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Urban Environment
Research Group Arizona State
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Zhihua Wang |
Dr.
Zhihua Wang joined Arizona State University in 2012, and is now an associate
professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
(SEBE). Dr. Wang obtained the B.Eng and M.Eng degrees in Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He
obtained M.A. and Ph.D. in the Departmental of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at Princeton University. His Ph.D. dissertation titled Surface
exchange of energy and water budgets in urban canopies, was advised by Prof. Elie Bou-Zeid and Prof. James Smith. Prior
to his appointment in ASU, Dr. Wang was a postdoctoral research associate in the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University.
From 2004 to 2006, Dr. Wang works as a research project officer in the School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Nanyang Technological University. Ph.D. dissertation: Surface
exchange of energy and water budgets in urban canopies. |
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Xueli Yang |
Xueli
joined SEBE as a Ph.D. student in Fall 2019. She obtained her Bachelor's degree
in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering at Tianjin Agricultural
University, and Master's in Hydraulic Engineering at China Agricultural
University. As a graduate student in China Agricultural University, she got
the Scholarship from China Scholarship Council for study on Environmental
Sciences at University of California, Riverside, where she conducted her
research on modeling of soil water movement. She joined Urban Climate
Research Group at ASU as a graduate research assistant in August 2019. Her
Ph.D. research is mainly focused on data-driven analysis of urban climate and
system-based modeling of urban environments. Xueli
loves outdoor sports like swimming, jogging, and hiking. She is a nature
lover and she always finds relaxation and peace in nature. She enjoys
classical music and literature in her spare time. Her dream is to travel
around the world with good friends and families. |
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Yihang Wang |
Yihang
Wang joined the group in the fall of 2022 as a Ph.D. student. He obtained his
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Port, Channel, and Coastal Engineering at
Tianjin University. During his Master's study, his research was mainly about
the design of ecological revetment, which is about using vegetation to
protect the coastal area from the waves. Now, his research is mainly focused
on causality in the atmospheric system. Meteorology
is not only his research work but also a passion in his daily life. From a
very young age, he has been paying attention to the weather and keeping a
daily record of atmospheric conditions. Apart from this, the most important
hobby is cooking, especially Thai cooking! He believes in the saying that
cooking is the reason why we are called human beings. Pad Thai, Thai
pineapple fried rice, Thai coconut pudding, and Thai pandan layer cake are
his most frequently cooked Thai food! |
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Negar Rahmatollahi |
Negar
Rahmatollahi joined SEBE as a Ph.D. student in Fall 2023. In 2022, she had
work experience with Knowledge Exchange for Resilience and Youth Mappers to
do some GIS and remote sensing projects at ASU, where she conducted her
research on extreme heat and urban heat islands. She obtained her Bachelor's
degree in Urbanism Engineering and Master's degree in Urban Design from
Mazandaran, Iran. Her Ph.D. research is mainly focused on the multi-objective
optimization of urban environmental system design using machine learning. Negar
loves jazz music, and she is good at playing Drums. Also, she is a very
nature and animal lover and likes to spend her time in natural places and
find her peace there. She is friendly and likes to see beautiful places with
her loved ones, family, and friends. |
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Haoran Hou |
Haoran
Hou joined the Urban Environment Research Group as an exchange student in the
spring of 2022. He holds a bachelor's degree in Geography from Xuchang
University, and a Master's degree in Geographic Information Systems from
Fujian Normal University. He pursued his doctoral degree in Cartography and
Geographic Information Systems at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he
was fortunate to receive a scholarship to study abroad, bringing him to ASU. Currently,
Haoran's research focuses on urban ecological monitoring, with applications
to urban planning. In addition to his academic interests, he enjoys
participating in outdoor sports, such as swimming and hiking, which help to
improve his physical strength and promote mental relaxation. He also has a
passion for painting, as it allows him to bring his imagination to life. |
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Graduated
Students: |
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Peiyuan Li |
Ph.D., graduated in December 2021.
Current post-doc researcher at UIUC Ph.D. dissertation: Biogenic
Impact of Urban Vegetation on Heat and Carbon Dynamics in the Built Environment |
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Chenghao Wang |
Ph.D., graduated in December 2019.
Current faculty member at the University of Oklahoma. Ph.D. dissertation: Participatory
Roles of Urban Trees in Regulating Environmental Quality |
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Ruby Upreti |
M.S., graduated in July 2017. M.S. thesis: Impact of
land use land cover change on urban hydroclimate of Colorado river basin |
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Jiyun Song |
Ph.D., graduated in December 2016.
Current faculty member at the University of Hong Kong. Ph.D. dissertation: Urban
Microclimate Response to Landscape Changes via Land-Atmosphere Interactions
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Jiachuan Yang |
Ph.D., graduated in December 2016.
Current faculty member at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Ph.D. dissertation: Urban
Green Infrastructure: Modeling and Implications to Environmental
Sustainability M.S., graduated in December 2012. M.S. thesis: Relative
efficiency of surface energy budgets over different land covers |
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Previous
Members & Visitors: |
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Prof. Fan Zhang Dr. Fan Huang Rachel von Gnechten |
Visiting professor (2018-2019),
Xinjiang University Visiting Ph.D. student (2016-2017),
Nanjing University Undergraduate Honors thesis advisee
(2016-2017) |
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Hannah Housenga |
Undergraduate Honors thesis advisee
(2014-2015), co-advised with Prof. Kaloush |
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Prof. Chengping Zhao |
Visiting professor (2013-2014), Sichuan
University |
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Xiaoxi Zhao |
Visiting student (2014 Fall), China
Three Gorges University |
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David Little |
Summer undergraduate researcher
(2012-2013) |
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Tina Pourshams-Manzouri |
M.S. student (graduated 2013 spring),
co-advised with Prof. Kamil Kaloush |
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