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Professor of Geography

Office: 207-D Martin Hall

Telephone: (256) 782-5811


Fax Number: (256) 782-5336


E-Mail:tbaucom@jsu.edu


Mailing Address:

Physical and Earth Sciences

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL 36265


BA:    University of North Carolina at

            Charlotte (Geography and Math)       1969

MA:    University of South Carolina

             (Geography)                                      1971

PhD:   University of Georgia (Geography)      1978


Specialties:

Economic Geography (Transportation and Locational Analysis)

Geographic Techniques (Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems,)

Geography of the Middle East

 

Dr. Tom Baucom

Dr. Tom Baucom

Professor of Geography

Personal Statement

I am a cartographer and economic geographer by training with interests in map design and use, remote sensing of the urban/rural environment, and the geography and issues of the Middle East.

  1. Most Recent Achievements:


  3.     •  Faculty Advisor for the JSU Model Arab League Club. Escorted student debate teams to the Southeast Model Arab League sessions for 15 years.

  4.     •  Fulbright Professor at the University of Aleppo, Syria, September - December 2000; teaching courses in geographic information systems.

  5.     •  Fulbright Professor at the University of Turku and Abo Akademi, Turku, Finland, February - May 1993; Taught two graduate level courses in Computer Cartography and Geographical Information Systems



  8. Most Recent Contractual Projects:


  10.     •  City of Anniston LUCA and CDBG project (census street block address ranges update and housing survey of low income houses repair conditions, Summer 2008 (Report: "Community Development Needs Survey for the City of Anniston, August 2008")

  11.     •  Renewed AlabamaView Grant,$4,500.00 grant to expand the AlabamaView Educational Remote Sensing Website and organize a two hour workshop for Alabama High School Teacher in the summer of 2006.

  12.     •  AlabamaView Grant; Educational Remote Sensing Web Site and Workship for Alabama High School Teachers. May –June 2005. $5,500

  13.     •  Calhoun County School Districts Digital Database, GIS mapping project, 2004.



  16. Most Recent Publications/Articles/Presentations


  18.     •  LaGrone, William, Steffy, David, Baucom, Thomas, at al.“Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as an Aid in the Investigation of Trichoroethylene (TCE) Ground Water Contamination on and Near the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD)”, Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, February 2006, Montgomery, Alabama

  19.     •  Baucom, Thomas F., “Implementation of GIS in Syria”, Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, March 2002, Jacksonville, Alabama.

  20.     •  Baucom, Thomas, "Middle East (Including Asia Minor) As a Geographical Region," Encyclopedia of World Geography, Salem Press, 2001.

  21.     •  Baucom, Thomas, "Gazetteer of Middle East (Including Asia Minor)," Encyclopedia of World Geography, Salem Press, 2001.