Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS

John Shupe

Biography

John Shupe held a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University, a master’s in civil engineering from the University of California, and a doctorate in civil engineering from Purdue. He was stationed in England during World War II and flew missions over Germany as a B-17 navigator. In a flight over Leipzig, he suffered near fatal injuries and for that received a Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was associated with Hughes Aircraft and Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, and before his appointment as dean of the UH College of Engineering.

Research Interest

His work, focusing on hydrology, involves computational modeling, computer programming, geographic information systems (GIS) analysis, and statistical analysis