Annie Zhu

UConn Alum, Cornell University MLA II Student

Brooklyn, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Research Lab Assistant at University of Connecticut
    Oct 2024 - May 2025 · 8 mos

    1. Supported qualitative research on climate adaptation and heat resilience policies in Connecticut. 2. Reviewed in-depth interview questions for regional officials to understand further urban heat action plans. 3. Coded keywords and identified trends using thematic analysis 4. Generated insights incorporated into a policy frameworks aimed at improving urban heat mitigation strategies.

  • Project Assistant at Fujian Forestry Prospect and Design Institute
    Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 · 2 mos

    1. Gained knowledge about how creating traditional Chinese garden techniques works by doing related researches in books and online resources. 2. Learned skills about using Sketch Up and Lumion by building models and rendering during projects. 3. Sketched different types of landscape elements for specific projects helping to understand the connection between the context of the project.

  • University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut, United States · On-site)
    • Research Lab Assistant
      Sep 2023 - May 2024 · 9 mos

      1. Engaging in ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architecture) award project based on researching biodiversity in parks, gardens, and urban areas etc around the country. 2. Reviewing articles from the database provided and annotated the key points including quantitative and qualitative of the species founded or future improvements and plans for bringing the species into the site, on an Excel spreadsheet. 3. Diagraming infographics for certain sites that each team member is responsible for, point out the types of species found in the site as well as other significant factors that need to be considered as an opportunity and constraints in terms of biodiversity. 4. Researching about the Landscape Architecture founding father Frederick Law Olmsted’s related landscapes, ex: Keney Park, Hartford CT. Understanding the history behind each site as well as gathering information for current events happening around the site.

    • Research Lab Assistant
      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

      1. Assisted the graduate school students on their research topics about producing maps of communities in the Arctic in order to inform effective climate change adaptation in face of permafrost thaw that threatens infrastructure. 2. Created geospatial training data for deep learning models designed to detect various kinds of built infrastructure (detached houses, apartment blocks, non-residential buildings, road, runways, pipelines etc). 3. Produced training data through manual on-screen digitization of objects in high resolution satellite imagery using ArcGIS Pro software.

    • Research Lab Assistant
      Oct 2022 - May 2023 · 8 mos

      1.Research on invasive species using the University’s resources and websites from outside. 2. Gained knowledge of how landscape and environment is important for invasive species to live and reproduce. 3. Understood the reasons for extinction of different species. 4. Made excel spreadsheets for organizing native and non-native plants. 5. Research on flowering time for each plant.