Dr. Buddhi Gyawali

Professor

Kentucky State University

Cooperative Extension Facility, Room 225
400 East Main St. Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601

(w) (502) 597-6029

About

Dr. Buddhi Raj Gyawali is a tenured Professor of geospatial applications, human dimensions of natural resources, and Climate Studies at Kentucky State University since January 2012. He received a B.S. in Agriculture from Tribhuvan University, Nepal; an M.A. in International Development from Clark University, Worcester, MA; an M.S. in Agribusiness Management, and a Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Sciences from Alabama A&M University in 2007. Dr. Gyawali currently teaches Introduction to GIS, Climate Change Studies, and Remote Sensing of Environment to graduate and undergraduate students, and Special Topics in Advanced Geospatial Analysis, Modeling, and Research. He is also the lead scientist of Geospatial Intelligence and Environmental Security; Coordinator of Masters in Environmental Science (Online program), and Director of Summer Apprenticeship Programs (SAP) at Kentucky State University. Dr. Gyawali’s research uses geospatial techniques, demographic, and spatial data to study the human-environment relationship, land cover change and microclimate variation, water, and soil quality, agroecosystems, regional poverty, farm diversifications, succession, efficiency, sustainability, and adoption of geospatial technologies at the small-scale farms level. Dr. Gyawali belongs to several professional societies, and he is a member of the KY Governor’s Geographic Information Advisory Council and President for Southern Rural Sociology Association.