The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is among the global distinguished teaching and research institutions. The Department of Geography and GIScience at the UIUC is at the forefront of remote sensing and GIScience research and education. The department is part of the School of Earth, Society & Environment (SESE) which includes three departments (Geography & GIScience; Earth Science & Environmental Change; and Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences). SESE hosts its own high-performance computing cluster and supports a multidisciplinary program in geospatial and environmental studies. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the UIUC provides cutting-edge computing, data storage, and visualization resources. Students working in the lab have excellent opportunities to work in high-performance and cloud computing environment to advance remote sensing and related science.伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校（UIUC）创建于1867年，是美国最具影响力的公立大学系统之一，拥有“公立常春藤”的美誉，在全世界享有盛名。UIUC的地理与地理信息科学系（Geography & GIScience）在人文、自然地理，遥感和地理信息科学研究与教育领域均处于前沿。该系隶属于地球、社会与环境学院（SESE），学院下设三个系：地理与地理信息科学系、地球科学与环境变化系，以及气候、气象与大气科学系。SESE拥有自己的高性能计算集群，并支持跨学科的地理空间与环境研究项目，此外，UIUC的国家超级计算应用中心（NCSA）也提供先进的计算、数据存储和可视化资源。![]()
02 研究组介绍
The Remote Sensing Space-Time Innovation (RSSI) Lab in the Department of Geography and GIScience (GGIS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is seeking highly motivated M.S. and Ph.D. students interested in environmental and quantitative remote sensing beginning Fall 2025.
伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校地理与GIScience系RSSI实验室招收2025年秋季入学的硕士或博士研究生。
Our research mainly lies at the confluence of remote sensing, GIScience, and biogeography, focusing on computational remote sensing of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics at local to global spatial scales, and daily to decadal temporal scales. We are particularly interested in advancing computational remote sensing paradigms in characterizing land surface patterns and processes, underlying mechanisms, and subsequent feedbacks to the atmosphere. We combine remote sensing, process-based models, field observations, artificial intelligence, high-performance and cloud computing, to study agricultural and forest ecosystem structures, functions, and responses to climate change and human activities. Our work spans varying types of ecosystems, including natural (e.g., forests and riparian), human-dominated (e.g., agriculture landscapes), and disturbed (e.g., by species invasion or habitat degradation) ecosystems. Research in our lab is inherently interdisciplinary. We welcome students of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, remote sensing, geography, computer science, statistics, ecology, environmental science, and crop science.RSSI实验室的研究方向主要集中在遥感、地理信息科学和生物地理学的交汇点上，专注于从局部到全球空间尺度、从单日尺度到数十年尺度的陆地生态系统动态的计算遥感。我们致力于推动计算遥感范式，以表征陆地表面模式与过程、潜在机制及其对大气的反馈，结合遥感技术、基于过程的模型、实地观测、人工智能以及高性能和云计算，研究农业和森林生态系统的结构、功能以及对气候变化和人类活动的响应。我们的研究涵盖多种生态系统，包括自然生态系统（如森林和河岸生态系统）、人类主导的生态系统（如农业景观）以及受扰动的生态系统（如由于物种入侵或栖息地退化造成的生态系统）。RSSI实验室欢迎多元化专业背景的学生加入，包括但不限于遥感、地理学、计算机科学、统计学、生态学、环境科学和作物科学等领域。
We are always looking for highly motivated and passionate students to join our lab! Financial support from graduate fellowships, research, and teaching assistantships is available to qualified students contingent on satisfactory performance and funding availability.
更多详情见：
- https://ggis.illinois.edu/directory/profile/chunyuan
- https://diaorssilab.web.illinois.edu/
The desired candidates will have:
1. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in remote sensing, geography, statistics, computer science, environmental science, agriculture, or a closely related field; 2. Strong programming and computing skills; 3. Solid background in remote sensing and environmental/agricultural sciences;4. Proficiency in spoken and written English. 具体材料要求请移步GGIS系官网查看：
https://ggis.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/apply
To receive full consideration, qualified applicants should complete and submit their applications by December 15, 2024. Interested students are highly encouraged to contact Dr. Chunyuan Diao (chunyuan@illinois.edu) with CV, copies of transcripts, English language test scores (e.g., TOEFL/IELTS, if applicable), and a brief statement of research experience and interests.
UIUC地理与GIScience系硕博研究生2025年秋季入学的申请截止日期为2024年12月15日。请感兴趣的同学尽快与刁春园老师联系（chunyuan@illinois.edu），邮件内容应包括CV，本科/研究生成绩单，英语标化考试成绩，以及简要的研究经历与研究兴趣描述。
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