Dr. Robert Levinthal

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Robert Levinthal is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary. He received his PhD in City Planning with specializations in Environmental Planning and Landscape Land Use Design from the University of Pennsylvania. Levinthal is a graduate of UPenn's MLA program and has been recognized as a Landscape Architecture Foundation Fellow and as a finalist for the National Olmsted Scholar award. Before entering academia, he served as an Agroforestry Extension Agent with the U.S. Peace Corps in Senegal. His research and practice focus on 'Mega-eco Projects', which are regionally scaled ecological restoration and construction endeavors. In 2022, Levinthal partnered with the Senegalese Department of Water and Forestry and other organizations in an interdisciplinary and multinational collaboration called the Dakar Green Belt Blue Green Infrastructure Network. This initiative won the United Nations Environment Programme competition titled Generation Restoration Cities. Levinthal is driven to work with communities to develop creative, landscape-based solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity loss, and improve human well-being.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.