Dr. Laramie V. Potts , PhD, MBA, PS(SA), GISP

Dr. Laramie Potts is an associate professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology where he teaches geomatics, geomathematics, geodesy, boundary law principles, and land development. His research interest and activities include engineering education, boundary line retracement, geomorphology, autonomous robotic mobile mapping, multi-sensor integration for navigation in GNSS-challenged environments, and application of artificial intelligence on reality capture data for digital twin engineering. His research activities in planetary science include satellite gravity and topography studies of the Earth, Moon, and other planets. His more notable recent research results include an explanation for the ‘Man in the Moon’ in the context of the lunar core effects of giant meteorite impacts as inferred from satellite gravity and laser altimetry observations. Another widely publicized result is the discovery of a possible giant meteorite impact crater beneath an ancient ice sheet in Wilkes Land Antarctica that may have contributed to the near total extinction of life about 250 million years ago. His work was covered by media outlets like The Washington Post, Universe Today – Space and Astronomy News, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) TV series (2015) What on Earth? Science Daily, New Scientist, Space.com, and other international newspapers. Dr. Potts received the 2023 Best Paper award from the American Society on Engineering Education. He is a member of the Reviewer Board of Applied Sciences – an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on all aspects of applied natural sciences published semimonthly online by MDPI. Dr. Potts is also a member of the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET. He recently worked with the New Jersey Plainfield Historical Society to uncover landmarks and historical property boundaries of an unmarked militia camp of the Revolutionary War. He is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences on applications of Geographic Information Science. Dr. Potts received his Masters and PhD degree from Ohio State University in Geodetic Science, his MBA degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology and his Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying from the University of Cape Town. He is also a Certified GIS Professional (GISP).