{"id":77293,"date":"2026-05-27T08:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=77293"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:09:59","slug":"utc-graduate-student-recognized-for-her-research-in-geospatial-data-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/utc-graduate-student-recognized-for-her-research-in-geospatial-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC graduate student recognized for her research in geospatial data science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_77302\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"586\" data-attachment-id=\"77302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/utc-graduate-student-recognized-for-her-research-in-geospatial-data-science\/mimi1200-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,799\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Mimi1200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?fit=880%2C586&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-77302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=880%2C586&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mimi White stands in front of a map of Chattanooga. \" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/05\/Mimi1200-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mimi Robinson is in the Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science, where she conducts her research.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Research allows students to gain hands-on experience in their field by developing knowledge and skills as they pursue their degrees.<\/p>\n<p>For University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate research assistant Mimi Robinson, research has helped her discover a new passion and deepen her understanding of the field as she pursues her Master of Science in Environmental Science.<\/p>\n<p>While working in the Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science (CAGDS), Robinson has played an important role in the Chattanooga Tree Project (CTP). Through partnerships with the City of Chattanooga, Understory by Green|Spaces and the Southeast Conservation Corps, CTP plans to plant 5,000 trees in Chattanooga.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson specifically transferred to UTC in 2021 to pursue an undergraduate degree in environmental science\u2014a degree not offered at her previous institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started researching programs in the area and found UTC has an environmental science bachelor\u2019s with the geographic cartography concentration,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cI thought that seems more up my alley. I transferred and moved here. The rest is history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since joining UTC, she has been involved in multiple research projects. Recently, through her work with CTP, she published an article titled <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/esri-young-professionals-network-blog\/using-arcgis-to-plant-trees-in-chattanooga-how-we\/ba-p\/1694736\">\u201c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/esri-young-professionals-network-blog\/using-arcgis-to-plant-trees-in-chattanooga-how-we\/ba-p\/1694736\">Using ArcGIS to Plant Trees in Chattanooga: How We Did It, Lessons Learned, and Future Plans.\u201d<\/a><\/strong> The article was published on Esri, the company that produces the tools used in the project.<\/p>\n<p>These tools help identify neighborhoods and specific houses to target for tree planting in Chattanooga.<\/p>\n<p>During her time on the project, she also helped develop an app for team communication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMimi created a GIS app to pull in parcel information and see which houses have been visited and which ones said \u2018yes,\u2019\u201d explained GIS Director Charlie Mix. \u201cThat supports where the trees actually go on the ground. It\u2019s everything from the citywide analysis down to things like on-the-ground work that she\u2019s been helping support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson fell in love with this scientific approach and used GIS to refine data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an awesome science,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing able to use GIS to really tease out some of those interactions, even on a larger scale\u2014which nowadays you don\u2019t need to do and on a course scale\u2014you can do it much finer. That\u2019s so cool to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson&#8217;s work as an undergraduate led her to CAGDS, and she encouraged undergraduates to pursue research opportunities as early as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven just six months on a project can change somebody\u2019s life, their trajectory and what they want to do,\u201d she said. \u201cOne of the biggest things is that students in school don\u2019t get exposure to the professional world until they leave. It can be really tough because it\u2019s like a discrete stop to one part of your life and a jump into the other, with little time to transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearch projects or internships or anything like that is a really good way to create a gradient from college to professional life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to creating the GIS app, Mix said Robinson has been pivotal in coordinating with project stakeholders while conducting research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMimi\u2019s a great example of someone who came in curious about this field, focused her studies in environmental science and GIS and then worked with us,\u201d Mix said. \u201cAny employer will be lucky to land her when she graduates. It\u2019s really cool to see Mimi\u2019s work recognized on an international scale by a company like Esri.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson credits the relationships she built with graduate students during her undergraduate degree as a key reason she is pursuing her master\u2019s degree and subsequent research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so privileged to be able to do this because not a lot of people even know you need to do that,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cNobody told me, \u2018You need to seek research opportunities.\u2019 The first one fell in my lap. I was very lucky. I got to work with some graduate students at the time in Georgia that I probably wouldn\u2019t be in graduate school now if I hadn\u2019t been exposed to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/biology-geology-and-environmental-science\/environmental-science\">Environmental Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/research\/utc-center-for-applied-geospatial-data-science\">\u00a0Center for Applied Geospatial Data Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research allows students to gain hands-on experience in their field by developing knowledge and skills as they pursue their degrees. 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