About me
Education and work experience
| 2020 – Present | Houston Advanced Research Center | Research Associate |
| 2018 – 2020 | Rice University | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| 2014 – 2017 | University of Maryland | Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) |
| 2012 – 2014 | Joint Global Change Research Institute | Research Associate |
| 2010 – 2012 | University of Oklahoma | M.S. (Environmental Science) |
| 2008 – 2010 | University of Oklahoma | B.S. (Environmental Science) |
A little more about me. I grew up in China. I came to the US for my undergraduate in Environmental Science at the University of Oklahoma. I went on to do my M.S. in Environmental Science with a water resources track in Dr. Yang Hong‘s lab. I worked at the Joint Global Change Research Institute for two years before I went on to do my Ph.D. at University of Maryland with Dr. Barton Forman and Dr. Mohamad Hejazi, where I investigated a comprehensive modeling framework designed to assess and evaluate water and energy system’s vulnerability and adaptability to climate change and socioeconomic development. At Rice University, I led a project focused on understanding how emerging technologies and system configuration of urban water system may impact the sustainability and resiliency of interconnected urban water infrastructure. I joined HARC as a Research Associate in August 2020. where I will be leading projects in water-energy-climate nexus and participate in fundraising.