Rate My Professor Michael Minn

Minn's research specializations include the energy-transportation nexus, GIS education, foodscapes, urban futures, high-speed and passenger rail systems, energy transitions, neighborhood change (such as Chinese restaurants in New York City), foreclosure impacts on landscapes, and geospatial techniques. He focuses on training diverse populations to apply geospatial technologies across fields. His teaching portfolio features core courses like GGIS 379: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, GGIS 380: Geographic Information Systems II, and GGIS 479: Enterprise GIS, aiding students in integrating quantitative and qualitative analyses. Notable publications encompass "Chinese Restaurants and Neighborhood Change in New York City" (The Professional Geographer, 2024), "A Case Study of HyFlex in GIS Classes at the University of Illinois" (Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024), "Shared-Use Rail Corridors: A Comparison of Institutional Perspectives in the United States and the European Union" (Transport Reviews, 2022), "Contested Power: American Long-Distance Passenger Rail and the Ambiguities of Energy Intensity Analysis" (Sustainability, 2019), "Dead Grass: Foreclosure and the Production of Space in Maricopa County, Arizona" (Urban Planning, 2018), "American Long-Distance Locomobility and the Spaces of Actor-Network Theory" (Social Sciences, 2016), and "Detection of Foreclosure-Related Landscape Management Changes Using Landsat" (Applied Geography, 2015). As a frequent conference presenter and publication reviewer, he contributes to departmental and campus committees, enhancing GIS education and research.