Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at SUNY ESF. I make digital forests that you can explore in virtual reality.

Joined July 2014
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FCVP's @acsackerman attended the #UpwardGround summit in Washington DC last week with @sunyesf Landscape Architecture students, Chloe Smith and Tatum St Louis. Together they crafted an immersive VR/AR experience based on the event's venue. ⬇️
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Earlier this month, @acsackerman spoke at the @sunyesf Dale L. Travis Lecture presenting "Virtual Forests: The Gateway to a More Sustainable Future". He showcased the importance of digital visualizations in climate education and beyond. bit.ly/3PX6Ara
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I'll never forget listening to him talk about Berczy Park and the gold dog bone. I'll miss him terribly.
Claude Cormier 1960-2023. The landscape architect has passed after a battle with cancer. He was a mensch and a genius. A huge loss.
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Aidan Ackerman retweeted
21 Jul 2023
ESF's Professor Aidan Ackerman and landscape architecture student Sara Constantineau presented @TEDCountdown with their partners @MSU_Forestry. The team used virtual reality to visualize negative effects of climate change on forests and jumpstart a conversation on solutions!
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The Forest Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) provided a site-specific VR demonstration for the #UpwardGround Summit. @acsackerman, Assistant Professor at @sunyesf, created a custom experience showing future effects of flooding on campus trees: bit.ly/3ntqqyU
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Call for applicants! We are seeking candidates experienced in leadership, outreach, and research on forestry climate solutions to join our team as the Program Director for the FCCP. Learn more about the role: bit.ly/3LNHo4S @MSU_Forestry
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It's been a while. I've been exploring compressing time and looking at urban tree growth @thegrove3d
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FCCP team members, Daphna Gadoth-Goodman & Emily Esch, presented at the 2023 Great Lakes Climate Action Seminar alongside @acsackerman and Sara Constantineau from @sunyesf. ⬇️
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This was so fun. It was great to see how excited people were about #forestclimate VR!
Yesterday, at the @1t_org_US Summit, Program Director @laurentcooper along with @acsackerman of @sunyesf showcased an educational and interactive forest VR experience, developed through our Forest Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) bit.ly/3bqR2KN #US1tSummit
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Yesterday, at the @1t_org_US Summit, Program Director @laurentcooper along with @acsackerman of @sunyesf showcased an educational and interactive forest VR experience, developed through our Forest Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) bit.ly/3bqR2KN #US1tSummit
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Aidan Ackerman retweeted
25 Mar 2022
Do virtual forest experiences create increased empathy & engagement in the viewer? Ask ESF's Aidan Ackerman! He's one of the experts participating in the Arboreal Inquiries symposium on 3/31. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… for more about Aidan & how to register for the symposium.
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Just a little Thursday urban forest visualization #unity #HDRP
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Enjoyable afternoon trying to grow digital platanus trees to match ones captured in #lidar. Finally got somewhere WITH @thegrove3d towards the bottom of the stack.
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