{"id":4,"date":"2026-05-15T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T00:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T00:41:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7411883182275931;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-2.png 252w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-2-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natalia Dambe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teaching Assistant;  <a href=\"https:\/\/geog.ufl.edu\/directory\/natalia-dambe\/\">PhD Candidate<\/a>, Geography Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Office<\/strong>         TUR 3141                                  <br>                     University of  Florida <br>                     Gainesville, FL 32611<br> <strong>Phone<\/strong>       (352) 273-5555<br>     <strong>Email<\/strong>:    <a href=\"mailto:n.dambe@ufl.edu\">n.dambe@ufl.edu<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expertise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holistic renewable energy transition, socioeconomic impacts, Remote Sensing,  and geoinformatics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus Areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geog.ufl.edu\/focus-areas\/focus-area-1-earth-system-science\/\">Earth System Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geog.ufl.edu\/focus-areas\/focus-area-7-geospatial-analysis-techniques\/\">Geospatial Analysis &amp; Techniques<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natalia Dambe is a Geoinformatics Professional with expertise in Renewable Energy development and planning, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida, working with<a href=\"https:\/\/geog.ufl.edu\/directory\/dr-johanna-engstrom\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geog.ufl.edu\/directory\/dr-johanna-engstrom\/\"> Dr. Johanna Engstrom<\/a>. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/research\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\">research<\/a> focuses on the renewable energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natalia is also an <a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/n-dambe\/courses\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7\">instructor<\/a> in the Geography Department. Before joining UF, Natalia worked as a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Project Planner for <a href=\"https:\/\/enertrag.com\/global\/enertrag-south-africa\">ENERTRAG<\/a>, an international renewable energy company. As a GIS Project Planner, Natalia shared the vision of inclusive and innovative renewable energy in Africa, where she mainly focused her efforts on the planning phase of wind, solar, hydrogen, biomass, and hybrid development sites. Applying her geoinformatics and spatial analytical skills, she identified and optimized the best renewable energy sites that respected the environmental and regulatory guidelines for sustainable clean energy generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natalia has a Master of Philosophy in Geomatics, specializing in GIS and Remote Sensing; Honours in GIS, and a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Land Surveying. 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