LSU Geography Professor Named as 2025 American Association of Geographers
1/27/2025
Dr. Fahui Wang, 2025 American Association of Geographers Fellow and Cyril & Tutta Vetter Alumni Professor in the LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology
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Fahui Wang, Cyril & Tutta Vetter Alumni Professor in the LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology, has been named as a 2025 Fellow for the American Association of Geographers (AAG). This honor recognizes Wang’s impactful research in social sciences and leadership.
Wang, a leading GIScientist, pioneered spatial accessibility modeling to address health
disparities and access to services. His work, especially the ‘floating catchment’
method, is widely used to evaluate healthcare inequalities.
Joining the department in 2007, his primary area of research focuses on GIS applications
in human geography (urban, economic, transportation), city and regional planning,
and public policy (crime and health). He has published more than 150 articles in
prestigious journals, authored five books, and is ranked among the top 1% most cited
researchers in Geography in the world.
Wang has received funding from prominent federal sources including the National Science
Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition, he is also the recipient of a fellowship from the Université Grenoble,
the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, the LSU Senior Scholar Rainmaker Award, and the
LSU Distinguished Research Master Award.
He received his PhD in City & Regional Planning from The Ohio State University.
He received his PhD in City & Regional Planning from The Ohio State University.
To learn more about the 2025 AAG Fellowship and other awards, click here.