Karen C. Seto

geographer, urban and land change scientist and professor at Yale University
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Karen C. Seto

Summary

Karen C. Seto is a human[1]. She was born in Hong Kong[2]. She worked as a geographer[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Karen C. Seto's place of birth was Hong Kong[2].
  • Karen C. Seto held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Karen C. Seto's professions included geographer[3].
  • Karen C. Seto worked as an academic[4].
  • Karen C. Seto worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Karen C. Seto's field of work was remote sensing[8].
  • Karen C. Seto's field of work was geography[9].
  • Karen C. Seto's field of work was urbanization[10].
  • Karen C. Seto's field of work was global change[11].
  • Karen C. Seto's field of work was climate change[12].
  • Among Karen C. Seto's employers was Yale University[13].
  • Karen C. Seto's education included a stint at Boston University[14].
  • Karen C. Seto's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Barbara[15].
  • Karen C. Seto's education included a stint at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Karen C. Seto's education included a stint at Pomona Catholic High School[17].
  • Karen C. Seto's doctoral advisor was Curtis E. Woodcock[18].
  • Karen C. Seto received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Karen C. Seto received the Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States[20].
  • Karen C. Seto received the Sustainability Science Award[21].
  • Karen C. Seto received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Karen C. Seto received the Alexander & Ilse Melamid Medal[23].
  • Karen C. Seto was a member of National Academy of Sciences[24].
  • Karen C. Seto's image is recorded as Karen Seto on Confronting Climate Change at Urban Age.jpg[25].
  • Karen C. Seto is recorded as female[26].
  • Karen C. Seto's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Karen C. Seto was born in Hong Kong[2].

Education

Educated at Boston University[14], a research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1869[30], headquartered in Boston[31]; University of California, Santa Barbara[15], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1909[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[35]; Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[16], a liberal arts college in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1873[38]; and Pomona Catholic High School[17], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1898[41]. Karen C. Seto's doctoral advisor was Curtis E. Woodcock[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include remote sensing[8], a branch of science[42]; geography[9], an academic discipline[43]; urbanization[10]; global change[11]; and climate change[12], a global problem[44]. Among Karen C. Seto's employers was Yale University[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1874[47]; Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States[20], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49]; Sustainability Science Award[21], an award[50], in United States[51], founded in 2004[52]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22], a fellowship award[53]; and Alexander & Ilse Melamid Medal[23], an award[54], in United States[55], founded in 2002[56].

Why It Matters

Karen C. Seto ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Karen C. Seto born?

Karen C. Seto's place of birth was Hong Kong[2].

What did Karen C. Seto do for work?

Karen C. Seto worked as geographer[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Karen C. Seto go to school?

Karen C. Seto was educated at Boston University[14], University of California, Santa Barbara[15], Boston University College of Arts and Sciences[16], and Pomona Catholic High School[17].

What awards did Karen C. Seto receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States[20], Sustainability Science Award[21], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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