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- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Negin Shooraj
- SFU Geography Alumni Sean Orr wins Vancouver council seat in byelection
- Rosemary Collard awarded 2024 SFU Excellence in Teaching Award
- SFU Students Designed and Developed a GeoApp as a Living Wage Calculator
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- SFU Geography Wins Big at 2025 CAG Annual Conference
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Alex Sodeman
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- In Memory of Leonard "Len" Evenden, Professor Emeritus
- Gabrielle Wong awarded 2025 Gordon M. Shrum Medal
- Dr. Bright Addae awarded 2025 Graduate Dean's Convocation Medal
- Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven for Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
- Wildfires to waterways: SFU Geography grad takes action to protect the environment
- Making a difference on and off-campus: student leader and changemaker, Gabrielle Wong, awarded SFU convocation medal
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- Kira Sokolovskaia wins the 2025 SFU ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Mapping a path to City Hall: SFU alumnus shares journey to becoming Mayor of New Westminster
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven
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- Rethinking the World Map: Dr. Shiv Balram featured on CBC
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- SFU Geographers at the 2025 International Cartographic Conference in Vancouver
- When academic curiosity meets environmental purpose: new global environmental systems grad builds interdisciplinary foundation at SFU
- Alysha Van Duynhoven wins the 2025 SFU ECCE in GIS Student Associate Achievement Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to David Swanlund
- Congratulations to Our 2025 Warren Gill Award Recipients!
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Akmal Aslam
Akmal is a Geospatial Analyst with the Business Innovation and Emergency Response section of the BC Public Service. His work focuses on using GIS, data analysis and web-based mapping tools to support decision-making related to natural hazards, climate risk and emergency response across B.C.
He has contributed to the development and public release of the Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (DCRRA), helping translate complex hazard data into accessible web applications, dashboards and maps. His role combines spatial analysis with web development skills, including customizing interactive GIS applications to make information usable for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Akmal graduated from SFU with a BEnv in global environmental systems, a minor in GIS and a certificate in urban studies. He completed GIS Co-Ops with both SFU Facilities Services and the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship in their Water Authorizations Branch.