Alan M. MacEachren | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) United States |
| Alma mater | Ohio University (B.A., 1974) University of Kansas (M.A., 1976; Ph.D., 1979) |
| Known for | Human-centered geographic visualization, Scientific visualization, Information visualization |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography, Geographic visualization, Information visualization, Statistics |
| Institutions | The Pennsylvania State University |
Alan M. MacEachren (born 1952) is an Americangeographer, Professor ofGeography and Director, GeoVISTA Center, Department of Geography, ThePennsylvania State University. He is known for his cross-disciplinary work in the fields of human-centeredgeographic visualization,scientific andinformation visualization, and instatistics.[1]
Alan MacEachren received a B.A. ingeography in 1974 at theOhio University, an M.A. in geography in 1976 from theUniversity of Kansas and aPh.D. in geography 1979 fromUniversity of Kansas.
From 1979 to 1983, he was assistant professor of geography at theVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Director of the Department of Geography Cartography Laboratory. From 1980 to 1983, he was Director of the Department of Geography Spatial Analysis Laboratory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1983, he became assistant professor of geography at theUniversity of Colorado-Boulder and in 1985 switched to associate professor of Geography and Director of the Deasy GeoGraphics Laboratory at thePennsylvania State University, where he worked until 1992. From 1992, he was Professor of Geography, and since 1998 Director, GeoVISTA Center, Department of Geography, Penn State University. In Fall 2007, he was visiting professor, Department of Computer Science,Stanford University, and since 2007 also Affiliate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University.
Awards for Alan MacEachren in 2004-2007 include the E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Professor of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Science, Penn State University. He became an Honorary Fellow of theInternational Cartographic Association in 2005, making him only the sixth Fellow from the U.S. since 1974. In 2004, he was also recognized for Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to the Practice of Cartography, by the Canadian Cartographic Association.
Alan MacEachren has written several books and articles. A selection:[2]
