Bio:
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Forest Resources, Clemson University (2019)
M.S. Agricultural Sciences, University of Tripoli (2010)
B.S. Agricultural Sciences, University of Tripoli (2007)
TEACHING INTERESTS
-GEOS30104 Intro. to GIS, GNSS & RS (Fall)
-GEOS31203 Remote Sensing (Fall)
-GEOS31143/NREM51603 Advanced GIS (Spring)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Zurqani has focused his research efforts on the development and applications of
cutting-edge technologies in environmental information sciences and geo-intelligence
(i.e., advanced geo-information science and earth observation, machine and deep learning,
and big data analytics), remote sensing, sUAS/drones, pedology (i.e., soil genesis
and classification) and land evaluation, digital soil mapping, geostatistical modeling
of environmental changes such as mapping and predicting soil salinity, ecosystem degradation,
spatiotemporal dynamics assessment of climate change vulnerability, land use/cover
changes monitoring and evaluation, and geographic information system modeling.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Dr. Zurqani has obtained funding (Total: $511,624$$$) for several exciting projects
(#8). Three of these projects are still in progress, while five have been completed.
You can find more details about each project by visiting the project's website using
the links below. Also, do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to learn more
about these projects.
Ongoing Projects (#3)
- Responses of Red Oak Species Differing in Their Flood Tolerance to Extreme Climatic Events. Project team members: Marco Yáñez (PI) with Hamdi A. Zurqani and Benjamin A. Babst (Co-PIs)
- Using Machine Learning and Google Earth Engine to Develop a High-Resolution (1 m²) Forest Canopy Cover Dataset: A Case Study of Arkansas, USA. Project team members: Hamdi A. Zurqani (PI)
- Applications in Remote Sensing to Assess the Quality and Quantity of Emergent Marsh for Waterfowl and Other Wetland Bird Species in the Arkansas Delta. Project team members: Hamdi A. Zurqani (PI) with Osborne Douglas and Ryan Askren (Co-PIs)
Completed Projects (#5)
- Validating a Remotely Sensed Vegetation Classification Model to Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge to Enable Operational Monitoring. Project team members: Hamdi A. Zurqani (PI) with Douglas C. Osborne (Co-PI)
- Monitoring the response of waterbirds and vegetation to the drawdown of Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Project team members: Hamdi A. Zurqani (PI) with Douglas C. Osborne (Co-PI)
- Characterization of FOAgREC soils and development of fine-scale soil properties maps. Project team members: Hamdi A. Zurqani (PI) with Robert Ficklin and Osborne C. Douglas (Co-PIs)
- Mapping and monitoring the spatial and temporal variation of agricultural and meteorological drought in Arkansas, USA. Project team members: Hamdi A. Zurqani (PI) with Don White Jr. (Co-PI)
- Mallard use of southern bottomland hardwoods: using GPS-accelerometers to assess fine-scale habitat selection and time budgets. Project team members: Douglas C. Osborne (PI) with Hamdi A. Zurqani and Ryan Askren (Co-PIs)