ZHAOXU SUI
https://zhaoxusui.com-zxs5236@psu.edu-Updated September 2024

EDUCATIONThe Pennsylvania State University

University Park, State College, PA

Doctoral Student

August 2024 - Present••Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Robinson
Research Interests: Territorial Representations on Maps, De-territorial Representations on Maps,
Cartography Design in Cross-cultural Contexts, Toponymy and Cartography•

Lab Affiliations: The Geographics Lab

University of Oregon

Eugene Campus, Eugene, OR

M.S., Geography

September 2022 – June 2024••Supervisor: Dr. Carolyn FishThesis Title: Deconstructing Borders, Territories, and Toponyms: Cartographic Designs in the
Political Disputed Territory of Sakhalin•

Lab Affiliations: The Cartofish Lab, S3C Lab, Infographics Lab

University of Minnesota

Twin-Cities Campus, Minneapolis, MN

B.S., Geography
September 2019 - December 2021
• Minors: GIS, Population Studies, Interdisciplinary Design• Cumulative GPA: 3.99/4.0, Graduated with High Distinction, Dean’s List from 2019 to 2021
• Capstone Project: Flooding Risk Assessment in Jinan, China, in ArcGIS Story Map

RESEARCHING EXPERIENCES
Student Mapping Assistantwith Dr. Lynn Stephen (stephenl@uoregon.edu)
Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon•

April 2024 – June 2024
Eugene, OR

Refined and geolocated survey responses to generate cartographic visualizations of
Mesoamerican minority languages that have been spoken by invisible communities in Oregon.
• Designed interactive Esri web app with geolocated data.
Student Research AssistantApril 2023 – June 2023
with Dr. Carolyn Fish (cfish11@uoregon.edu)
Eugene, OR
Department of Geography, University of Oregon• Collected and gathered metadata, including authors, affiliations, keywords, and years of peerreviewed articles in four cartographic journals: Cartographica, International Journal ofCartography, The Cartographic Journal, and CaGIS journal from 2000.
• Visualized authors’ affiliations on maps summarized by countries.
Student Academic SupportJuly 2021 - December 2021
with Jeff Matson (jmatson@umn.edu)
Minneapolis, MN
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), University of Minnesota• Collected and updated the geodatabase of Minneapolis creative enterprises, including
designers, architects, etc.
• Assisted in the creation of ArcGIS Online web map based on the geodatabase.
Undergraduate ResearcherOctober 2020 – June 2021

Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN•

Researched the food scarcity issue and the possibilities of urban gardening in the Northsidecommunity, Minneapolis•

Involved and helped to visualize data and making ArcGIS Online web map on the research tobetter enhance the readability of the web page of Northside community Sweetie Pie Project.

PUBLICATION
Peer Reviewed Abstract
Sui, Z., & Fish, C. S. (2023). Endonyms or Exonyms: How map purpose, data source, and map language
impact place naming on maps. Abstracts of the ICA, 6, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-6-2492023

WORK & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching – “GIS I Spring 2024”
April 2024 – June 2024
Graduate Teaching – “GIS I Winter 2024”
January 2024 – March 2024
Department of Geography, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR• Gave guest lecture on surface analysis / model builder• Teaching and grading in the lab and discussion session of intro-level GIS class.
• Instructing and explaining the basic operations in ArcGIS Pro, including map operations, scene,interface, symbology, layout, geoprocessing tools (vector and raster), data structures, edit
tools, raster functions, and model builder.
Graduate Teaching – “Data Driven Cartography Fall 2023”
September 2023 – December 2023
Graduate Teaching – “Data Driven Cartography Winter 2023”
January 2023 – March 2023
Department of Geography, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR• Gave guest lecture on toponymy• Prepared, taught, and graded on the lab session of data-driven cartography class.
• Instructed and explained the data-processing tools and raster functions in ArcGIS Pro.
• Supported students to make their own map portfolios.
• Summarized and improved lab session structures for the class.
Graduate Employee – Student Cartographer
September 2022 – March 2024
Infographics Lab, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR• Made an illustration: Elements of Cartography• Hosted a workshop to demonstrate Mapbox Studio and Map Style Designs• Contributed three writing pieces to the first lab-wide annual research anthology• Designed and assisted posters and materials for GIS Day and Student Data Challenge.
• Created a Mapbox Basemap for Global Initiative of Ungulate Migrations (GIUM) project on atentative interactive web dashboard.
• Created animations on Elk migrating routes in Wyoming using Mapbox GL JS to explore theauto-generation of similar ones for GIUM Project.
• Assisted in the layer reorganizations and labeling of USGS Migration Annual Report Maps using
Adobe Illustrator.
Student Mapping AssistantMarch 2021 – May 2021
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN• Remade and updated the map of Lost Creek Hiking Trail for the Bluff Country Hiking Club
located in Chatfield, MN.

•Re-designed the graphic style of the map of Lost Creek Hiking Trail, using Esri products.

GRANTS
Anne C. Wilson Graduate Fellowship, EMS College, The Pennsylvania State University September 2024
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) Student Travel Grant
September 2024
AsiaCarto Conference Travel Grant with Registration Waiver
September 2024
University Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State UniversityJanuary 2024
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) Student Travel Grant
October 2023
Mather Fellowship, Department of Geography, University of Oregon
August 2023
U.S. National Committee (USNC) to the Int’l Cartographic Conference Travel Funding
April 2023
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) Student Travel GrantOctober 2021

SCHOLARSHIPS
University of Oregon Rippey Grant Research Awards
International Cartographic Association (ICA) Scholarship for ICC 2023
University of Minnesota Ecolab Sustainability Scholarship
University of Minnesota Global Excellence Scholarship

August 2023
April 2023
October 2020
September 2019

HONORS AND AWARDS
Arthur Robinson Print Map Award
Cartographic and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
Copies are preserved at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
• Earth Transit: Honorable Mention
February 2024
• Travel Map of the World: Honorable Mention
March 2023
• Comprehensive Map of the World and Beyond: Honorable Mention
April 2021
Bill Loy Award for Excellence in Cartography
Infographics Lab, Department of Geography, University of Oregon• Reference Atlas of the World: Honorable Mention
May 2023
U-Spatial Mapping Prize
Department of Geography, University of Minnesota• Reference Atlas of the World: Most Ambitious Award
June 2021
15th International Geography Olympiad
August 2018
• Global 10th Place Gold Medal Recipient (3rd Place on the Field Work Test Gloablly)

AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICES
American Association of Geographers (AAG)• Student Chair, Cartography Specialty GroupMay 2023 – May 2024
Cartographic and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)
Associated Graduate Students in Geography (AGSG), University of Oregon• Colloquium Chair, Representative at Large
May 2023 – May 2024
• Social Chair, Treasurer
November 2022 – May 2023
Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon
Phi Beta Kappa

VOLUNTEERING
Student Cartographer
Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon

March 2024 - PresentEugene, OR•

Made reference maps of Huehuetenango and Quetzaltenango departments in Guatemala forDr. Lynn Stephen’s book.
Student Organizer – “Graduate Workshop Fall 2023”
September 2023 – December 2023
Department of Geography, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR• Prepared and organized topics for the workshop every week.
• Invited Infographics Lab directors to introduce the lab to graduate students.
• Recorded and took notes for the discussion contents.
Graphic Designer
October 2023 - Present
GISphere
Remote• Designed covers for GISphere annual report.
• Designed posters for the GIS Salon webinar events (2023 and for AAG in 2024).
• Designing cover page for the newsletter articles from GISphere WeChat official account.
Student Participant
October 2023
North American Cartography Information Society Annual Conference
Pittsburgh, PA•

Participating and helping with DEI Committee’s yearly objectives of locating potential
conference venue sites• Located, moved, and packaged projectors for the conference sessions.
• Donated four panorama maps for practical cartography day (PAD) raffle prizes.
Data Contributor
December 2022 – Present
Natural Earth Dataset
Remote• Updating the transportation dataset, including airports, roads, and railroads around the world.
Over thousands of roads are added into the new dataset.
•Updating the populated places dataset, with hundreds of cities added in the East Asia, SouthAsia, and Oceania•

Translated prestigious former NPS Cartographer Tom Patterson’s Equal Earth World Physical
Map to Simplified Chinese
Graphic Designer
October 2022 – June 2024
Huafeng Magazine Club, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR• Designing posters and flyers for Lunar New Year Celebration Events using Adobe InDesign• Designing Chinese and English articles using Adobe InDesign
International Student Ambassador / Outreach Peer Mentor
October 2020 – September 2021
International Student and Scholar Services, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN• Connected virtually with newly admitted students to the university and answered thequestions from these students to help them better understand the University of Minnesota formaking their own decisions.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATIONS
Conference Presentations
Sui, Z. (2024). Deconstructing borders, fill-colors, and toponyms: cartography designs in the politicaldisputed territory of Sakhalin. American Association of Geographers 2024 Annual Meeting, Honolulu,
HI, April 18, 2024.

Sui, Z. (2023). Secure Political Claim: How Japanese Regulate Map Labeling on Southern Sakhalin
Island (Karafuto). North American Cartography Information Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh,PA, October 11-14, 2023.
Sui, Z. (2023). Endonyms or Exonyms: How map purpose, data source, and map language impact placenaming on maps. International Cartographic Conference, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa,
August 14, 2023.
Sui, Z. (2023) AI use in atlas projects. Map AI Workshop, International Cartographic Conference,Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, August 12, 2023.
Sui, Z. (2023). Endonyms or Exonyms: How map purpose, data source, and map language impact placenaming on maps. American Association of Geographers 2023 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, March 27,2023.
Conference Session Organization / Chair
Houtman, L. and Sui, Z. (2024). Putting the Human back in Cartography: Designs and Practices.
American Association of Geographers 2024 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, April 18, 2024.

EXHIBITIONS
Sui, Z. (22024). Earth Transit. German Newsmedia ZeitMagazin, February 2024.
Sui, Z. (2023). World Physical and World Countries. North American Cartography Information Society
Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October 11-14, 2023.
Sui, Z. (2023). Map of Jinan Urban Area. North American Cartography Information Society Annual
Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October 11-14, 2023.
Sui, Z. (2023). Travel Map of the World. Online Map Gallery of International Cartographic Conference,
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, August 14, 2023.
Sui, Z. (2022). The Sahara. North American Cartography Information Society Annual Conference,Minneapolis, MN, October 19-22, 2022.
Sui, Z. (2022). Travel Map of the World. North American Cartography Information Society Annual
Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, October 13-16, 2021.
Sui, Z. (2021). Comprehensive Map of the World and Beyond. North American Cartography Information
Society Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, October 13-16, 2021.

SKILLSGISPROGRAMMING
GRAPHIC DESIGNWEB DESIGNLANGUAGESArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Desktop, Mapbox, QGIS
Python(Numpy, Pandas, Geopandas, ArcPy), Javascript
Blender, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects
HTML, CSS, Wix, Wordpress, ArcGIS Web Apps, Esri Storymap
Chinese: Native, English: Proficient, Japanese: Elementary

RELEVANT COURSEWORKS
Graduate Level• Seminar on the Indigenous Cartography• Seminar on the State Theory• Political Geography• Seminar on Nature, Power, and Marx
• Seminar on Arts and Geography• Qualitative Methods in Geography•••••

Web Mapping (html, Javascript, Mapbox)
Research Design
Theory and Practices in Geography
Seminar on Critical Remote Sensing
ArcGIS I (ArcPro & ArcPy)

Undergraduate Level•
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Geographic Inquiry
Natural Hazards (Capstone Project)
Spatial Numerical Analysis (ArcPy)
Travels in Typography
Disease, Disaster, and Other Killers
Epidemiology: People, Places, Disease
Principles of Geocomputing (Python)
Web Design (html)
Intro. to Computing Systems (C++)
Storytelling and Design
Introduction to Design Thinking•••••••••••

Principles of GIScience (ArcPro)
Principles of Cartography (ArcPro)
Environ. Systems and Global Change
World Population
Design and Visual Presentation (Adobe)
Global Stories of Education
Geographies of Travel / Tourism
Cities, Citizens, and Communities
Biogeography
Globalization Geography
Drawing, Japanese, Piano, Self-defense