Hemalatha Velappan

Graduate Student | Adaptation and Mitigation, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Outreach and Communication, Policy | School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

  • P-GraSC

I am a PhD Candidate in the Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR) at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. My research focuses on timber species identification using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to improve the timber traceability and implement timber legality. I first got involved with PCC organizing the Graduate Climate Conference (GCC) in 2022. Further, I also volunteered for one of the ACORN projects. PCC’s efforts to educate and engage the community on climate change problems and solutions impressed me to join the PGraSC in 2023 where I served on the university engagement team.