Faculty

Prof. Zong-Liang Yang (杨宗良), Ph.D., Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (1992).
Research interests: Climate Modeling, Land Surface Modeling, Interaction of Terrestrial and Atmospheric Hydrological Processes, Flash Flood Modeling, Biogenic Emissions, and Air Quality.

Research Associate

To be hired.

Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Dr. Cédric H. David, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (2009).

Research interests: GIS, hydrological modeling, river routing, parallel computing

Dr. Seungbum (Bryan) Hong, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (2008).
Research interests: remote sensing data analysis, data image processing, land surface modeling, hydrology 

Current Graduate Students:

 

Xitian Cai, Ph.D. Aspirant. MS Geography (2008), Beijing Normal University.
Research interests: hydrological modeling, nutrient exports, coastal environment

 

Xiaodan Guan, Visiting Ph.D. student, Lanzhou University, China
9 September, 2009 - 8 September 2011
Research interests: land-atmosphere interaction, land surface modeling, semi-arid regions

 

Lisa Helper, M.S. Aspirant. BA Meteorology (2009), Penn State University.
Research interests: regional nutrient budget, land surface-atmosphere-oceans interaction, coastal environment

 

Xiaoyan Jiang, Ph.D. Candidate. BS Atmospheric Science (2002), Nanjing University; MS Atmospheric Science (2004), Nanjing University.
Research interests: meso-scale meteorological modeling, climate variability, secondary organic aerosols, air quality, land-climate interactions

 

Qinjian Jin, Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Electronics and Electric Engineering (2009), Lanzhou University.
Research interests: dust emissions, aerosols, climate modeling

Hee Jeung Kim, Ph.D. Aspirant. MS Environmental Science (2003), Pusan University.
Research interests: climate change, air quality, atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling and data analysis

Mingjie Shi, Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Applied Meteorology (2006), China Agricultural University; MS, Atmospheric Science (2008), Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Research interests: BVOC, data analysis, land surface modeling

Gang Zhang, Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Atmospheric Science (2010), Lanzhou University.
Research interests: ensemble climate prediction, land-atmosphere interaction dynamics 

Yongfei Zhang, Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Atmospheric Science (2010), Nanjing University.
Research interests: data assimilation, ensemble Karman Filter, retrieving snow depth (and snow water equivalent) from remote sensing and land surface modeling 

Students Graduated:

 

Cédric H. David, Ph.D., Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (2009)

Thesis Topic: "Towards river flow computation at the continental scale," (Co-Supervisor: Prof. David Maidment, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering)

Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin

 

Lindsey E. Gulden, Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2009)
Thesis Topic: "Quantification of the confidence that can be placed in land-surface model predictions: Applications to vegetation and hydrologic processes"

Currently: Research Scientist, ExxonMobile, Houston, Texas

 

Marla R. Knebl, Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2006)
Thesis Topic: "Regional scale flood modeling using NEXRAD rainfall, GIS, and HEC-HMS/RAS: A case study for the San Antonio River Basin, Texas"

Currently: Marla R. Lowrey, Staff Scientist, TRC/Brandes,  505 East Huntland Drive, Suite 250, Austin, TX 78752; Phone 512-684-3351, Fax 512-343-1083

 

Enrique Rosero R, Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2009)
Thesis Topic: "Evaluating enhanced hydrological representations in Noah LSM over transition zones: An ensemble-based approach to model diagnostics"

Currently: Research Scientist, ExxonMobile, Houston, Texas

 

Hua Su, Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2009).
Thesis Topic: "Large-scale snowpack estimation using ensemble data assimilation methodologies, satellite observations and synthetic datasets"

Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin

Qianru Zeng, MS Geological Sciences (2004), University of Texas at Austin. BS Geology (2001), Beijing University.
Thesis Topic: "Temporal and Spatial Variability of Snow Cover as Determined from Data and Models".

Students Mentored, Supervised or Sponsored:

Benjamin Wagman, June 2009 - August 2010, Ph.D. Aspirant. BA Physics with a double major in Anthropology (2009), Grinnell College.
Research interests: climate science, climate change, paeloclimate, climate modeling

Yang Xue, September 2009 - January 2010, Ph.D. Aspirant. MS Geophysics (2009), University Stuttgart.
Research interests: geodesy, geophysics, climate science, hydrology

Amanda Barr, Ph.D. Aspirant, BS Astronomy (2003), University of Texas at Austin; MS Environmental Science (2006), Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi.
Research interests: global warming, data analysis

Sarah Doyle, BS Chemistry (2003), University of Texas at Austin.

Jacqueline (Jacki) Kinney, Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Meteorology (2003), Texas A&M University; MS Meteorology (2005), Texas A&M University.
Research interests: atmospheric radiation, climatology

Vaidya Varada, September 2002 - May 2003, MS Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India; MTech Atmospheric Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India.

Laurel (Lelan) Anstead, MS Candidate. BA Asian Area Studies (1987), BS Microbiology (1988), University of Illinois, Urbana. MA Education (1993), Illinois State University.
Research interests: environmental policy, air quality policy

Visiting Scholars:

Ms. Xiaodan Guan, Lanzhou University, China
9 September, 2009 - 8 September 2011
Research interests: land-atmosphere interaction, land surface modeling, semi-arid regions

Ms. Ruiping Guo, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
12 September, 2008 - 12 September, 2009.
Research interests: climate modeling, crop modeling

Dr. Jingbing Xiao, Cielo Wind Power Company, Austin, TX, USA.
1 August, 2005 - 31 July, 2006.
Research interests: "Forecasting Local-scale Wind Speed and Direction in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Using Weather Research and Forecasting Model".

Professor Xinping Zhang, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
6 September, 2005 - 24 February, 2006.
Research interests: "Stable Water Isotopes in the Community Land Model".

Professor Jie Cheng, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China.
November 2003 - April 2004.

Research interests: "Proxy data and modeling of the Holocene climate in the source area of the Yellow River, Northeast Tibetan Plateau".

 

Visitors:

 

Professor Jinjun Ji, Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment Research for Temperate Asia (RCE-TEA), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
6-9 October, 2010

 

Dr. Youlong Xia,NCEP/EMC, NOAA

23-27 February, 2009

Dr. Zhuguo Ma, Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment Research for Temperate Asia (RCE-TEA), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
27 October-23 November, 2008
Seminars: "North China Droughts", "Coordinated Flux Measurements in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions in North China".

Dr. Fei Chen, Scientist III, National Center for Atmospheric Research
15-20 October, 2006
Seminars: "Land Surface Modeling In Numerical Weather Prediction Models", "Challenges In Developing An Integrated Mesoscale Urban Modeling System" and "Investigating Mesoscale Land-Atmosphere Interactions And Their Impacts On Precipitation Under The NCAR Water Cycle Across Scales Program".

Professor Robert E. Dickinson, Georgia Institute of Technology
22-24 March, 2006
Seminars: "Issues in modeling canopy radiation in climate models (latest ideas)" and "Dynamic vegetation and carbon as a component of climate prediction".

Professor Alan Robock, Rutgers University
1-4 March, 2006
Seminars: "Comparing Climatic Response to Low and High Latitude Volcanic Eruptions" and "Using Soil Moisture Observations to Study Climate Variations, to Evaluate Climate Models, and as Ground Truth for Remote Sensing".

Professor Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine
1-2 May, 2005

Professor Robert E. Dickinson, Georgia Institute of Technology
16-18 November, 2004
Seminar: "Including Land in a Climate Model"

Dr. Rick Lawford, NOAA Program Manager and Director of US CCSP GWCP Office
5-26 February, 2003
Seminar: “National and International Climate and Water Programs: Issues and Opportunities”.

Former Group Members:

Dr. Guo-Yue Niu, Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (1996).
Research interests: Climate Modeling, Land Surface Modeling, Interaction of Terrestrial and Atmospheric Hydrological Processes (June 1998 to August 2009)

Dr. Jessica B. T. Rasmussen, Ph.D., The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2006).
Research interests: isotopic methods, caves, climate change, late Holocene climate variability (February 2007 to February 2009)

Dr. Jeff Chun-Fung Lo, Ph.D., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2006).
Research interests: Regional Climate Downscaling, Computer Modeling of Land/Sea Breezes, Air Quality (March 2006 to March 2008)

Dr. Yongsheng Xu, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island (2006).

Research interests: physical oceanography, satellite data analysis, land surface hydrological modeling (October 2007 to October 2008)

Dr. Xuemei Wang, Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences (1999).
Visiting from Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China.
Research interests: Air Quality, BVOC Emissions, Climate Change, Large Eddy Simulations, Numerical Modeling (September 2006 to February 2007)

Dr. Yiwen Xu, Ph.D., University of Iowa (1998).

Research interests: Air Quality (November 2004 to September 2005)