This is an abbreviated curriculum vitae. Download a full version here. --Updated 2011.11.03--
Academic Mission
To aid environmental scientists by developing and improving geovisualization methods and techniques so that they may take advantage of large, heterogenous data sets for formulating, addressing, and answering questions related to: climate change, biodiversity, land use and land cover change, and conservation.
Education
20072009 Master of Science, Geography
The Pennsylvania State University
- Advisor: Dr. Alan M. MacEachren
- Thesis Title: Explicitly Representing Geographic Change in Animated Maps with Bivariate Symbology
- Abstract and Digital Copy: Access here.
20022005 Bachelor of Science, Biology
University of Minnesota - Duluth
- Major focus: Ecology
- Minor: Geography
Employment
2011now Freelance Developer and Researcher
Wakefield, RI
- Freelancer, programmer, researcher, and writer. Contract-based work and projects.
2010now Web Map Developer
University Park, PA
- User interface developer for web map projects.
20092010 Applied Science Associates, Inc.
South Kingstown, RI
- GIS Specialist
Publications
2011
- Auer, T., A.M. MacEachren, S. Pezanowski, C.M. McCabe, M. Stryker. HerbariaViz: A web-based client-server interface for mapping and exploring flora observation data. Ecological Informatics. pre-pub PDF
2009
- Auer, T. Mapping Data-specific Avian Distributions Utilizing Cartographic Point Aggregating Generalization Operators in a Multi-Scale Framework. 4th International Partners in Flight Conference. McAllen, TX. PDF
Presentations
2011
- Auer, T., A. Rosemartin, D. Miller, L. Marsh, S. Crawford. Web-based Visualization of Phenology Data. Poster presented at IEEE VisWeek in Providence, RI. October 26, 2011. Proceeedings Paper
2009
- Auer, T. Explicitly Representing Geographic Change in Map Animations. Paper presented in the session for Cognition, Behavior, and Representation IV: Domains at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Las Vegas, NV. April 25, 2009. Slides