Education

2020 Ph.D. in Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2018 M.S. in Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2013 M.S. in Environment and Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2011 B.S. in Geographical Information System, Beijing Normal University

Appointments

2024 Fall Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

2021-2024 Postdoctoral Researcher (Advisor: Trevor Keenan), University of California, Berkeley

2020-2021 Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Feng Gao, Martha Anderson), USDA-ARS, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory

2019-2020 Research Scientist, Agrograph

2018-2019 Research Assistant, OpenET Project

Grants and Awards

2024-2027 NASA Early Career Investigator Program

2020-2021 SCINet Fellowship, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

2020 Olmstead Award for Outstanding Publication, Geography, UW-Madison

2018 Best Poster Award, UCGIS Symposium and CaGIS AutoCarto

2012-2015 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship