneous matrices
AAPG Mid-Continent Section Field Conference, Lincoln, 2018
Famous pieces of rocks in human history
Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society, 2018
Spatial assessment of induced earthquakes in North-Central Oklahoma
University of Tulsa, 2018
Review on the visualization of seismic data for reservoir exploration
CAS Beijing, 2015
From continental drift to plate tectonics: what scientists have learned about the past of our planet
Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2015
Assessment of the MDG-2 and educational resource in Detroit, a spatial perspective
GSP, Detroit, 2014
A GIS system design for open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia
AAG Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, 2013
