Curriculum Vitae

The full curriculum vitae of Noah Weidig — GIS Analyst & Data Scientist: education, experience, publications, presentations, and awards.

Noah Weidig

GIS Analyst & Data Scientist

noah@noahweidig.com · Gainesville, FL · noahweidig.com

One-page Résumé

GIS & Remote Sensing Research Associate leveraging remote sensing, GIS, and data science to translate complex geospatial data into clear insight about how our world changes. Focused on wildland-urban interface wildfire risk, land-use change, and spatial decision-making.

Education

Master of Science, Forest Resources & Conservation
Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

Thesis: Large Wildfire Patterns in the WUI · 4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences
Aug 2018 – May 2022
Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY

Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Track · 4.0 GPA

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Experience

GIS & Remote Sensing Research Associate
Aug 2025 – Present
University of Florida · Milton, FL

Led GIS-based analysis assessing spatial patterns and land-use impacts on community and regional risk management.

Graduate Research Assistant
Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
University of Florida · Milton, FL

Conducted geospatial analysis to support wildland-urban interface and emergency management decision-making.

Research Assistant Intern
May 2023 – Aug 2023
USDA Agricultural Research Service · Miles City, MT

Collected, cleaned, and validated spatial datasets to support GIS-based risk assessment and land-use planning.

Fire & Recreation Intern
Jan 2023 – May 2023
Student Conservation Association / US Forest Service · Wise, VA

Applied GIS to support spatial planning and risk assessment for land management projects.

Research Assistant
May 2022 – Jan 2023
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH

Conducted quantitative data analysis for biomedical research using advanced statistical modeling and visualization.

CAD Design Specialist
Sep 2021 – Jun 2022
Garage Living · Cincinnati, OH

Developed CAD drawings and project plans for residential remodeling projects.

Research Assistant
Feb 2020 – May 2022
Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY

Collected, organized, and analyzed complex ecological datasets using spatial and statistical methods.

Elections Data Specialist
Aug 2017 – Feb 2020
Boone County Clerk’s Office · Burlington, KY

Managed and analyzed precinct-level GIS data for voter registration and electoral planning.

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Publications

Journal Articles

Regional differences in infilling and land-use conversion characterize woody cover increases across the Eastern United States
Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C., Ivory II, A. A. & Donovan, V. M. (2026). Forest Ecology and Management.

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Woody cover fuels large wildfire risk in the eastern US
Ivey, M. A., Wonkka, C. L., Weidig, N. C. & Donovan, V. M. (2024). Geophysical Research Letters.

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Changing large wildfire dynamics in the wildland–urban interface of the eastern United States
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A. & Donovan, V. M. (2024). International Journal of Wildland Fire.

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The Goldilocks principle: Finding the balance between water volume and nutrients for ovipositing Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Weidig, N. C., Miller, A. L. & Parker, A. T. (2022). PLOS ONE.

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Thesis

Presentations

Changing large wildfire regime dynamics in the eastern United States
Donovan, V. M., Weidig, N. C., Ivey, M. A., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M. & Wonkka, C. L. (2025). Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium.

Presentation

Fire at the fringe: Drivers of large wildfires in and near the wildland-urban interface of the eastern United States
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A., Johnson, D. J. & Donovan, V. M. (2025). Ecological Society of America.

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Shifting forest structure and composition following decades of fire exclusion in the eastern U.S.: Implications for prescribed fire restoration and wildfires
Alexander, H. D., Donovan, V. M., Lamounier Moura, A., Lazzaro, L. G., Weidig, N. C. & Ivey, M. A. (2025). Proceedings of the 4th fire ecology and management symposium (FES-412).

Presentation

Unravelling changing wildfire regime dynamics in the eastern United States
Donovan, V. M., Weidig, N. C., Ivey, M. A., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M. & Wonkka, C. L. (2025). International Association for Landscape Ecology - North America Annual Conference.

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Source

Unravelling changing wildfire regime dynamics in the eastern United States
Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Ivory II, A. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. (2025). Auburn University College of Forest, Wildlife and Environment Invited Seminar.

Presentation

Woody cover increases linked to forest infilling and land conversion in the eastern United States
Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C., Ivory II, A. A. & Donovan, V. M. (2025). International Association for Landscape Ecology - North America Annual Conference.

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Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius) Use of Stormwater Sewer Systems
Ivory II, A. A., Brock, K. M., Johnson, S. A., Weidig, N. C., Hallett, M. T., Acevedo, M. A. & Scheffers, B. R. (2025). Florida Bat Working Group Annual Meeting; Southeastern Bat Diversity Network.

Presentation

Fire at the fringe: Drivers of large wildfires in and near the wildland-urban interface of the eastern United States
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A., Johnson, D. J. & Donovan, V. M. (2025). International Association for Landscape Ecology - North America Annual Conference.

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Key drivers of large wildfires in and near the eastern United States wildland-urban interface
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A., Johnson, D. J. & Donovan, V. M. (2025). University of Florida Office of Graduate Professional Development Graduate Student Research Day.

Presentation

Changing Large Wildfire Patterns in the Eastern United States Wildland-Urban Interface
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A. & Donovan, V. M. (2024). Northwest Florida Association of Environmental Practitioners Symposium.

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R Markdown: A Reproducible Workflow
Weidig, N. C. (2024). University of Florida West Florida Research and Education Center Invited Seminar.

Presentation

Large Wildfire Patterns in the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Eastern U.S.
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A. & Donovan, V. M. (2024). International Association for Landscape Ecology - North America Annual Conference.

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Changing Large Wildfire Risk in the Southeastern U.S.
Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. (2024). Gulf of Mexico Conference.

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Rumble in the Cogongrass Jungle: Shrub Resiliency from Round 1
Carl, N., Shows, C., McKeithen, J., Weidig, N. C. & Donovan, V. M. (2024). Gulf of Mexico Conference.

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Inflammation mediated reprogramming of platelets following transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Weidig, N. C., Niang, D., Williams, M., Porema, K., Palumbo, J., Weyrich, A., Smyth, S. & Lynch, D. R. (2022). International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology Biennial Meeting.

Presentation

The Goldilocks principle: Finding the balance between water volume and nutrients for ovipositing Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Weidig, N. C., Miller, A. L. & Parker, A. T. (2021). Northern Kentucky University Heather Bullen Research Celebration.

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Webinars

Burning Boundaries: Large Wildfire Patterns and Drivers in the Eastern United States Wildland-Urban Interface
Weidig, N. C., Wonkka, C. L., Ivey, M. A., Johnson, D. J. & Donovan, V. M. (2025). Southern Fire Exchange.

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Changing large wildfire regime dynamics in the eastern United States
Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. (2025). Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium.

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Increasing Large Wildfires in the Eastern United States
Donovan, V. M., Crandall, R. M., Fill, J. M., Ivey, M. A., Weidig, N. C. & Wonkka, C. L. (2024). Southern Fire Exchange.

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Media Coverage

Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
Borenstein, S. (2026). Associated Press.

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Changing Large Wildfire Dynamics in the Wildland–Urban Interface of the Eastern United States: Research Brief
Fernandez, C. & Weidig, N. C. (2025). Fire Lines.

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Woody Cover Fuels Large Wildfire Risk in the Eastern U.S.
Ivey, M. A., Wonkka, C. L., Weidig, N. C. & Donovan, V. M. (2025). Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium.

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Wildfire surges in East, Southeast US fueled by new trees and shrubs
Lester, L. (2024). AGU News.

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Service

Peer Review

Awards & Honors

Outstanding Thesis in Natural Resources
2026

University of Florida, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences · 2025 Academic Year

Outstanding Thesis in Forest Resources & Conservation
2026

University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatic Sciences · 2025 Academic Year

Best Student Presentation
2025

International Association of Landscape Ecology - North America · $300

BioLEAPS Travel Grant
2025

International Association of Landscape Ecology - North America · $1,650

Student Travel Grant
2025

International Association of Landscape Ecology - North America · $850

Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year
2025

University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatic Sciences · 2024 Academic Year

IFAS Travel Grant
2024

University of Florida, Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences · $250

Doris and Earl Lowe and Verna Lowe Scholarship
2024

University of Florida, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences · $2,000

Graduate Research Assistantship
2023

University of Florida, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences · $27,500 annually for two years

Outstanding Graduate in Biology
2022

Northern Kentucky University, Department of Biological Sciences

1st Place, Undergraduate Student Poster Competition
2021

Entomological Society of America · $75

Dr. Carol Swarts Milburn Research Fellowship
2020

Northern Kentucky University · $3,500

President’s List Awardee
2018

Northern Kentucky University · 4.00 GPA · 2018–2022

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Skills

LanguagesR, Python, JavaScript, SQL
MarkupMarkdown, LaTeX, HTML, CSS
Librariestidyverse, pandas, NumPy, Plotly
GIS & Remote SensingArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Engine, QGIS, GDAL, sf, terra, GeoPandas, OpenStreetMap
WorkflowsGit, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Conda