I’m an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

My research interests include: Air Quality Modeling; Air Pollution Exposure; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; and Environmental Policy.

My primary research objectives are:

• Air quality model development: Develop atmospheric models to predict pollution concentrations from emissions, integrating machine learning approaches.
• Fine-scale air pollution mapping: Predict air pollution concentration at high spatial-temporal resolution using data from satellite remote sensing, low-cost sensors, and other sources.
• Policy solutions for air pollution exposure: Leverage models to evaluate regulatory, energy, and transportation policies aimed at reducing human exposure and associated health impacts.
• Risk communication using AI: Employ large language models in air quality risk communication to the public.

Prior to joining Texas A&M, I did my postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley. I received my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 2023. I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a second Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Tsinghua University in 2017.

I’m open to hiring new Ph.D. students to join my lab.

Education

• Postdoc, Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2025
• Ph.D, Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, 2023
• B.E., Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2017
• B.A., Business Administration, Tsinghua University, 2017

Professional associations

• Member of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2023-present
• Member of the American Geophysical Union, 2023-present