Welcome to Michael Humber's Terp Connect!

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Introduction

My name is Michael Humber. I am a student in the MPS GIS program at the University of Maryland. I received a Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Science from the University of Maryland Geography Department in Spring, 2011.

I am currently employed as a graduate research assistant at the Department of Geographical Sciences Research Laboratory at the University of Maryland. My research interests include wildfires, data visualization, and remote sensing, particularly with regard to high resolution satellite imagery.

Courses

Favorite TV Series

  1. Alcatraz (Fox Channel Show Site)
    2. Director
    Jack Bender, Paul A. Edwards
    Genre
    Action / Drama / Mystery
    Stars
    Sam Neill, Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia
    Plot Outline
    For the longest time, ever since the prison facility closed down and the remaining hard-core loner prisoners had been evacuated in a final transport, none of the visitors of the small island of Alcatraz seemed to give a thought to their common final fate. Suddenly, the fog around these criminals is being pierced. One by one, another specialized law-violator with a purpose is being seen in present-day San Francisco, where the newly recruited partnership of a dedicated law officer with an unusually skilled Alcatraz savant faces a plate full of secrets, violence, previously unknown scientific occurrences and interrelated, deep-rooted grudges by police, guards & criminals alike. (IMDB)
  2. Swamp People (History Channel Show Site)
    3. Developed By
    Dolores Gavin
    Genre
    Reality Television
    Stars
    Pat Duke (Narrator)
    Plot Outline
    Swamp People is an American reality series that debuted on History on August 22, 2010. The show follows the day-to-day activities for several Cajuns living in the Atchafalaya River Basin swamp in Louisiana, USA who hunt American alligators for a living. (Wikipedia)
  3. Gold Rush (Discovery Channel Show Site)
    4. Production
    Raw Television
    Genre
    Reality Television
    Stars
    Paul Christie (Narrator)
    Plot Outline
    The first season featured six men from Sandy, Oregon (a small town 30 miles southeast of Portland) who, due to the economic downturn, have lost their jobs. They decided on an all-stakes gamble – travel to Porcupine Creek, Alaska and prospect for gold. Most of the people on the show have little or no previous gold mining experience and must learn on the job. For season 2, Todd missed a lease payment, and "Dakota" Fred Hurt buys the claim out from owner Earl Foster, not needing to break the lease due to the missed payment. The season explores the Hoffman crew's new mine at Quartz Creek, in the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory Canada as well as "Dakota" Fred's operation at the site of the original Hoffman mine, Porcupine Creek, and Parker Schnabel's attempts to mine his grandfather's property at Big Nugget Mine. (Wikipedia)

Place to Travel

Villa d'Este, Tivoli (Italy)

Left: Le Cento Fontane ("The Hundred Fountains") Right: Le Peschiere ("The Fishery")
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My Favorite Quote

"As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it."
   --Albert Einstein