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Postdoctoral Fellows or Research Associates
Distinguished Postdoc starting in 2024
Now a faculty member at Western Kentucky University
Hua Su
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (2009).
land data assimilation, snow-climate interaction, regional climate modeling.
Mingxing Li
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010).
soil moisture, land surface modeling, groundwater-atmosphere interaction (April 2012 to March 2013).
Cédric H. David
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (2009).
GIS, hydrological modeling, river routing, parallel computing (September 2009 to August 2012).
Zhongfeng Xu
Ph.D., Nanjing University (2008).
regional climate modeling and dynamical climate downscaling (January 2011 to December 2011).
Seungbum (Bryan) Hong
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (2008).
remote sensing data analysis, data image processing, land surface modeling, hydrology (September 2008 to February 2011).
Guo-Yue Niu
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (1996).
Climate Modeling, Land Surface Modeling, Interaction of Terrestrial and Atmospheric Hydrological Processes (June 1998 to August 2009).
Jessica B. T. Rasmussen
Ph.D., The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2006).
isotopic methods, caves, climate change, late Holocene climate variability (February 2007 to February 2009).
Jeff Chun-Fung Lo
Ph.D., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2006).
Regional Climate Downscaling, Computer Modeling of Land/Sea Breezes, Air Quality (March 2006 to March 2008).
Yongsheng Xu
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island (2006).
physical oceanography, satellite data analysis, land surface hydrological modeling (October 2007 to October 2008).
Xuemei Wang
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences (1999).
Visiting from Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China. September 2006 to February 2007.
Air Quality, BVOC Emissions, Climate Change, Large Eddy Simulations, Numerical Modeling.
Dr. Jiangfeng Wei
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (2007).
climate modeling, land surface modeling, land-atmosphere coupling strength, back-trajectory analysis of water vapor.
Dr. Long Zhao
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013).
land data assimilation, soil moisture, remote sensing, field measurement, Tibetan Plateau hydroclimatology.
Graduate Students Mentored, Supervised or Sponsored
Ph.D. (2025), University of Texas at Austin.
Currently pursuing a medical PhD at a new university.
Ph.D. (2025), University of Texas at Austin.
Currently seeking a postdoc or faculty position.
Ph.D. Student (2021-2025), University of Texas at Austin.
Urban Hydroclimatology, co-supervised by Dr. Yang.
Ph.D. Student (2021-2025), University of Texas at Austin.
Co-supervised by Dr. Marc Hesse.
Ph.D. Student (2022-2025), University of Texas at Austin.
Climate and health.
Ph.D. Candidate. BS (2005), Wuhan University, MS Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (2009), Beijing Normal University.
hydrological modeling, nutrient exports, coastal environment.
Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Hydrometeorology (2012), Belarusian State University.
land-atmosphere interaction, remote sensing, climate change.
Ph.D. Candidate. B. Agr. (2004), MS Environmental Management (2009), Seoul National University.
microwave radiative transfer in the snowpack in the forested environment, data assimilation, land surface modeling, hydrology.
Ph.D. Candidate. BS Electronics and Electric Engineering (2009), Lanzhou University.
dust emissions, aerosols, climate modeling.
Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Geological Sciences and Remote Sensing (2012), Beijing University.
lake/reservoir modeling, river networks, soil moisture, hydrological modeling, climate science.
Visiting Ph.D. Candidate from Nanjing University (October 2013 – January 2015). BS Atmospheric Science (2010), Lanzhou University.
data assimilation, land surface modeling, hydrology, climate science.
Ph.D. Aspirant. M.Sc. Water and Environmental Engineering (2012), Masdar Institute; B.E., Tribhuvan University (2005).
dust emission and transport, soil moisture, environmental quality.
MS Aspirant. BS (2008), University of New Mexico.
climate change, methane emissions, GIS, river networks.
Ph.D. Aspirant. BE (2006), MS (2008), Iran University.
river network, runoff, river flow and transport, hydrology.
Ph.D. Candidate. BS Atmospheric Science (2010), Nanjing University.
data assimilation, ensemble Kalman Filter, retrieving snow depth (and snow water equivalent) from remote sensing and land surface modeling.
Ph.D., Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (2009), University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: “Towards River Flow Computation at the Continental Scale.”
Currently: Project Scientist at the University of California, Irvine.
Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2009), University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: “Quantification of the Confidence that Can Be Placed in Land-Surface Model Predictions: Applications to Vegetation and Hydrologic Processes.”
Currently: Research Scientist, ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas.
Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2010), University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: “Regional-scale Land-Climate Interactions and Their Impacts on Air Quality in a Changing Climate.”
Currently: Visiting Research Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2006), University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: “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, University of Wisconsin.
MS Geological Sciences (2012), University of Texas at Austin.
Thesis Topic: “Quantifying the Role of Agriculture and Urbanization in the Nitrogen Cycle across Texas.”
Currently: Works in Houston.
Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2009), University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: “Evaluating Enhanced Hydrological Representations in Noah LSM over Transition Zones: An Ensemble-based Approach to Model Diagnostics.”
Currently: Research Scientist, ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas.
Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2013), University of Texas at Austin.
BS Applied Meteorology (2006), China Agricultural University; MS, Atmospheric Science (2008), Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dissertation Title: “Simulating and Quantifying Land-surface Biogeochemical, Hydrological, and Biogeophysical Processes Using the Community Land Model Version 4.”
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow at JPL, California.
Ph.D., Geological Sciences (2009), University of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: “Large-scale Snowpack Estimation Using Ensemble Data Assimilation Methodologies, Satellite Observations and Synthetic Datasets.”
Currently: Research Scientist Associate at the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin.
MS Geological Sciences (2004), University of Texas at Austin.
Thesis Topic: “Temporal and Spatial Variability of Snow Cover as Determined from Data and Models.”
September 2010 – August 2012, Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Atmospheric Science (2010), Lanzhou University.
ensemble climate prediction, land-atmosphere interaction dynamics.
September 2010 – July 2011, Ph.D. Aspirant. MS Environmental Science (2003), Pusan University.
climate change, air quality, atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling and data analysis.
June 2009 – August 2010, Ph.D. Aspirant. BA Physics with a double major in Anthropology (2009), Grinnell College.
climate science, climate change, paleoclimate, climate modeling.
September 2009 – January 2010, Ph.D. Aspirant. MS Geophysics (2009), University Stuttgart.
geodesy, geophysics, climate science, hydrology.
Ph.D. Aspirant, BS Astronomy (2003), University of Texas at Austin; MS Environmental Science (2006), Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi.
global warming, data analysis.
BS Chemistry (2003), University of Texas at Austin.
Ph.D. Aspirant. BS Meteorology (2003), Texas A&M University; MS Meteorology (2005), Texas A&M University.
atmospheric radiation, climatology.
September 2002 – May 2003, MS Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India; MTech Atmospheric Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India.
MS Candidate. BA Asian Area Studies (1987), BS Microbiology (1988), University of Illinois, Urbana. MA Education (1993), Illinois State University.
environmental policy, air quality policy.
Visiting Scholars
Visiting Ph.D. student, Lanzhou University, China. 9 September, 2009 – 8 September 2011.
land-atmosphere interaction, land surface modeling, semi-arid regions.
Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 12 September, 2008 – 12 September, 2009.
climate modeling, crop modeling.
Cielo Wind Power Company, Austin, TX, USA. 1 August, 2005 – 31 July, 2006.
“Forecasting Local-scale Wind Speed and Direction in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Using Weather Research and Forecasting Model.”
Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. 6 September, 2005 – 24 February, 2006.
“Stable Water Isotopes in the Community Land Model.”
China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China. November 2003 – April 2004.
“Proxy data and modeling of the Holocene climate in the source area of the Yellow River, Northeast Tibetan Plateau.”
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.
NCEP/EMC, NOAA. 23-27 February, 2009.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
University of California, Irvine. 1-2 May, 2005.
Georgia Institute of Technology. 16-18 November, 2004.
Seminar: “Including Land in a Climate Model.”
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.”
Ph.D., University of Iowa (1998).
Air Quality (November 2004 to September 2005).
Undergraduate students
Undergrad starting in 2021
Now at Duke University for her MS
Undergrad starting in 20??
Specialization???
Undergrad starting in 20??
Now focusing on her Physics degree