Malia MacLeod
Research Technician, Spatial Analysis Lab
UAS Pilot
PRONOUNS she/her
- B.S., University of Vermont, 2023
Areas of expertise
FAA Part 107 pilot, operation of fixed-wing, multirotor, and VTOL platforms, photogrammetric and LiDAR processing, landcover mapping, geospatial analysis
BIO
Malia is an Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot and Research Technician for the University of Vermont’s Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL) UAS Team. She began working on landcover mapping projects at the SAL while completing her undergraduate degree in environmental geology, with minors in geospatial technologies and anthropology. After graduating, she obtained her FAA Part 107 certification and joined the UAS Team. Malia has applied experience in disaster response, training emergency responders, educational outreach, environmental monitoring, and advancing research for sUAS regulations in aviation and public safety. Outside of work, she enjoys cycling and advocating for sustainable transportation.
Malia earned a B.S. in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Geology from the University of Vermont.
Bio
Malia is an Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot and Research Technician for the University of Vermont’s Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL) UAS Team. She began working on landcover mapping projects at the SAL while completing her undergraduate degree in environmental geology, with minors in geospatial technologies and anthropology. After graduating, she obtained her FAA Part 107 certification and joined the UAS Team. Malia has applied experience in disaster response, training emergency responders, educational outreach, environmental monitoring, and advancing research for sUAS regulations in aviation and public safety. Outside of work, she enjoys cycling and advocating for sustainable transportation.
Malia earned a B.S. in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Geology from the University of Vermont.