Dr. Wang, AICP, is a professor of Planning in the School of Planning, College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati (UC). He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master's of Community Planning from the University of Rhode Island, a Master's of Science in Geo-Sciences, and a Bachelor's of Science in Geography from Peking University, Beijing, China. He teaches courses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), environmental planning, statistics, and research methods. His research interests are in the areas of environmental planning and GIS application in planning. Examples are analysis of the spatial pattern of water quality indicators, the relationship between land use and water quality, GIS-based water quality modeling and flooding analysis, spatial distribution of human health and environmental indicators, and resilience. Dr. Wang's publications and presentations can be found in various planning and environmental journals, proceedings, and conferences. Prior to UC, he worked as a research associate, planning consultant, and senior GIS analyst. Dr. Wang is the Co-Director of the Joint Center of Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis at UC.