James Strittholt
Conservation Biology Institute
Corvallis,
OR
USA
Biographical Sketch: Jim Strittholt is President and Executive Director of the Conservation Biology Institute and has over 20 years experience in applying computer mapping technologies (including GIS and remote sensing) to address various ecological assessments and conservation planning projects in the U.S. and internationally. He holds undergraduate degrees in Botany, Zoology and Secondary Education from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) where he also earned a Masters in Zoology in vertebrate population genetics. Jim earned a Ph.D. in 1994 from Ohio State University in a self-designed multi-disciplinary program emphasizing landscape ecology, conservation planning, and computer mapping technologies. While a truly multi-disciplinary degree, he conducted most his research and developed most of his technical skills from the Center for Mapping - a NASA Center of Excellence. While at Ohio State, Jim earned numerous academic achievement awards.
Papers:
037
Building Toward An Integrated Data Management Network: Data Basin and ScienceBase
041
Next Generation Data Integration Challenges