Kendra Munn wins 2021 National Young Scholars Award

Kendra Munn has been awarded the 2021 National Young Scholars Award in GIS. This is a national award competition managed by Esri Canada and launched in 2012 to recognize the exemplary work of undergraduate and graduate students in the geospatial sciences. The commendation reads: "The four judges were all very impressed with your portfolio and commented on its high quality of presentation. It is a particularly noteworthy achievement as this year’s competition was fierce, with some excellent applications." The winning prize includes a financial award and a trip to the Esri User Conference in San Diego, which this year will again be a virtual event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The winning work is summarized and available as a Story Map Presentation. Kendra is affiliated with the Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Research Lab in the Department of Geography, and her research explores novel approaches for 3D spatial analysis methods, particularly multicriteria decision methods for suitability analysis of 3D urban environments. She is the holder of an NSERC CGS-M scholarship and an active student member of the SFU ECCE in GIS. Congratulations Kendra!