Eduard van der Merwe PhD Candidate in Economics
Rice University

I remain affiliated with the Boniuk Institute and the Religion and Public Life Center (RPLC). RPLC is a center of the Boniuk Institute at Rice University. The RPLC prides itself on using research on religion to build common ground for the common good. Click here for more information.

Part-time work in the GIS/Data Center (GDC) at Fondren Library. I provided technical support to faculty and students regarding GIS and ArcGIS. I contributed to work on multiple research projects and authored two reports, advancing both academic and applied GIS knowledge. I also presented four professional development courses in GIS methodologies and software for the campus community.

Professor Matthew Clance is an Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria and a Fellow at the Pan-African Scientific Council. His background includes applied econometrics and geospatial analysis of micro Big Data. For more information on Matthew Clance, click here. I also created a simple Introduction to R course for students during this time.