Bruce Millett
Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D. in biological sciences | 2004
- M.S. in geography | 1999
- B.S. in geography | 1995
- Aerographer's Mate AG-C1 School | 1986
- Aerographer's Mate AG-A1 School | 1980
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Wetland ecosystems
- GIS applications in ecology
Academic Responsibilities
- GEOG-131 Physical Geography: Weather and Climate
- GEOG-132 Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes
- GEOG-270 Introduction to small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- GEOG-337 Atmospheric Science
- GEOG-339 Geomorphology
- GEOG-372 Introduction to GIS
- GEOG-473/573 GIS Data Creation/Integration
- GEOG-474/574 GIS: Vector and Raster Modeling
- GEOG-483 Aerial Remote Sensing
- GEOG-483L Aerial Remote Sensing Lab
- GEOG-492 Climate Change
- GEOG-492 Oceanography
- GEOG-492 Military Geography
- GEOG-791 Independent Study
- GEOG-798 Thesis
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committee Activities
- Academic Assessment Committee
- Drone Club faculty adviser
Professional Memberships
- Association of American Geographers, Specialty Groups: Climate Change, Biogeography and GIS
- American Meteorological Society
- American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Society of Wetland Scientists
- Academy for Model Aeronautics
Work Experience
- May 2012-present, instructor, Department of Geography
- January 2005-May 2012, assistant professor, Department of Geography
- May 2004-December 2004, research associate, Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks
- October 2003-August 2004, Department of Geography, research associate
- January 1999-August 2003, graduate research assistant, Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks
- May 1998-December 1998, remote sensing analyst, Department of Plant Science
- September 1996-May 1998, graduate teaching assistant, Department of Geography
Research and Scholarly Work
Areas of Research
- Prairie wetlands
- Climate change
- Aerial remote sensing
Awards and Honors
- 2005 Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award
Grants
- Principal investigator, 鈥淪tateView Program Development and Operations for the State of South Dakota.鈥 AmericaView, $23,500.
- Principal investigator, Cancer Geocoding Project. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control through South Dakota Department of Health, $4,950.
- Supervisor, Undergraduate/Graduate Mini-Grant Program. Graduate student Byron Will-Noel, South Dakota View, July 28, 2015-Dec. 31, 2015, $900.
- Johnson, Carter; Millett, Bruce V.; Adams, R.; Fay, Phil; Guntenspergen, Glenn R.; Voldseth, Richard. "Non-Linear Response of Prairie Pothole Landscapes to Climate Change and Land Management." Oregon State University, U.S. Geological Survey, Aug. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2010, $856,574, Environmental Protection Agency Grant No: R833016.
- Co-principal investigator. Inventory and Analysis of Stream Flow Classification. U.S. Geological Survey. July 2003-September 2004, $50,000.
- Glenn Guntenspergen and W. Carter Johnson, collaborator. Integrating the Effects of Land use and Global Climate Change on Hydrology and Vegetation of the Northern Great Plains Wetlands. U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division Global Change Research Program FY99, five-year project, $660,000.
