Curriculum Vitae

Xuelian (Shelley) Meng

Academic Appointments

2018- present Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University

2012-2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University

2010-2012 Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University

2010 Lecturer, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University-College Station

Education

2010 Ph.D. in Geography and GIScience, Department of Geography, Texas State University-San Marcos

2003 M.S. in GIS and Cartography, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

2000 B. Eng. in Information Engineering, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (currently Wuhan University), Wuhan, China

Honors and Awards

2023 Tipton Team Award to Roseau cane team, The LSU AgCenter

2014 Best Paper Award, 1st place, journal of Remote Sensing

2012  CPGIS Young Scholar, Young Scholar Workshops, selected by CPGIS to give lectures and research presentation at Guangzhou University and Henan University

2010  John I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers, 3rd place, ASPRS Annual Conference, $200

2008 BAE Systems Award for the best student paper, ASPRS Annual Conference, $2000

2008 The Sandra Estaville Dissertation Research Scholarship, Texas State, $500

2005 Travel Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), $800

2004-2008 Graduate Student Assistantship, Texas State University

Publications

  1. Xie, C., X. Meng, H. Wan, and C. Yao. 2002. The data model of the virtual reality GIS and its implementation based-on active object-oriented database system. Geo-information Science, no. 4: 43-49.
  2. Meng, X., G. Liu, and Y. Shi. 2003. Structure design and integration of the ecological environment database. Geo-information Science, 5(3): 11-15.
  3. Meng, X., L. Wang, J.L. Silván, and N. Currit. 2009. A multi-directional ground Filtering algorithm for airborne LIDAR. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 64(1): 117-124.
  4. Meng, X., L. Wang, and N. Currit. 2009. Morphology-based building detection from airborne LIDAR data. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 75(4): 427-442.
  5. Meng, X., N. Currit, and K. Zhao. 2010. Ground filtering algorithms for airborne LiDAR data: a review of critical issues. Remote Sensing, 2(3): 833-860.
  6. Zhao, K., S. Popescu, X. Meng, Y. Pang, and Muge Agca. 2011. Counting lidar points to characterize forest canopies and machine learning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115(8): 1978-1996.
  7. Meng, X., N. Currit, L. Wang, and X. Yang. 2012. Detect residential buildings directly from lidar and aerial photographs through object-oriented land-use classification. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 78(1): 35-44.
  8. Ma, H., H. Ma, B. Zou, X. Meng, and Neng Wan. 2012. An algorithm for daytime radiation fog detection based on MODIS data over land. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 6(1): 063589, doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.6.063589.
  9. Meng, X., N. Currit, L. Wang, and X. Yang. 2012. Seeing residential buildings from remotely sensed imagery: an object-oriented approach based on building detection. In Advances in Mapping from Remote Sensor Imagery: Techniques and Applications, edited by X. Yang and J. Li, CRC Press, 444 p.
  10. Li. R., S. He, J. Jiang, B. Skopjlak, A. Yilmaz, X. Meng, P. Tang, C. Oman, M. Banks, and S. Kim. 2013. A multisensor integration approach toward astronaut navigation for landed lunar missions. Journal of Field Robotics, 1-18, DOI: 10.1002/rob.21488.
  11. Zhang, C., H. Cooper, D. Selch, X. Meng, F. Qiu, S. Myint, C. Roberts, Z. Xie. 2014. Mapping urban land cover types using object-based multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis. Remote Sensing Letters, 5(6): 521-529.
  12. Zhao, K., M. García, S. Liu; Q. Guo, G. Chen, X. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Meng. 2015. Terrestrial lidar remote sensing of forests: maximum likelihood estimates of canopy profile, leaf area index, and leaf angle distribution. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 208: 1-14.
  13. Leitner, M., N. Lam, F. Wang, L. Wang, S. Meng, and J. Kent. 2015. Geographic information science and technology at Louisiana State University. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 42(S1): S84-S90.
  14. Guan, X., C. Huang, G. Liu, X. Meng, and Q. Liu. 2016. Mapping rice cropping systems in Vietnam using an NDVI-based time-series similarity measurement based on DTW distance. Remote Sensing, 8(19), DOI:10.3390/rs8010019.
  15. Zhu, H., Jiang X., X. Meng, F. Qian, C. Songxue, L. Chao. 2016. A quantitative approach to monitoring sand cay migration in Nansha Qundao. Acta Oceanlogica Sinica.
  16. Meng, X., X. Zhang, R. Soilva, C. Li, and L. Wang. 2017. Evaluating the impact of high-resolution mapping on beach morphological analysis based on terrestrial LiDAR and Object-Oriented Beach Evolution. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 6, 147, DOI:10.3390/ijgi6050147.
  17. Liu, F., T. Wu, G. Jiang, X. Meng, L. Tong, Y. Zhang, A. Suo, L. Zhu. 2017. Dynamic response of the coastline and coastal landscape patterns to Hemeroby- a case study along the south coast of Yingkou. Acta Ecologica Sinica. DOI：10.5846/stxb201609211902. [Chinese].
  18. Meng, X., X., Zhang, R. Soilva, C. Li, and L. Wang. 2017. Impact of high-resolution topographic mapping on beach morphological analyses based on terrestrial LiDAR and object-oriented beach evolution. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 6(5): 147, DOI: 10.3990/ijgi6050147.
  19. Meng, X., N. Shang, X. Zhang, C. Li, K. Zhang, X. Qiu, and E. Weeks. 2017. Photogrammetric UAV mapping of terrain under dense vegetation: An object-oriented classification ensemble algorithm for classification and terrain correction. Remote Sensing, 9(11): 1187, DOI: 10.3990/rs9111187.
  20. Chen, W., X., Meng, S. Chen, and J. Liu. 2018. Remote sensing of urban lake water quality: A preliminary result from spectral angle based approach. Ascian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 6(2): 1-18.
    Guan, X., G., Liu, C. Huang, X. Meng, Q. Liu, C. Wu, X. Ablat, Z. Chen, and Q. Wang.
  21. Guan, X., G. Liu, C. Huang, X. Meng, Q. Liu, C. Wu, X. Ablat, Z. Chen, and Q. Wang. 2018. An open-boundary locally weighted dynamic time warping method for cropland mapping. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 7(2): 75. DOI: 10.3390/ijgi7020075.
  22. Chen, W., X. Meng, S. Chen, and J. Liu. 2018. Investigating rainstorm disturbance on suspended substance in coastal coral reef water based on MODIS imagery and field measurements. Earth Sciences, 7(2): 42-52. DOI: 10.11648/j.earth.20180702.11.
  23. Wang, J., K. Xu, G. Restreppo, S. Bentley, X. Meng, X. Zhang. 2018. The coupling of bay hydrodynamics to sediment transport and its implication in micro-tidal wetland sustainability. Marine Geology, 405 (2018): 68-76.
  24. Qiu, X., D. Sha, and X. Meng. 2019. Optimal Methodology for Detecting Land Cover Change in a Forestry, Lakeside Environment using NAIP Imagery. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, 10(1): 31-53, doi: 10.4018/IJAGR.2019010102.
    Rivera-Monroy, Victor H., Courtney Elliton, Siddhartha Narra, Ehab Meselhe,
  25. Xiaochen Zhao, Eric White, Charles E. Sasser, Jenneke M. Visser, Xuelian Meng, Hongqing Wang, Zuo Xue, and Fernando Jaramillo. 2019. Wetland Biomass and Productivity in Coastal Louisiana: Base Line Data (1976–2015) and Knowledge Gaps for the development of Spatially Explicit Models for Ecosystem Restoration and Rehabilitation Initiatives. Water 11 (10):2054.
  26. X. Zhang, X. Meng, C. Li, N. Shang, J. Wang, Y. Xu, T. Wu, and C. Mugnier. 2021. Micro-topography mapping through terrestrial LiDAR in densely vegetated coastal environments. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10(10): 665, DOI: 10.3390/ijgi10100665.
  27. Wang C, Chen Y, Xiao Z, Zeng X, Tang S, Lin F, Zhang L, Meng X, Liu S. 2023. Cotton blight identification with ground framed canopy photo-assisted multispectral UAV images. Agronomy, 13(5):1222. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051222

Funded Projects

  1. 2013, PI, Land-Cover Dynamics at Mississippi River Delta Front and the Impact of Hurricanes and Wetland Conservation. Summer Stipend Program, Office of Research & Economic Development, Louisiana State University, $5,000.
  2. 2013, PI, Acquisition of the Terrestrial Laser Scanner for Multidisciplinary Coastal Research. Technology Enhancement for Coastal Science & Engineering (TECSE), Louisiana State University, with Samuel Bentley, Clinton Willson, Lei Wang, Heather McKillop, David Chicoine, Chunyan Li, Carol Fredland, $142,880.
  3. 2013, Research fund, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Louisiana State University, $800
  4. 2013, PI, Mapping fragmented coastal wetland with severe land erosion: a comparison of linear mixture analysis, support vector machine, and maximum likelihood classification, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, $5,000.
  5. 2014, Faculty Travel Grant, Office of Research & Economic Development, Louisiana State University, $750
  6. 2014, Teaching Enhancement Fund (TEF), LSU Office of Academic Affairs and Campus Credit Union, $500
  7. 2014-2015, CO-PI, with Chunyan Li (PI) and Xuelian Meng. Buras project, Martin Ecosystems, $57,070
  8. 2016, Co-PI, with Michael Leitner (PI), David Chicoine, Luke Driskell, Kory Konsoer, Ginesse Listi, Heather McKillop, Shelley Meng, Robert Rohli, Lei Wang, Matthew Valasik, Aimee Moles, Nina Lam, Carol Friedland, and Joshua Kent. Geospatial Data Collection Technology for the Social-, Natural-, Environmental-, and Engineering Sciences,Student Tech Fee program, Louisiana State University, $69,076.88.
  9. 2017, Summer Stipend Program, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, $3,000.
  10. 2018, PI, Xuelian Meng, Michael Leitner, Jill Trepanier, Kory Konsoer, and David Chicoine. Thermal, infrared and soil sensors for coastal, civil, archeological, natural hazard, and environmental sciences. Instructional Impact Grant Program, Louisiana State University, $42,244.
  11. 2018-2019, PI, Xuelian Meng, Steve Namikas. Support to exploration of drone and remote sensing technologies in highway embankment monitoring and management. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development, $73,478.
  12. 2020-2022, Co-PI, Rodrigo Diaz (PI), James Cronin, Tracy Quirk, Xuelian Meng, Vinson Doyle. Roseau cane die-off: soil chemistry, above and belowground interactions and long-term monitoring. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), $1,608,125, subcontract $281,453.
  13. 2021-2023 Co-PI, Rodrigo Diaz (PI), James Cronin, Tracy Quirk, Xuelian Meng, Vinson Doyle, Jonathan Richards. Integrating the Effects of Environmental Stressors, Above and Belowground Interactions and Plant Genetics to Understand Roseau Cane Die-off and Restoration. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), $1,611,263, subcontract $161,540.
  14. 2022 Co-PI  Michael Leitner (PI), David Chicoine, Ginesse Listi, Heather McKillop, Xuelian Meng, Andrew Sluyter, Lei Wang, Matthew Valasik, Nina Lam, Robert Rohli, and Yongcheol Lee. Teaching technology for the humanities, social-, natural-, environmental-, and engineering sciences in the digital age and era of big data. Student Technology Fee (STF) program, Louisiana State University, $118,939.
  15. 2022-2024 Co-PI, Rodrigo Diaz (PI), Jonathan Richards, Vinson Doyle, James T. Cronin, Tracy Quirk, Xuelian Meng, Kory Konsoer, Andrew Nyman, Matthew Hiatt, Ehab Meselhe, Mead Allison, Kevin Hu, and Yadong Qi. Roseau cane die-back: Multidisciplinary approaches to address plant decline and opportunities for restoration. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), $1,611,263,  subcontract $158,330.

  16. 2023-2024 Co-PI, Rodrigo Diaz (PI), Jonathan Richards, Vinson Doyle, James T. Cronin, Tracy Quirk, Xuelian Meng, Kory Konsoer, Andrew Nyman, Matthew Hiatt, Ehab Meselhe, Mead Allison, Kevin Xu, and Yadong Qi. Roseau cane die-back: integrating across disciplines, long-term monitoring and public-access to findings. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), $1,611,263, subcontract $165,319.

  17. 2025-2028    Co-PI, Kun-Jun Han, Bradley Pousson, Brittany Zaunbreacher, Jennifer Branchard, Kody Meaux, Willima Pitman, Donna Gentry, and Xuelian Meng. Demonstration of Ehanced Pasture Monitoring using Existing and Novel Technology. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), $629,528, subcontract $226,014. 

Professional Memberships

Lifetime member, International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS)

 2008-present American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

2005-present Association of American Geographers (AAG) Service Organizational Service

2014 Chair, CPGIS Gathering Committee, CPGIS

2013 Program Committee, the 21th International Conference on Geoinformatics

2005 Secretary, CPGIS Grant Review

2011-present U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

Journal Review

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Remote Sensing of Environment

Journal of Geography and Regional Planning

Marine Geodesy

Journal of Engineering and Computer Innovation

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing