Dr. Mei Po Kwan

Professor

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Biography

Mei-Po Kwan is a Professor in the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California at Santa Barbara, she has held various faculty positions since 2013. Kwan is an affiliated faculty member at the CyberGIS Center for Advanced Digital Spatial Studies. Her research focuses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), environmental health, human mobility, and sustainable cities, leveraging information communication technologies. She has received significant funding for her research, totaling over $24 million from agencies including the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Science Foundation. Kwan has published numerous articles and holds an elected fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.