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UConn GIScience major receives prestigious Fellowship at US DOT

Posted on February 2, 2022February 7, 2022 by Rich

Aiden Caron Aidan Caron, a GIScience major at UConn, received a prestigious Geospatial Data Creation and Curation Fellowship in the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Aidan is a junior undergraduate student with double-majors in GIScience and Political Science. He developed his interest in geospatial data upon taking courses related to urban accessibility, transportation geography, and American politics. “This fellowship will tie my passions for both GIS and government together in ways that are resourceful and meaningful to my ambitions of working with geospatial data in political environments. I couldn’t be more excited!” Aidan says.

The fellowship provides a unique opportunity for Aidan to put GIS theory into practice. During the spring of 2022, Aidan will work on geospatial projects at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. He will employ GIS for spatial analysis and visualization of big data.