School of Architecture and Planning

Jia Lu

Assistant Professor

Office: 210 Crough Center
Tel: 202-319-6682
Email: lu@cua.edu

Courses

• Required cognates and electives in MCRP program

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., City and Regional Planning. The Ohio State University, Department of City and Regional Planning, Columbus, Ohio. Dissertation: "Land Use Structure and Population and Employment Densities: Empirical Analysis of the Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Area"
• Master of Community Planning. University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio. Thesis: "Analysis of the Factors Affecting Median Housing Value in Cincinnati's Census Tracts"
• Bachelor of Architecture. Suzhou Institute of Urban Construction and Environmental Protection, Suzhou, China. Thesis and Project: "Design of the Nanjing High-Rise Residential Building for Oversea Chinese"

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 08/08-Present: Assistant Professor The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Planning, Washington, DC
• Teach core courses for the newly established Master of City and Regional Planning, including Introduction to GIS, Planning Principles, Planning Techniques I, and Planning Techniques II
• 01/04-05/08: Instructor/Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Department of Geography/Geology, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
• Taught 4 courses to about 360 students annually, including Fundamentals of GIS, World Regional Geography, Introduction to Urban Planning, and Community Development Practices
• 01/02-12/03: GIS and Transportation Planning Intern Transportation Division, City of Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
• 07/98-12/01: GIS Intern Engineering and Construction Division, City of Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
• 09/97-06/98: Research and Teaching Associate Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• 09/95-08/97: Graduate Assistant College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 06/96-09/96: Planning Intern Warren County Regional Planning Commission, Lebanon, Ohio
• 07/92-08/95: Instructor Department of Architecture, Anhui Institute of Architecture, Hefei, Anhui, China

AWARDS AND HONORS

• 06-07: 2006-2007 Wisconsin Teaching Fellow. University of Wisconsin System, Office of Professional and Instructional Development. Madison, WI
• 01: Student Assistantship, ESRI International GIS User Conference, San Diego, California
• 99-00: Outstanding Service Award, The Ohio State University, Office of Minority Service, Columbus, Ohio
• 97-98: Research Assistantship and Teaching Assistantship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• 95-97: Graduate Assistantship and University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

• J. Lu. 2006. The Geography of China. Broomall, PA: Mason Crest Publishers.
• J. Lu. 2005. Cellular Automata Model and Its Applications in City Planning. In On the Frontiers of Science, ed. G. Wang and G. Liu, 233-246. Beijing, China: Tsinghua University Press and Interpress Inc.
• J. Lu. 1994. Architectural Rendering. In Selection of Fine Art Works in Architecture, ed. Y. Zhang, 4-15. Hefei, China: Anhui Provincial Fine Arts Press.

Grants

• 2006: 2006-2007 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows Program. $5,050. University of Wisconsin System, Office of Professional and Instructional Development.
• 2006: Incorporating Cultural Diversity Into Classes. Incorporating cultural comparison projects into freshmen World Regional Geography class. $2,000. Office of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• 2005: Information Technology Minigrants. ESRI Workshop for Updating GIS Proficiency. $1,000. College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• 2005: University Personnel Development Grant. Satellite Image Data of Madison for Urban Sprawl Study. $4,900. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• 2004: Information Technology Minigrants. The Quick Bird Image Purchase from Aero-Metric. $1,000. College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• 2004: University Personnel Development Grant. GIS Workshop for Updating GIS Proficiency and Course Manual. $1,875. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• 2004: Information Technology Minigrants. ESRI Workshop for Updating GIS Proficiency. $1,000. College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
• 2001: Professional Development Grant. $500. The Ohio State University. 2001: Women of Color Advancement Grant. $500. The Ohio State University.

Professional Publications with Published Abstracts

• 04/08: Spatial models of land-use structure in Central Ohio. Boston, MA: 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
• 04/07: Land Use Indices and Urban Population Modeling. San Francisco, CA: 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. 03/06: Interactive Model between Population and Employment Density. Chicago, IL: 2006 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
• 03/05: Modeling Population Density Using GIS and Remote Sensing Data. Denver, Colorado: 2005 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
• 11/04: Modeling Employment Density with GIS and Remote Sensing Technology. Reno, Nevada: 2004 Annual Conference for Urban and Regional Information System Association.
• 05/03: The Ohio Wetland Water Quality Standards Regulations: A Case-Study of the Role of EPA in the Environmental Decision-Making and Public Participation within the Rulemaking Process. Bowling Green, OH: 2003 Annual Symposium of Ohio Chinese American Professional Association.
• 06/02: Internship and Co-op Programs in Chinese and U.S. Universities. Columbus, OH: 2002 Annual Symposium of Ohio Chinese American Professional Association.
• 05/01: The Differences in College Education in City Planning Between the US and China: A Comparison Study. Akron, OH: 2001 Annual Symposium of Ohio Chinese American Professional Association.
• 05/00: Examination of Factors Associated with Median Housing Values in Cincinnati's Census Tracts. Athens, OH: 2000 Annual Symposium of Ohio Chinese American Professional Association.

Conference Poster Sessions

• 03/07: Increasing Cultural Sensitivity in the Curriculum. Madison, WI: 2007 Spring Conference of Office of Professional and Instructional Development, University of Wisconsin System.

Reviews of Books for Publishers

• Bradshaw, M, G. White, J. Dymond, and E. Chacko. 2008. Essentials of World Regional Geography, 1st edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Hobbs, J. and C. Salter. 2006. Essentials of World Regional Geography, 5th edition. Belmont, CA: Thompson Learning, Inc.
• DeMers, M.N. 2005. Fundamentals of GIS, 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
• Chang, K. 2005. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 3rd edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Professional Affiliations

• 2005-present: Advisory Board Member, Central Asian Productivity Research Center, Western Springs, IL
• 2003-present: Member, Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C.
• 2003-2004: Member, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D.C.
• 1997-2000: Member, American Planning Association, Chicago, IL
• 1995-2000: Member, Anhui Association of Art and Craft, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China