Choosing a Capstone Advisor
The MGIS Capstone represents the culminating project for the MGIS degree program. The intention of this Capstone experience is to develop new knowledge on either the application or science of geospatial technology and analysis. A key aspect of the Capstone experience is close coordination with a Graduate Faculty advisor. The following sections highlight some of the advisors who have worked with our students in the past, and provides some ideas that they would be interested to work on in future Capstone projects. This list is not exhaustive - our students have worked with over 70 Penn State faculty across all Colleges/Campuses on Capstone projects, and MGIS students are expected to look for good potential advisors using academic department websites and other resources to help identify a good potential match. We try to update this list of faculty and ideas often, but the best source for this kind of information is on the personal websites of faculty members at Penn State. Anyone who has a Graduate Faculty appointment at Penn State can advise an MGIS project, and there is no requirement to partner with a Geography faculty member.
If you have questions about how the MGIS Capstone works or on how to look for an advisor, please email MGIS Advising Coordinator Beth King.