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Sowmya Selvarajan

Faculty Member

Dr. Sowmya Selvarajan

Education

PhD, University of Florida, 2011

Major: Geomatics

MS, National University of Singapore, 2004

Major: Civil Engineering

BS, College of Engineering, Anna University, 2000

Major: Geo-informatics Engineering

Teaching

GIS 3620

Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Spring 2025

GIS 3630

Geographic Information Systems Application Development, Spring 2025

SURV 3010

Measurement Analysis and Adjustments, Spring 2025

SURV 1220

Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, Spring 2025

Presentations

Wang, Weihong (Presenter & Author), Selvarajan, Sowmya (Co-Author), Weinheimer, Emily (Co-Presenter), Leon, Josh (Co-Author), Wilkinson, Anna (Co-Author), Athithan, Vikram (Co-Author), Shin, Seunggyu (Co-Author), Rogers, Brandon (Co-Author), Limb, Emily (Co-Author), American Association of Geographers 2024, "Phosphorus Sources to Utah Lake and Their Impact on Harmful Algal Blooms", AAG, Hawaii . (April, 2024)
Selvarajan, Sowmya (Presenter & Author), American Association of Geographers Annual Conference 2024, "Geospatial Assessment and Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms in Utah Lake Using Google Earth Engine and Remote Sensing Models - Big Data Computing for Geospatial Application", AAG, Hawaii. (April 18, 2024)
Selvarajan, Sowmya (Presenter & Author), Roger, Brandon (Co-Presenter), 2024 Geospatial Applications Symposium, "Harmful Algal Blooms - A Utah Lake Study", UVU, UVU, Orem. (April 5, 2024)
Leon, Josh (Presenter & Author), Wang, Weihong (Presenter & Author), Weinheimer, Emily (Co-Author), Selvarajan, Sowmya (Co-Author), Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, "Quantifying Nutrient Loading to Utah Lake from Different Land Use and Land Cover Classes within the Utah Lake Watershed using Geospatial Techniques", Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City. (November 15, 2023)
Wang, Weihong (Presenter & Author), Selvarajan, Sowmya (Co-Author), Limb, Emily (Co-Author), Wilkinson, Anna (Co-Author), Leon, Josh (Co-Author), Weinheimer, Emily (Co-Author), Rogers, Brandon (Co-Author), Athithan, Vikram (Co-Author), Shin, Seunggyu (Co-Author), UVGIS User Quarterly Conference, "Utah Lake Studies - from Trace Metals to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)", Utah Valley User Group, Orem. (October, 2023)
Selvarajan, Sowmya (Presenter & Author), Institute of Remote Sensing - Students' Lecture and Faculty Scholarly Discussion - College of Engineering, Anna University, India, "Future of Geo-informatics Engineering, Pathway for Current Students, Research Awareness and Faculty Discussion", Anna University, India, Chennai, India. (August 3, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Selvarajan, Sowmya , (2014) " Utah Valley University 3D Virtual Campus" . Redlands CA: ESRI . http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc14/papers/502_699.pdf

Awards

Visiting Professor - Overseas

Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University - January 11, 2021

This honor is a recognition from Anna University, Chennai, India, awarding me the title of "Visiting Professor (Overseas)" in acknowledgment of my academic and research contributions. It highlights my long-term collaboration with the university in promoting bilateral academic and research cooperation. As a Visiting Professor, I will have the opportunity to engage in academic activities, deliver lectures, interact with students and faculty, and potentially guide students in advanced degree programs. This title reflects my ongoing role as an international academic partner of Anna University.