Team | polyu

Principal Investigator

Dr. Shuo Wang, Associate Professor

Associate Editor, Water Resources Research (AGU)

Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology

2015 Ph.D., University of Regina, Canada

2010 M.S., University of Regina, Canada

2008 B.S., Monash University, Australia

Yamin Qing, Doctoral Student, 2020 -

Yamin Qing received her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology from North China Electric Power University in 2016, and then she received her Master's degree in Computer Applications Technology from North China Electric Power University in 2019. She is interested in the detection, attribution, and projection of climate extremes. On 3rd December 2022, Yamin Qing achieved excellence in the Young Scientist Award in Physical & Mathematical Science, conferred by the Hong Kong Institution of Science. She was also awarded the Best Research Postgraduate Student of the Year 2023.

Jiewen You, Doctoral Student, HKPFS, 2020 -

Jiewen You obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Surveying and Geo-informatics at Central South University in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He received the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship for pursuing a PhD degree at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Currently, his research focus is on the detection and attribution of hydroclimatic extremes and compound events.

Mo Zhou, Doctoral Student, 2021 -

Mo Zhou received her Bachelor’s degree in Geographical Information Science at Huazhong Agricultural University in 2018, and then she received her Master’s degree in Geomatics Engineering at Central South University in 2021. Her current research focuses on exploring extreme weather and climate events in coastal regions.

Sijie Tang, Doctoral Student (Joint with SUSTech), 2021 -

Sijie Tang received his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2018 and 2020, respectively. He received the PhD Fellowship under the SUSTech – PolyU Collaborative PhD Program. His research mainly focuses on physics-guided deep learning for hydrological predictions.

Yangyang Jing, Doctoral Student, 2022 -

Yangyang Jing received her Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Nankai University in 2022. Her current research investigates the response of ecosystems to flash drought evolution.

Qiang Yu, Doctoral Student (Joint with SUSTech), 2022 -

Qiang Yu obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Hydrology and Water Resources from Wuhan University in 2018 and 2021, respectively. He received the PhD Fellowship under the SUSTech – PolyU Collaborative PhD Program. His current research focuses on urban flood simulation and prediction considering climate change impacts.

Jian Li, Doctoral Student, 2023 -

Jian Li received her Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography and Resources & Environment from Beijing Normal University in 2020, and she received her Master's degree in Natural Resources from Beijing Normal University in 2023. Her research focuses on the spatiotemporal dynamics of hydrological extremes.

Fengjia Zhou, Doctoral Student, 2023 -

Fengjia Zhou received her Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Hydraulic Engineering from Sichuan University in 2021, and then she received her Master's degree in Hydraulic Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2023. Her research mainly focuses on deep learning in hydroclimatic extremes.

Xing Cheng, Doctoral Student (2023 - ), co-advised with Prof. Jianli Chen

Xing Cheng received his Bachelor's degree in Geographical Information Science at Huazhong Agricultural University in 2020, and then he received his Master's degree in Geographical Information Science from Nanjing University in 2023. His research mainly focuses on lake extremes and dynamics.

Huijiao Chen, Research Assistant, 2018 -

Huijiao Chen received her Bachelor's degree in Geology from China University of Geosciences in 2015, and then she received her Master's degree in Cartography and Geographic Information System from Sun Yat-sen University in 2018. Her research focuses on exploring the temporal and spatial evolution of hydrological extremes.

Huiying Li, Research Assistant, 2024 –

Huiying Li received her Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering at Wuhan University in 2018, and then she received her Master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering at Wuhan University in 2020. Her current research focuses on exploring the effects of weather and climate extremes on irrigation practices and crop production.

Ruoyan Zou, Master Student, 2022 -

Ruoyan Zou received her Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Science from Suzhou University of Science and Technology in 2022. She pursued her Master's degree in 2022 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research focuses on the application of Google Earth Engine to analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of drought distributions using drought indices.

Liangqing Zhu, Master Student, 2022 -

Liangqing Zhu received his Bachelor's Degree in Surveying and Mapping Engineering from North China Institute of Science and Technology in 2022. He starts to pursue his Master's degree at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022. He is studying the spatial-temporal evolution of extreme weather and climate events.

Yanan Wang, Master Student, 2023 -

Yanan Wang received her Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information System from China University of Mining and Technology in 2022, and then started her Master’s degree (dissertation) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2023. She is studying mangrove characteristics and potential influencing factors using Google Earth Engine.

Yuxuan Xing, Master Student, 2023 -

Yuxuan Xing received her Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography and Resources & Environment from Sun Yat-sen University in 2023. She starts to pursue her Master's degree at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2023. Her research focuses on weather and climate extremes.

Xinnan He, Master Student, 2023 -

Xinnan He received her Bachelor's degree in Surveying and Mapping Engineering from China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) in 2022. She starts to pursue her Master's degree at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2023. Her research focuses on hydroclimatic extremes.

Yushi Li, Master Student, 2023 -

Yushi Li received her Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information System from Guangzhou University in 2023. She starts to pursue her Master's degree at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2023. Her research focuses on climate extremes and impacts.

Lab Alumni

Boen Zhang, Doctoral Student (2018-2022), now Postdoc at the University of Oxford, https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/bzhang.html

Zongxu Xie, Research Assistant (2023), now visiting scholar at the University of Oxford

Naeem Shahzad, Postdoctoral Fellow (2023), now Research Assistant Professor at PolyU

Xiangfei Li, Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2023), now Lecturer at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, http://faculty.nuist.edu.cn/lixiangfei/zh_CN/index.htm

Yuanhao Dong, MSc Student (2020-2022), now in the Remote Sensing Centre at Power Construction Corporation of China (Guiyang)

Bowie Tong, MSc Student (2020-2022), The 2022 HKIS Dissertation Award for Postgraduate Students, now Analyst/Programmer (AP) at the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO)

Yau Yu Chun Leo, MSc Student (2021-2022), Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Hong Kong Dissertation Scholarship 2020/21

Guanyu Gan, MSc Student (2020-2021), now in the China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd

Chue Cheuk Ying Cherry, Student Research Assistant (2020), The HKIS Outstanding Final Year Dissertation Award, now in the Hong Kong Lands Department

Jinxin Zhu, Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2020), now “One-Hundred Talents” Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, https://gp.sysu.edu.cn/teacher/3758