Biography
I am focusing on studying atmospheric aerosols, clouds, particulate matter, and trace gases using remote sensing, big data, and artificial intelligence. Up to now, I have authored over 60 SCI papers as first or corresponding authors in leading journals such as RSE, ES&T, JGR, ACP, and TGRS, including 6 ESI Hot (Top < 0.1%) papers and 12 ESI Highly Cited (Top < 1%) papers, and 7 papers have been cited more than 100 times, with the highest one of 300+ times. My total citations are 4200+ times with an H-index of 34 (Google). I am the winner of the AGU James R. Holton Award and selected to Stanford University List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists (2021, 2020). I am an Editor of Earth System Science Data, and Associate Editors of Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres and Remote Sensing. I have generated the high-resolution and high-quality datasets of ground-level air pollutants in China, the United States, and the World (i.e., CHAP, USHAP, and GHAP), which have been widely used, leading to more than 150 related publications.
Work Experience
2022/02–Present: Faculty Research Associate, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
2021/02–2022/01: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Iowa Technology Institute, University of Iowa, USA
2017/11-2018/09: Research Assistant, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, China
2017/03-2017/09: Research Assistant, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Education
2019/10-2021/01: Joint Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
2018/10-2021/01: Ph.D. in Global Environmental Change, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Beijing Normal University, China
2014/09-2017/06: M.Sc. in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
2010/09-2014/06: B.Sc. in Remote Sensing Science and Technology, College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
Research Interests
Aerosol and particulate matter remote sensing
Trace gas remote sensing
Cloud and cloud shadow detection
Air pollution modelling and health exposure
Artificial intelligence (machine and deep learning)
Big data
Awards and Honors
2022: James R. Holton Award, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2022: World’s Top 2% Scientists (2021), Stanford University Analysis & Mendeley
2022: Top 100 Most Cited Chinese Papers Published in International Journals (2021), Institute of Scientific and Technology Information of China
2022: Best Paper Award, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland
2021: World’s Top 2% Scientists (2020), Stanford University Analysis & Mendeley
2021: Zhou Tingru Geography Youth Award, Zhou Tingru Scholarship Secretariat
2020: Gao Tingyao Environmental Protection Outstanding Youth Award, Gaotingyao Environmental Protection Technology Development Foundation
2019: Li Xiaowen Remote Sensing Science Youth Award, Li Xiaowen Foundation Council
2021: Outstanding Graduates (Ph.D.), Beijing
2021: Special Prize for Graduate Academic Innovation, Beijing Normal University
2020/2019: National Scholarship (Ph.D.), Beijing Normal University
2018: Special Scholarship for Doctoral Freshmen, Beijing Normal University
2017: Outstanding Graduates (M.Sc.), Shandong Province
2016: Outstanding Scientific & Technological Innovation Achievement Award (Second Prize), Shandong Province
2016/2015: National Scholarship (M.Sc.)
2014: Outstanding Graduates (B.Sc.), Shandong Province
Authorship Recognitions
2022/2021/2019: ESI Hot Paper, Remote Sensing of Environment
2020: ESI Hot Paper, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2019: ESI Hot Paper, Environmental Science & Technology
2019: ESI Hot Paper, Atmospheric Environment
2022: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Environmental Science & Technology
2022/2021/2019: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Remote Sensing of Environment
2022: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Journal of Cleaner Production
2021/2020/2019: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2021: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Environment International
2021: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Science of the Total Environment
2019: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Environmental Science & Technology
2019: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Atmospheric Environment
2018: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Atmospheric Environment
2018: ESI Highly Cited Paper, Remote Sensing
2021: Most Cited Articles (since 2020), Remote Sensing of Environment
2021/2019: Most Cited Articles (since 2019), Remote Sensing of Environment
2019: Most Cited Articles (since 2018), Remote Sensing of Environment
2019: Most Cited Articles (since 2018), Atmospheric Environment
2021: 1st Most Cited Paper, Remote Sensing of Environment
2019: 1st Most Cited Paper and Author, Atmospheric Environment
2021: Journal High Impact Paper, Hypertension
2020: Journal Highlight Article, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2018: Journal Highlight Article, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Grants
NASA Earth Sciences' Applied Science Program [80NSSC21K1980], 2021–Present, Co-Investigator
NASA Earth Sciences' Applied Science Program [80NSSC21K0428], 2021–Present, Co-Investigator
Interdisciplinary Research Fund for the First-Year Doctoral Candidates [BNUXKJC1808], Beijing Normal University, 2018–2019, Principal Investigator
Graduate Innovation Fund [SDKDYC170103], Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2016–2017, Principal Investigator
Graduate Innovation Fund [YC150103], Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2015–2016, Principal Investigator
Graduate Innovation Fund [YC140307], Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2014–2015, Principal Investigator
Youth Education Scientific Planning Project [14BSH010], Shandong Province, 2014–2015, Principal Investigator
Youth Education Scientific Planning Project [13DJS030], Shandong Province, 2013–2014, Principal Investigator
National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFC1501702], Participant
National Natural Science Foundation of China [42030606, 91544217, 41171270], Participant
Membership and service
Co-Chair, Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) ECPC, 2022-Present
Co-Convener/Co-Chair, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Section, 2022 (Top Conveners)
Members: American Geophysical Union (AGU), American Meteorological Society (AMS), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA)
Editor and Editorial Services
Editor, Earth System Science Data (IF = 11.82), 2022–Present
Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (IF = 5.22), 2023–Present
Associate Editor, Remote Sensing (IF = 5.35), 2022–Present
Editorial Board Members, International Journal of Digital Earth (2022–Present), Frontiers in Earth Science (2022–Present), and Big Earth Data (2021–Present)
Youth Editorial Board Members, The Innovation (2022–Present), Remote Sensing Technology and Application (Chinese) (2021–Present), Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics (Chinese) (2022–Present), Journal of Environmental Hygiene (Chinese) (2022–Present)
Guest Editors: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (2021–Present), Sustainability (2021–Present), Frontiers in Earth Science (2021–2022), Frontiers in Environmental Science (2021–2022), Frontiers in Public Health (2022), Atmosphere (2022), and National Remote Sensing Bulletin (Chinese) (2021–2022)
Journal Reviewers (50+)
Remote Sensing Journals
Remote Sensing of Environment; IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing; ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; GIScience & Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing; IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing; IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters; International Journal of Remote Sensing; International Journal of Digital Earth; Journal of Applied Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing Letters; Journal of Remote Sensing; National Remote Sensing Bulletin (Chinese); Remote Sensing Technology and Application (Chinese)
Atmospheric Science Journals
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics; Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres; Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; Atmospheric Measurement Techniques; Atmospheric Environment; Atmospheric Research; Atmospheric Pollution Research; Aerosol and Air Quality Research; Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics; Urban Climate; Climate; Atmosphere; Tellus B: Chemical & Physical Meteorology; Aerosol Science and Engineering; Advances in Space Research
Environmental Science Journals
Environmental Science & Technology; Environment International; Environmental Pollution; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Research Letters; Ecological Indicators; Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Fronties in Environmental Science; Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Journal of Environmental Science and Management; International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Other Journals
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas; Earth System Science Data; Geophysical Research Letters; Big Earth Data; Energy Economics; Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer; Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C; Sensors; Sustainability; Complexity; Radio Science; et al.