Associate Director / Co-Principal Investigator

Ken Yanow

Title:     Associate Director / Co-Principal Investigator of the National Geospatial Center of Excellence

Phone:   (619) 300-5954

Email :   [email protected]
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Ken is a Professor of Geographical Sciences, has been at Southwestern College for the past 12 years, where he teaches Physical Geography, Earth Science, GIScience, and Remote Sensing. He received his Bachelorette degree from UC Santa Barbara in Physics, and two Master degrees (Astronomy and Geography) from San Diego State University.  Professor Yanow is co-PI for the NSF-funded National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (the GeoTech Center), where his primary research focus has been the recruitment and retention of underserved and underrepresented populations into geospatial technology courses and programs.